THE GOLDFIELDS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXIX, Issue 103, 30 April 1908, Page 3

THE GOLDFIELDS.

— - ■ m - WAIHI GRAND JUNCTION. MONTH'S RETURN" £5034. The return from the Waihi Grand Junction mine for the month ending April iSth was the best this year, being £5034 3/- from 4104 tons treated. This brings the total output to date up to £K>0.345 4/4. Details of the previous returns are appended:— j To December. 1907 £59,628 14 Sj January, 10uM. 2071 tons 2.571 ■> b February. lOOei. 3527 tons 4.70rt O 0 March. 1008, 3375 tons 4.357 1 2 April, 1308, 4104 tons 5.034 3 0 Total to date £106.345 4 4 KOMATA REEFS. AN INCREASED RETURN. (By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent-! WAIHI, this day. The return from the Komata Reefs mine for the past month is a very satisfactory one, being £4.002 from 2,070 tons of ore. Evidently ore of much better quality is now being treated, as the amount of ore treated is 30 tons less than for March, while the return shows an increase oi £57- this month. Previous returns are as follow: — From moo to inrrr £'273.17<» ■* O January. ltHiS. 2100 tons 2.27S 0 v February. 2400 tons 2.400 0 0 March, 2100 tons 3,027 0 0 April, 2070 tons 4.002 0 0 Total to date / £234,833 0 0 GOLD RETURN'S. £107,262 FOR THE MONTH. The returns from the various mines on the Hauraki Peninsula for the month of April total £107.262 7/6. It will be noticed by the attached table, however, that this time there are two returns each, from the Grand Junction and the Komata Reef Mines. Talisman Consolidated. 4015 rous £17.(575 0 0 Rising San. 52 tons 14S 0 0 Waihi. 31.336 tons 71.850 0 0 Komata Reefs (March,, 2100 tons 3,027 0 0 Komata Reefs (April), 2070 tons 4.002 0 0 Waihi Grand Junction (March), 3375 tons 4,357 0 0 i Waihi Grand Junction (April), | 4104 tons 5.034 3 0 •New Una 22 tons 21 4 6 | Victoria. 24 loads 414 o 0 Southern Queen 04 o 0 ->.ew Waitekauri. <5S tons 31W 0 O 1 Royal Oak 340 0 0 Total for the month ...£107,262 7 6 MOUNTAIN KING. The manager telegraphed to-day: '" Broke down the reef, four feet wide, showing strong colours of gold." I ~ J SHAREMARKET. ! BUSINESS DONE — ■ Waihi 192/ ; Talisman Consolidated 51,, 50/9 1 Waiotahi 2/11 Union Steam 30/3 ! Paper Mills 23/3 Tonson Gariick 18/6 Wiisoa's Cement (ord.) 4,/6 | STANDARD STOCKS— I Sellers. Buyers. I Eauk of New Zealand 192 i->> .. 135/0 i National Bank 107/6 ..106/0 | New Zealand Insurance.... 76/6 .. io/6 Standard Insurance 22.9 .. 22 0 N.Z. and River Plate 34.0 .. 33,0 Hikurangi Coal 9/6 .. S, 10 Northern Coal (10/ p.u.) li/O .. 16/3 i Tauniri Coal (ex div.i 20,0 .. — 1 Westport Coal 142/0 .. 141/0 Westport Stockton 10/6 .. — j Auckland Gas — ..302/0 Birkenhead lias — -- -5/6 ■Union Steamship 50,6 .. -- | Northern Steamship ip.ti.i.. LS/0 .. 17/3 Northern Steamship icoat.) — .. S3 Devonport Steam Ferry — .. 3L6 Kauri Timber icont.) 11/10 .. 11/6 .; Auckland Tramways (pref.) 24/6 .. — I Auckland Tramways (ord.).. 24,-6 .. — , D.S.C.. Limited 56 .. 5/2 j Grey and Jlenzies ipref.».. 11/0 _ — Grey and Menzies (ord.).. 9/0 .. — ; Hill and Plumrner 21/0 .. — I Theatre and Arcade Co. (pref, 20/6 .. 19/6 Theatre and Arcade Co. lord.) 19/0 .. — Milne and Choyce, Ltd. (pref) — .. 22/6 : New Zealand Drug 52.6 .. — j New Zealand Cement 31/0 .. 30/6 New Zealand Paper Mills.. 23/6 .. — Tonson Gariick Co., Ltd... 19/6 .. IS/6 'Union OU 23/0 .. 22/0 j Wiseman and Sons (ord.).. 13/0 .. 12/7 ! Wilson Cement (pref.) 50/0 .. 4S/0 Wilson Cement (ord.) 47/6 .. 47/3 ■ MINING STOCKS— I Sellers. Buyers. Halcyon 0/5 .. 0/3* j Ktiranui 0/9 .. 0/7 ; Kuranni-Caledcnian 1/0 .. 0/9 I May Queen 1.10 .. 17 New Moanat.iiari 0/6 .. 0.3 ! New Monowai 0/5 .. 0/3 j New Occidental 0/4J .. 03 New Syivia 1/7 .. 16 ■ Old Aiburnia 0/104.. 0.7 i Saxon 0/8 .. 0,5 'Southern Queen 0/34 .. 0 2* ! Victoria 1/0 .. 0,11 I Waiotahi 3/0 .. 2 10 i Waitangi 2/6 .. 2,0 I Consolidated Goldnelds 206 .. 2,9/0 Progress Mines 15/6 .. 15 0 Blackwater 27/0 .. 25/0 j Golden Tail o'4l . . 0. 4 .Hauraki Freehold 0/3 .. 0/4 ' Kapowai leont-1 0/5 .. 0.1 I Old Hauraki Mines 2/S -- 2/1 I Old Kaoanga 0/4* .. 02* iTokatea 0/4*.. 0-3 I Corns took 0/10 .. 0/(5 i Champion (p.u., 5/2 .. 4/6 'Champion (cout.) 4/1 .. 3/11 i Crown 7/3 .. 6/11 Dominion 0/5* .. 0/5 Golden Belt 2.0 .. 1/9 'Golden Cross 0.6J .. 05 ■. Kirikiri (cout.) 0.'4 .. 02 Earaug.'ih.'ike 1/3 .. 11 , Komata Reefs 1/4 .. 13 .New Waitekauri 0/7* .. 0/5* , | Ready Bullion 0/S1 .. 0.-'S '; Silver Hills 0/7 .. 0/6 ■' Tairua Broken Hills 3/10.. 3/6 ' Tairua Triumph I'o .. 1/7 .Tairua Golden Hills (p.u.i.. 2/11 .. 2/1 C Tairua Goldeu Hills icont.l.. 2/10 .. 2/3 Tairu.i Extended 0 7 .. 0-5 Talisman Consolidated .... 51/0 .. 50-0 . Waihi 192/3 ..192.0 Waihi Beuea 0,8 .. o'6 W::ihi Consolidated — .. is Waihi Extended 3/11 .. 3/7 Waihi Grand Junction 35/3 .. 34/3 : Mountain King (cont.) 0/94 .. 0/S .( Brilliant 0/6 .. 0/4J ' | Sunbeam 0/4 i .. 0/2J •' Ngatiawa .._._ — .. lo" ; i Maharahara Copper ..._. xt .± 3#> ... —

MINE MANAGERS' REPORTS. 1 Mount Zeehan.—The low level is In t solid body of quartz, difficult to break. The reef is lying very flat, and will likely prove to be No. 2 reef. The quartz is of a kindly nature, and carrying some good minerals. Stopped sinking winze at junction of Birthday and No. 2 lodes, owing to heavy flo* of water. Kiri Kiri.—The North Drive has been extended 12ft. total 83ft. The reef will be broken down on Tuesday. The country that wiis passed through is a good class for gold,, and is carrying splendid mineral seams. The rise has been further extended oft. total oSft. The south drive off rise has been driven b'ft. Size of reef. 16in thick. When breaking down a few colours of gold were seen, and the reef looks very promising. Will start driving north on Tuesday next, to open up a block of ground for crushing. Tairua Triumph.—The low level crosscut has been extended 15ft for the week, another four feet being required to complete No. 3 contract, or a total of three hundred feet. From this point the level will be diverted to a more westerly direction, which will have the effect of cutting the No. 2 reef in much less driving than if continued on present course, though the point of intersection will be further from the workings at No. 2 level, a greater length having to be driven along course of reef southward to get under same. In the drive the country continues its favourable character. A commencement has been made with the eastern crosscut (off low level) to intersect the No. 3 reef, two men being employed. Another shift will be put on in a day or two. Phoenix.—The rich ore was met with driving hill ward from the shaft at a point 20ft down, and just above water level. The lode has been driven on for 10ft in a northwesterly direction. It is somewhat difficult to tell the exact width, as there are so many cross veins and fiinties sticking into it. but the manager is quite satisfied that it is highly payable for a width of three feet while from four to six inches is rich sulphide ore. Colours of gold are freely seen at each br"nking down. The drive ou the lode from the shaft is in 18ft. Good sulphide ore is showing in the face. The 40it level has been cleaned out for a distance of 50ft. There is also good sulphida ore to be seen in this level.