THE GOLDFIELDS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 136, 8 June 1907, Page 3

THE GOLDFIELDS.

—■ ■ ■ m — ■ ii >-.Z. CEOWN "MINES. A"S* IMPROVED KETCKS*. j The return from the N.Z. Crown Mines for the month of May shows im- | provement upon that for several months '1 i past, being £ 485_ from 2039 tons oi ore. l I Appended are previous yields:—. ' I Bullion won from ISO. to 1907.. £GC1,3"1 i Veilod eudlnrr — .Tannary 31, 1907, _673 tons 6,00"" r February 28. 1007. 1745 tons .. '",001 t March 31, 1307, lSir, tons 4.70- v April 30, 1907. 1813 tons 4,333 c May 31, 1907, 2039 tons 4.532 t Total to date ...._ £685,322 _ fl I Total dividends paid £70,00-3 t HAUKAKI FREE_OI_S. i COROMANDEL. this day. ! At the. Hauraki Freeholds Mine the c machinery has been thoroughly over- ! hauled by Mr. Burr, engineer, of Anck- t land, and ia now in good working or- s der. Pumping operations were com- c ateneoj yesterday. , — i MINI-l MANAGERS" HBUOnTS. t Talisman Consol'dated.—The report for t the three weeks eudiuz AprU 20th, IDO7, is t as follows:—No. 13 level: South drive— t Advanced 12ft, total 21Soft. Ne chance 1h ground. Work at this point snupended for r the present. No. 11 winze: From the bot- r torn of winze (DOftl a drive •onttnrard on 1 reef h_s been advanced 15ft. Width of reef, t lxin, average of assuvs from same, 6/. t Discontinued. Stoping—'i"he values tor the a jjeriod from No. 1 Bonanza block stopes J average £2 1/. From the >"ci. 2 Bonanza a block stopes the values a.f a. £3 S/4. No. 11 level: South drive (branch vein east)— Advanced 121 ft, total 331 ft. width of reef 12in, averajre of assays 2/G. No. 10 rise— s Advanced 30ft. total 134 ft, width of reef f -Tin. average of assays n-'l. No. 10 winze— i Advanced 14ft. total Sift, width of reef r 4ft. average of vaiues £1 9/7. Stoping— f The values from No. 1 Bonanza block i stopes (off Xo. S rise) average 12/; from the No. 2 Bonanza block stopes the assays average £4 16/1- No. 12 level: South drive (branch vein east) —Advanced 18ft. total t 6Sft, width of reef 12in. values average <■ S'2. North drive (branch vein east)—Ad- 3 vanced 13ft. total iiOtt, width of reef 30in, s average of assays 16/fo. No. 7 rise (branch 1 vein east) —Started 4ft north of crosscut. [ measurement Cft._ width of reef 3ft, aver- r age of assays £3 2/. This rise is being ] put up to connect with No. 7 winze. No. 11 t level. Stuping—Values from the No. 1 north t block stopes average £1 0/7. Values from No. 2 north block stopes average 13/ C. Valccs from No. 1 south block stopes average £4 10/. No. 13 level: Branch drive r (406 ft south of shaftl: Advanced 6ft, total 1 152 ft, width of reef 30in. average of values t 1/3. At 142 ft from main drive a eros«cur < was started west, and driven 06ft without 1 cutting anything of value. This will be t known as No. 2 crosscut. No. 3 crosscut j was started opposite. No. 2 crosscut— [ Measurement lr.fr. So far it has shnwu < no quarrs. Stuping—Trie stopes »ff No. 1 1 rise north have give- assays averaging < _ ri'io. ? Sunbeam.—The manager reports that the ( stamps worked 133 hours, and crushed 40 t tons of ore. producing . COoz of amalgam. ;s and 31. cwt of concentrates of an average j t value of £22 10/4 per ton. The concern- j , tratos saved from the canvas tables give ( lan average value of £20 8/10 per ton. There !< is also a total of COOOoz amalgam and 11 tons 1 ] 11-rewt of concentrates ou hand. Stoping j ( operations have been carried on over the ; back of No. 1 level at the mine, and the , average value of the ore has been well j maintained. The No. 2 level west has been , extended a distance of 7ft for the week. j Reliance. —Another run of gold on No. 2 : reef has been met with, about 30ft north '■ of the shaft. lie has commenced to sink ; a winze on the coarse of the reef, and has i got down Sft. The reef in the bottom , ef the winze is about 20in thick, and col- , ours of gold have been seen occasionally \ in the stone, showing some very good dish j prospet-ts of gold. Some twenty loads of -, quarts are in the paddock, and will be sent, j, to the mill for treatment when the road r lis passable.