MINE MANAGER'S REPORTS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVII, Issue 157, 6 July 1896, Page 2

MINE MANAGER'S REPORTS.

Moanataiari Noeth.—Since last report driving on main reef at New Whaa low level has been continued and good progress has been made. The reef at present is a compact body of quartz fully one foot thick, and is composed of nice rubbly quartz of a splendid description for gold, and is carrying a large quantity of favourable mineral, antimony and ruby silver being mostJ prominent, which minerals, in all other parts of the mine, have been the forerunner of gold, and I am of opinion that a favourable change in the reef will shortly occur. The drive to intersect the footwall reef has baen advanced 12 feet, and is passing through a moet congenial class of country for gold, and if it should continue of the same nature till we cut the reef, I believe we will lyive a go'Sd payable block of ground to work upon.

Juno.—The lode is very compact) and well defined. The dirt coming to hand from the winze has been quite up to the average and showing gold.

Waveblet.—The low level has been driven 25 feet through good country. Extra men have been put on.

Kapai-Vbbmont.—The reef in the top level is more defined and larger, bub the ore is etill of poor quality. In the scopes the lode averages fcwo feet six inches, and is of good quality. North of the main rise over the top intermediate the reef is from three t« four feet w.ido and of good grade. Ab the north end 79 feet of sloping were done during the fortnight on a reef three feet wide, all of. which is being sent to the mill. The new level has been extended 39 ieeb. The reef is from three to four feet wide, and improves in quality as the drive advances.

Ajax. —A reef one food thick was cut near the Waitaii boundary, and a second one, 18 inches thick, was met with a little further ahead. These two will junction shortly.

Waihi Extended.—The shaft is down 68 feet, and is now in blue eandßtone.

Whkat, Bassktt.—The lode is now four faeb wide, arid thaws nice gold. Midas.—Very Bolid quartz is making in tha hungingwall of the large reef, which still carries a little gold. A quartz formation baa baen raeb in the trench.

Stanley.—No. 2 reef is about 2ft thick, and conttiiuß a good deal of loose silica and black flint, which are good indications for gold.

Kuaotitnu.— The maincrosscut is making splendid progress, and another 56f b should reach the Victoria lode.

: COKOMANDEL FREEHOLD.—The TOOf ID the lower level in the Home Rule ground is 2ft wide, and shows a little gold by mortar test. Two men are engaged on the Maori Wyn section. Thereof at Wo. level is 2ft wide, and the country looks promising for Scold.

MpRNiNO Stab.—The drive on Cleaver'a reef is now in about 40ft, the roef is B till v«ry broken, but heavy prospers can ba obtained from the rubble on»the footwall Several new reefs have been cut. The bie reef from the Bay View shows good pto^ pacts in the dish. Some stone from Cleaver* reef was despatched to Auckland to-day. ' >

Maioka.—The drive is now underway aY a depbh of 50ft, with a view to cub the bte rpef. A reef has been intersected runninc eait to west containing good-looking etoae Stkrlino.—The low level has been driven a further distance, of eight feet since last report. The country paieed through is ot a splendid brown sandstone of a very bard character, through which run small quartz veins. I would recommend that another slutfc of two men be put on to enable me to open out and drive on the lode at the poink where I first gob the gold, a* I am of opinion that tho reef will improve in quality when driven on. *

Adelaide.— Tne shaft is down 58ft below the adit level.

Mountain Floweb.—The country being penetrated ia of fcho same deacription v formerly reported. ■! •