SOUTHERN MINING.
BIG RIVER RETURNS.
(By Telegraph—Press Association.) EEEFTON, Thursday. The result of the Big liiver clean up 1 is 1482 oz of amalgam from 230 tons of ore, and 614 oz 8 dwt of retorted gold ; worth £4 per oz-, which makes the total value of the return slightly over £2456. A dividend ol 9d per share has been declared, equal to £900, after paying off the Company's overdraft |» of £1425, and carrying £130 to .the reserve fund. The,u"eturn. is regarded as an excellent one, and caused quite JSp a stir here. •;■-■•■'
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Auckland Star, Volume XXX, Issue 28, 3 February 1899, Page 2
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