THE GOLDFIELDS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVII, Issue 262, 9 November 1906, Page 3

THE GOLDFIELDS.

TALISMAN RETURN.

4350 TONS YIELD £13,440

-sThe Talisman Consolidated Gold Mining Company crushed and treated 4350 ton. or ore during the month, of Octooer for a return of bullion valued at £13,440 lb/, the highest return for the year. .he cost per ton wa _ £1 6/g> ma^c up _. rniio-.v: Mine development _/6. mining 10/4, general expenses 1/7. The total amount won from the mine to date is £0G8,386 9/9. the following being the details: — To December. 1.59.3 £39.875 7 3 l" I.ecein.o., 1..D0 .... 30 317 . . To December, 1000 '..'.'..'.'.'. L'Blh43 2 7 To December, 1901 l_.7f>_ 19 _ To December, 1902 24.282 13 4 io December, liior: &5.095 6 _ 'l"o December. _n._ ' S4._'- 1 7 To December. 1903 __y',r__ 8 10 £-46,37. 6 £ Period ending— January 31. 1906. 2950 tons.. 12 Sol 15 7 l-ebruary 28, 1906, 3333 tous.. 11,130 8 3 March 31, 1908, 4190 tous... 10 32113 S April 30. 1900, 3590 tous }_.041 1 9 May 31, 190_, 4130 toes IU 041 0 2 June 30. 1908, 4203 toaa 11.292 ti a •July 31, 1...K5, 4rjiu tons 11 941 17 - August 31, 19u_. 4078 tous . . 13 103 17 0 September 31. 1906. 3940 tons 13,2__ ti 11 October 31. 19*}, 4350 tons . . 13,440 16 0 Total to date £568.388 9 9 Tottl dividends (since reconstruction) £73,000 0 0 The following report on development works at the mine for the three we. ks ending September _£> h.is forwarded to the_ London office of the company: — No. 10 level: .outh drive—Advanced 41ft. total 1965 ft; average width of reef, Din: average of assays. 2/.. No quartz iv fare. At 1999 ft from shaft a crosscut was driven east 24ft without intersecting anything of value. At 1935 ft a crosscut was started west, and now measures 21ft. So far no quartz has been found. Sloping—The assays for the period from the No. 1 Bonanza Blr.-ks stones average £6 12.': from the No. 2 Bonanza Blocks the average is £7 6/6. No. 11 Level: East branch, drivina south —Advanced 27ft. total 69ft; width of reef. ...in: values average 15 S. No. 5 winze— Sunk 24ft, total . ,6ft: average of assays. _' 10. Reef in bottom has becmic very

.mall. Work a: this point suspended await-' ing connection by risin_ from No. 12 level, j No. 6 winze—Sunk J.ft. total 59ft. F.°ef i wider than winze. Average of assays. 5/. i No. S rise—Work has been resumed at this j point. Progress for the period 12ft. total ; fiOft. Rnef wider than rise. Values average 20/3. Sroping: The vatues from stopes of No. 5 rise average £. 17/lu: values froo. the stoplng on east branch average £0 12 6. Within the next week the east branch reef. north of the erosseuf. will have been sloped '■ upward to the point of intersection with j main reef. .

No, C Level: . out_ drive—Advanced 12ft. total 247 ft: average width of reef, 21in: values average ft/9. Driving discontinued for the present. No. 5 rise—Advanced 31ft,

rotnl olft: reef wider than rise. Average of as-ays. £0 110. No. 6 rise—Advanced 74ft. total 111 ft: w-irith of reef, 3ft. Average of assays, £1 10,6. Stoptng—The assays for the period from No. 1 north stopes average £4 from No. 2 north stopos. £1 17 6: from No. 1 south stopes. £2 13/6.