THE GOLDFIELDS.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIII, Issue 141, 13 June 1912, Page 7

THE GOLDFIELDS.

9 . -sEW ZE_3_A__. GEtOWST K__3Xlß—'. £4,718 FOE THE ZVP-NTH. The return from the _ew Zeaiaad Grown Mines for the past month shows impro'.emen.t, being, in fact, the best for the present year from that property. The quantity* of ore trea4_l was 2-234 tons, which yielded bullion ■worth £4,718. Previous retnrns are appended: — To end of 1007 _718. 67 In 1808 (to end of October, when operations were suspended) 2_,400 In 1910 (Ma. to November) . 13,600 In 1911, 20,835 tons 44,802 Total „., _3_1,624 JanuarT. 1912. 1139 tons ...125 Febroarv. 1912, 1870 tons __.-. 3,840 March, 1812, 1522 itons , 4.250 April, 1912, IISS tons 3,614 May, 1012, 2334 tons ~- 4,718 Total to da-te _-.___ £821,171

MINE MANAGERS' REPORTS.

New Waitala.— Tn No. j» level, where -the reef was picked up, the leading stope has I been carried ulong for a distance of 30ft -towards .he main rise A start is being ] made "this week 'to take down the -reef. Portions of the reef which have fallen away in .shooting showed nice gold, and i the ore stilt looks good at the soir_a end, 'the reef being much stronger in the bac*. of 'the stope. The alterations to the bat- / ter_. should he completed in about a fortnight. I Tellurides Proprietary.—The reef in the I Gordon section is from", to 5 feet in _i_f ness, and shows some splendid stone, bat . not much. teU-urtde ore. The rise on the '-. I Uipstrik-e of tihe reef tn the Volunteer section 1 shows improvement both id the size of the reef and the quality at the stone. The , I reef is f nlly 3ft wide, and has been showing I \ more tr_e gold than last -week. j Handsworth United.—ln the Ofca__a section three stopas are in progress. The i I reef in Nos. 3 and 4 stopes is a jumbled ' ] mass of quartz at present. In No. 5 stopa 1 the country <is very favourable tor gold, with a wei 1-deflned lead, which—although i I not showing T_-uch .iust now—_e' manager expects xo mate gold „ any time.