MINING NEWS.

Auckland Star, Volume XVI, Issue 3807, 23 October 1882, Page 4

MINING NEWS.

(From the " Cobomahdel Mail.")

Kapanga. — Operations from the low level are now in full swing, and in comebuence of the detp sinking having increased the water, the coal consumption has in. creased double to what it was iast year, aud now averages over 120 tons per month, and is still increasing. The heavy cartage motion by shipping this coal renders It necessary that some substantial improvement Ishould be effected to the main road, which from King's Bridge is narrow, and cut into deep ruts. During a portion of last winter this company bad to pay double for coal carriage on account of the dreadful condition of the read. It is to be hoped that during the comiig summer the Council will be in a position to widen, and permanently improve the road to this most important mine.

Success.—Good gold was seen in stone broken out during the week, which gives saiisfactoiy assurance for the future,

10.iA.--Good progress is being made with this con'ract, as might have been expected, considering the able hands who undertook it, _ The entire work will probably be finished three weeks before the expiration of contract time.

; Just-in-lime. The manager reported .2_lbs. picked stone on Saturday last, since which good crushing siuffhas been obtained. The staff of men is divided among several works for a time, until the baetery, tiamway, &c, are completed, after which all hands will be engaged turning out _ua'tz to keep the stampers going.

Perseverance.—The crushing of 180 tons of gene.al stuff was completed last Thursday for the yield of 75 ounces of gold, the result proving a great disappointment. Blackmore.—Crushing started at the beginning of the week. There was a fair show of gold in the stone last broken down.

Tiernan.—Steady work has been carried on t without spything special coming to hand. Tho mine continues to look well.

Matawal— A number of persons have recently visited Vaughan and Vizard's claim, and are unanimous in expressing favourable opinions of the same.

Vizard's Castle Hock. — Vizard has proved the claim to bs payable; the ground has been opened up ready for stoping, and there is about 30 tons of quartz in the pad. dock waiting transmission to the battery,

Paul's Creek Prospecting Associatio «,—Operations on the reef have bten discontinued as the manager considered it Uuadvisable to spend any more time on it, and is now devoting his attention to prospecting over the district.

Colonial,—Forty feet has been driven for the month on a fine reef highly mineralised, and thougkthe precious metal ha. not been seen it may make any moment. Plumbago Company.—"Work on this mine commenced this week. The bed of the creek is being lowered to allow of the plumbago being prospected at a greater depth. Union Beach.—A proposal is being consider., d to start works of a permanent character, which, if carried out, will make the venture a sound and popular one. Homeward Bound.—lt is gratifying to see works resumed -Dn this valuable property As most of the dead work is now complete, shareholders have a prospect of a flourishing summer. On Thursday the workmen holed through from the main level to the winze. It was not thought that the face of the level was far enough advanced to cut the winze, and stoping operations will contequently be carried ou earlier than anticipated, while the main drive can now bo continued with the lode in hand. '