MINE MANAGERS' REPORTS.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIII, Issue 205, 27 August 1912, Page 7

MINE MANAGERS' REPORTS.

Wniotaui.— shaft is down 48ft below No. 7 level, or 576 ft from the surface, Tile reef met "with in the shaft during the week is about 18in in width, and carrying a little mineral, but no gold has been seen, It will no doubt proye to be t&e cross reef which was Intersected in the No. 7 level crosscut some time ago. At the HMKMt level the main crosscut is in 742 ft 1;: (!iW'aiotanl ground, or a total of 2,33;if.t from the shaft. The'country Is somewhat I'Unnsi- ,- uhle, and again requires the timber lieu;,: kept close up to tile race. The work vi driving the victoria crosscut has been oumraeoJSl by (irabaiu and party. ' Waiuiiigi.-- flic 'Mth sample of ore in'if i from the' main drive for a widtih of ill ul:i on t3>? f9o,twi\ll at 3etS feet in. jyavr an H3«iy value of 4/5 "per ton. The sunervi.?>." n-ixirts that the uia>in drive is now in :IH1:: feet. A crosscut at tJlis point proved tlicr • was no more quart* in the Imng-lliiswar. which must have taken a sharp tiirn. ;mil plur:lied the reef to 4ft In wMth. .-is Iliere is about 4ft 6in showing In tKe face. T!ie ore looks favourable, and: carries nil minerals, but no free gold was seen. Knraniii.—Tie drtye on Che foptwall loile is in 17 feet. The quartz broken looks well, and still carries minerals of a favonrabli••joss. This )<xii> appeals to be portion of the msa reef, as m driving tie last Tpw feet it'feas been ' drpplnx •towards th'e'point where It was diKinrbijd. by tfie break In m> main leviel. This -fact WJU top. kept gsiliut ■with one sMft for ,the prtwent,' and anotii*r •will be , put on to drive near the break in the main level. ' ' Watjrfrmun.one Tjorth nee in the. lnrprTORdlate leve} Jf up 33 feet. Th* repf is l."i Inchbs wide, and tpr tjie 'tyyt few t$H risen 'lias shown i?ol(i' more freely than JjitJirrfo The level at to feet id in tan feet 3 In.-iiri=. Four m«;n have been enptKed breaking our a ieaiiuif slope. In «ie S.w: crflsscnt, at =i diistant-e of 3pft from the sMe of 'the drive miarta was bored into, end pene.trate.l for sft, with ito hanginins'nU. Tbe ore is heavily <Jiu-rgEa with zinc b*en4 and snluti'lile-. lii which gold can, eeslijjr lie'seen. SV t rise iB np 26' feet. T36* <toaxti Is <livl<i<>ii into t-wo parts by t-nmlaUm*of tie very boscla.is. The qpartz measjMe »bout 4ft" wiil'r' unci should nr°7 p of good gra<je, n* gnVcan lie seen in tie stone. '