NEW WHAU.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXII, Issue 155, 2 July 1901, Page 2

NEW WHAU.

The lode is one foot wide, and continues to look about the same. ALPHA. The level is 20 feet past the point where the last lode was intersected. WAI 11 r CONSOLS. The bore is down 43 feet this week, making a total depth attained of 22( J feet. IMPERIAL. No. I reef is divided into two stringers, which appear 'to be converging towards each other. WAITAIA.

The tailings from the crushing of the Waitaiii Company, Kuaotunu, when treated by cyanide yielded bullion worth £i:ss 8/6. BARRIER REEFS. The. r.s. Mararoa took to the smelting- works. N«w South Wales, last evening 103:1 bags <>f concentrates from the Barrier Keel's mine. THAMKS-lIAUKAKI. Mr T. A. Dunlop, as local representative of the Standard Exploration Co., has paid in full that corporation's liabilities in connection with the Tharaes[lauraki property. This would seem to point to an early resumption of mining operations.

BULLION PROPERTY,

Mr U. McGregor sold by auction yesterday at Thames the Bullion G.M. Company's claim at Tapu, together with all' tools, rails, etc., on the ground. The price realised was £10, Mr James Hawkcs, of Thnmen, being the purchaser. This property was formerly known as the Sheridan, and a few years ago was taken up by a Napier syndicate that expended some £-1000 in development and other works. Subsequently a local company named the Bullion took over the mine, and during the last couple of years tribute parties secured one or two rich hauls from the ground.

WAIHI EXTENDED,

Concerning the reef reported by wire as having been cut in the Waihi Extended mine, the manager, Mr Johns, has reported that the formation was first noticed when the drive was in 38, feet, but owing to being a mixture of quartz stringers and country he was not certain of it being the lode until some defined quartz was touched in the hangingwall, when it was plainly seen that the drive had been passing through some large reef formation. He is now driving on it in a S.W. direction to ascertain if it will make into a defined reef, and so far as work has proceeded there is an appearance, the manager considers, of such being the case, as the country is of a kindly nature, and mineralised. The N.W. •drive is in 73 feet.