BUNKER'S HILL.
The prospects of this Coromandel mine are very encouraging. Frequently parcels of picked stone are obtained. Yesterday afternoon the manager notified that another 201bs of specimen stone had been secured from the reef in the winze. When opening out both ways takes place on this reef important results may bo looked for.
OHINEMURI.
The manager reports that the boring operations have resulted in a depth of 280 feet being attained, and now hard sandstone is being penetrated, with quartz intermixed, which indications are very encouraging. The engine and plant are working well, and there are enough pipes to reach a depth of 500 feet.
GREAT MERCURY
During the past fortnight twentyone feet have been driven south on the footwall reef. The northern end has been extended a total distance of twenty-two feet from the crosscut. Both faces are carrying gold.
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Auckland Star, Volume XXX, Issue 146, 22 June 1899, Page 2
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