WAIHI RETURN.
A RECORD YIELD
£24,123 FROM 7759 TONS
Record breaking appears to be the fashion this month. Following upon record returns being obtained from the Waitekauri and Talisman mines, the Waihi mine has also this month eclipsed all its former records. During the past month 7759 tons, of ore were treated for a return of bullion valued at £24,123. This is a record yield. The next largest yield was that of August, wheu 6821 tons of ore yielded £23,449, so that the present return is £674 ahead of any yet obtained from this mine. The output for the past eleven months totala £215115, as against £144,040 for the whole of 1897." The grand total yield of this mine is £851,479. -^ The returns since 1890 are as follows: — Bullion won. £ s. d. In IS9O 21,112 13 6 1891 23,935 5 11 1592 44.588 2 4 1893 61,900 10 11 ISfl-i 82,827 2 2 1895 120,334 2 2 IS9G 137,321 8 2 1897 144,040 0 0 IS9B to November 215,118 0 0 Total output £851,479 0 0 Total dividends paid, £340,500.
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Auckland Star, Volume XXIX, Issue 278, 24 November 1898, Page 7
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180WAIHI RETURN. Auckland Star, Volume XXIX, Issue 278, 24 November 1898, Page 7
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