MINE MANAGER'S REPORT.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIII, Issue 145, 18 June 1912, Page 6

MINE MANAGER'S REPORT.

Hauraki Roe—-.—The winze being sunk on the Hauraki North reefs is .town lift, and a few colours of gn'.d are wen in tie quartz broken out. At the Hauarki end. 400 ft level, operations have iieeu confined to holing thvjjt.li into No. :: level. Kurauui.—The drive going "wen of the. crosscut on the line of tie reef is awns 30ft. Tbe face a: presen; shows a mixed for-nxali-cu of mineral and silt'a veins. tie lode bavins i.Pu-heo. A leader off into the footwall side of rhe ri-rive {-.us been met"."and driving on this will be commenced. The ruef in Uie stupe still carries a g-00-1 class of m.iuern!s for gold. (Jolden Belt — i'.ave been confined to No. 'J rise. At x ceigni of l.TRft from the low ieve!. :i chamber has been cut. and a coitiract will shortly be let t-'. drive north 10 connect wi'h No. 2 level. The opening up of the Mocks of ore dif*eovcred in rhe low and intermediate levels will fhen be started. VTaiotaiil,—Wort nn-intr The -.t.v_ has he«»n confined to timbering ami diverrng the air down the new air-way to No. 7 level. New Sylvia.—At the Battery level, one sropo Ls i:i progress., rh-: 1 i* 4f: -wide. and colrmrs of gold arc 'sea.-ioiiaily see:;. Tho ree-f in the southern slope b"tweca j No. 1 au.l south rise ;., rtsfi wide, and ', heavily Tc-fri-eriHseO. No. 1 :'-e hns been I ovten-ded u» the intereiediat-c level. and j stopes started at ear.: ■ nd: golnc nor:3i j the re*"f is 2ft wide at:--l in the south end i tlTore is 2.fi of well mineralised '>re. Th» ; n-ff hi The st:>pe in The rerf is 2_- p t l ■wide. A rise is being ptn up from the J intermediate to No. :; level, between No. j 1 .-ted the porilb rise, and the reef ls the 1 full width of the rise, -with no foo-twn'; ) showing, and of good value. In the Igw level tie drive lias been advanced 3lTf'.. There is no change in the reef, nnd the ; country Is „f : , lr .y_ d~,-erint ! <--! Good Hope._T_» rise wr.s advanced five I feet during the week i:. firm biocky sard- ! none. The reef has ojw»_ert out to ] and is composed of cood-10-kimr mineralised j nuartz showing a few colours ot gold. The : . flow of water is increasing in the rise, and . tho runnel is now almost clear. The mana- . ge r expects to siiirt the winsc* by "Wednes- ' <iay. Tie west drive is iv iirht sandstone. The reef, ihoutrh small, is well denned, with good walls, and c-.lcr.rs of poid a;e seen at , each breaking d'«v.--i. Th--- manager does ' not oxpe-ci Any marked improvement until ; the main Adelaide break is passed through, which should be iv about 2-.ft further driv- i Wa-fhi-Pap-rca.—The return from the! Waibi-Paeroa dredge wfjj _>•:■ announced on , .Inly 4. Owing to various <-i-__;os only TTiOO . tons of tailings hnve been trea-ect. and. . 'being all top sand s ;, sre conseqner.'.iy of J low grade. For tie ps< few days thP j small dredge has been getting tbe coarsest j sands yet obtained, and may "aave got on the run expected when the bottom cf tie j river is reached. May Queen.—At No. 10 level. KViOft, the j reef cut recently in tbe Bright Smile cross- ; cnt is still looking well, and nice colours; . of gold continue to l*e seen in the quarts. 1 Stoping is being continued on rhe Exchange j reef: abundance or favourabv minerals and nice dabs of gold being se«n in the: quartz broken down. At No. li level, the] hangimrwaJl hrunch of No. 4 Inde has a j better appearance in The stopes. and a lit'ie I more sold is now being seen in the Quartz i coming to Hand. Moanataiari. —The Moanatalari subsidiary, crosscut was advanced 12ft for the wr-ex. . Occidental Consolidated.- I»_rring the] past week 10ft was driven ou No. 2 reef. . The -fare is now luOf. from No. 1 tossu-u:. ■ Tie reef has si >wn -a little irnprovemenr. and <?uld was s"en in simf of the stone. ■ Tie ore bein-g broken in the leading slope ■continues ■■>• t=-liow good d-.sbs of old well dist.rib.med Through it. Fifteen pounds of j Picked stf.ne was sele-ted from tbe slope , in tne eariv par: of -the w?ek. j Old Hauraki.- At the 4uuf; level. The stcpes arc lieimr worked in No. 4 block, and | pieces of nicked stone are cot. The crosscut i is along fisft, and according to the s'jrvoy ! another 20ft should ro,-)"b th.* reef The | seaward face at the :*Wi lrvcl ;s a ) r ,nr !i£; feet The reef and i-o.int.ry sre fsvo'irsbip . ' for coiii 1 ive stone- are beinr iwited j D | ■ No. •'■> 010-'r.. end t- r onncpf; K.%lb of pbkefl! , Tie hack of N-r>. 1 stop". No. 2 stoj e should ' reaoh tie point stKH-tiy. S_xon.-Trje main snait is down r.4ftj, since the conTract started A start was rrvorif* on Monday to np So. 6 level, j c ■ceaz the jTmctioifc of. Nio. 2 znd 3 «___. JI

Mountain King.—Since last renort , soft head crossed the lode in *"» -aused it to become extra ___?*• *_» workings are now above this ?r* Nos. 3 and 4 stopes. and the loo? ta tta widening out to its oriental size 7, J 358 manager expects before'the neit r t» r** see it as rich as it proved una?■ t_Fs_? One ftope has heen started tm Sf ***&■ rise, which connected with the L„ c slope is now in Mft noluT _T& __• 2<nt above the main level wf^,,* o ' breaiing down ore of very -£_ tte &* was obtained, tins rrrov_t K ____?_s-**& going north of an original reC_J ft *& Since last clean up the null pretty well eight hour, per day S? 1 ! by the end of this month to ho P* good return. apun _ N.Z. Crown—The following is t__ n , the general manager's report i«! 2 &oa April, isr- and due to _-riv"e If? Utt to-day—Waitawheta level Wel^L^ oo6o3 In tbe sutpes above -this «2__s ?Mf: aged lMn in thickness. t£l___ J?**** was £.1 6/ per ton and 34 tons tTw« ors tie mill for treatment. come reef: The reef in the tr^lT' this level averaged 241.!" i_?S_3S__ *_* value of fue ore was £5 10/ va '__\ *»* X tons were sent to the null to_!S ment- No r. A level. Welco_7 r£_»hi, a » "«>* wag in progress o_ft_s£whiei averaged 16in ln width. The \£h£ of the ore was 15/ per ton, and _. ?2* TV , een , for tr__S___ *§? 1 B level. Welcome reef: Throt-ghoat it stopes over this level tie 55in in thickness. The vrdue « W was £_ 10/ per ton. and 254 tons tm £ll to tie mill for treatment No -» r ,5" Welcome reef: Stoping operations' w_?2, progress here on tie reef, whici 2ft in width. The value of tie ore ,S -per ton. and 74 tons were sent t 0 th. mill for treatmeuT. No. 3 B level WoLi-" reef: The reef was 4oin wide in thefe and stopes. The value of the ore «_ 2 9/ per ton and 640 tons were sen. to _. mill for treatment. No. 4 B level, reef: The average width of tie reef in Si the workings was _>iv. The value of t> ere was £1 1, per ton. and 502 tons -eri -enr to the mill for treatment. No ;_ level. Welcome reef: The reef here m< o(in wide. The value of the ore was _> 1. ' per ton. and 211 tons were sent to the mill for rreatmeut. Waita-wheta lev£ Cr ' ,vvn JL ppf: In the ri -=e tie reef was Is_ wide. The value of tie ore was £1 4/ __ ton, and 7 tons were sent to the miii for treatment. No. r. A level. Crown reel; Here the reef averaged 2ft in thickness tj_ value of the ore was £2 13/ per ton, ami 22 tons were sent to the mill for treatment Talisman section: Tbe contractors eitende. the Hauraki crosscut 41ft, and this leaves' ftflft of driving to be done In order to reath tie Tal'smar reef. " ""