MINE MANAGERS REPORTS.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 39, 16 February 1928, Page 8

MINE MANAGERS REPORTS.

Hauraki Mines. —The the seaward face of the 400 ft advanced 18ft for the fortnight. averages ISin in width and •owe gold continue to be seen, i" broken. The face is now estimated junction with « reef. Work has been restw*® started some time ago mi this and the new reeT, of connecting with the Palmerston shaft tor ventitto* ETgi The back of the rise is up iloor of the 400 ft leveL The j width of the rise and is «t kindly nature. The Hauraki to the SOWt leveL Cutting urf! is in progress. The country ground with hne black joins. The crosscut tow»ra« *** Xortli section lias been ad*W«'*J|j|.g> fortnight, the face being reef. The country rock being milder and more altered no■ ijw !*■ with from the starting machinery and building is l *3j| & in readiness for starting u " tions. _ JH J Southern Mines Corpor*t>oa- j|« ager of the Murray reports that during the extensive development 1 on the Victoria serif* «J «■ ' north block is 150 ft in IWP* ing width, and values M* r"»1 proved the reef to the mW manager states that is , proved the ore to be 250 feet south in the reef faulted. The level g short distance, when PJJrgi showing strong colourii jggr Immediately to the BOn : n more blocks exist, whicn '"m tK| level a gold producer. .. mine the engineer t^P 0 "' f _. the stopes above the PL■ four feet wide I" * crushed produced have been driven on ,5, lig* d J®m level. 50 feet being on «e w The rise to the Golden lea",** put up 100 feet. , Tb ® . 2m» remarkably well. w aifHl' fullv si\ t'eet wide, '''i, There has not been W

ber. , Maori land —The miW that durins the week ««til extended 6ft, making'* ■» of* J the main level. A d encountered on the which is of a much firm" JH?ji favourable for making REt gfe maintains its width 01 more compact body ** fgj viousy. The the reef has a very m tt* have been taken ana *■ Mines for assay. Occidental I m.—J*' qjjM.A that in the north endltt» gtfj J No. 1 reef in the rtO®«£ favourable description. ftjl showing dabs of SOW. the country on t he ■T'-.ttt is a splendid class for quarts has been b««K« mMIO past week. The »B*^l | dropper in the «w«-, i ' ibow dabs and colour* . ;J >