MINE MANAGERS' REPORTS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVIII, Issue 289, 13 December 1897, Page 2

MINE MANAGERS' REPORTS.

New Golden Point (Tapu).—The leader lately cut underneath the old workings when broken down showed gold in the stone.

White Clifts.—The reef has been cut through and is ,2ft thick, being well defined and carrying gopd looking mineral. Grace Darling.— The reef at No. 2 level is being broken out to the full width of 9ft in order to get the lootwall portion which was left. The reef looks well and gives good mortarprospects. New Whau.—The reef has been cut through, and proves to be lOf b in width. About 4ft of the hangingwall is being driven upon. The quartz has improved, being free of that dark heavy iron mineral. The reef is large and well defined, and if it was payable it would keep 30 head of stampers going. The manager thinks it is only a matter of prospecting to secure success.

Alburnia East. — The rise has holed through to No. 2 level. The ground above is all filled up. It will take a few day 3to secure the air pass. The manager advises letting a contract for 50 feet to crosscut west from the end of No. 3 level.

Welcome Find.—At No. 1 level the lode is 12in wide and the country is good for gold. The southern lode shows a little gold in the stopes. The one ton trial was equal to about 4dwts. The manager did not think it would be payable.

Adelaide.—Sinking operations were commenced, but after going a few shifts the contractors threw it up. Imperial.—The drive on the main reef at No. 4 level has been suspended for the present and a start made to rise on the shoot of ore recently met with. No. 1 reef is about two feet in width, and the ore gives a littlo gold by pounding. The main reef is a most promising looking body of ore. One and a-half tons of the richest ore from N 6. 4 level is bagged ready for forwarding to Fraser's plant. Pukewhau.--A start was made to drive on the leader this week, and some of the stone showed gold. Hinemoa-Hauraki.— The drive is now in 195 feet, the country being still brown sandstone. Driving' on the stringer has been discontinued.

Nil Desperandum.—There is a lot of mineral showing in the drive at the low level. As water is coming from the face the manager thinks the reef should be near. The country is a first-class sandstone and flinties are met with.

Flossie.—-A low level has been put in about 16ft with the result that No. 1 leader was cut and the stone showed a few blotches of gold. If the country keeps as at present the cross-leader should" be met next week. The ore on hand will be, sent to the Hauraki Associated battery for treatment.

North.—The principal work in the mine at present is on No. 1 reef. This level is in 105 ft.

Jersey.—The leader has been cut in the crosscut and continues to look well.