THE GOLDFIELDS.

Auckland Star, Volume XLV, Issue 166, 14 July 1914, Page 2

THE GOLDFIELDS.

, MINE MANAGERS' REPORTS. MoanataiarL—The crosscut in the footI wall of the main slide at No. tl level Is Isilll penetrating fair country, the manager 1 suggests letting a contract to drive loort. I (Mixon.—At No. 7 level the Cardigan No. I 2 reef ha« been driven on ea«t from tbe I . crosscut, a. t/tal of lflift. The reef, tbo-ugn I "wullcr, carries lilotrbes of gold. The Cardigan No. 1 reef lias been driven upon, but has nor been taken down. Suites are in progress on the junction of the two reefs, ; which U up to 121n in width. A few colours I of gold have been seen. j Kuril mil.—• In the drive, cast the new reef Is small, therefore the work was discontinued, and the men put on to drive westerly cv the lode, where it measures .'ift Oin. and the ore looks well, being heavily mineralised with copper pyrites and bright minerals. The main crosscut has been advanced another +rt. Ihe country rock Is still hard. Watchman.- At No. la level the Middle Parallel reef measures Mill.-* In No. 1 rise, the reef measures oft wide, and although no gold lias been sulphides and zinc blende are showing freely in the hangingwall .portion, lv tbe eastern cmssmiL.ia_t.be stope north of No. 4 vise the reef measures lift wide, showing zinc blende and sulphides freely. At the main level the stopes going south of No. 1 rise show no improvement. The hangjngwall and footwall portlous are coming together, leaving airout of sandstone between the quartz, measuring almit sft wide. In which strong colours of gold ran be freely seen. The reef on the south side of No. 0 rise measures lift wide. The Middle Parallel reef In the stopes moarares 3ft to loft wide, and occasionally shows gold freely. Waiotahi.— The shaft should be completed to the .1000 ft level by the end of this week. Until this w done Mr. Waruc considers it would be undesirable to disturb tbe present air currents by attempting .to clear debris from the crosscut at 1000 ft. New -Sylvia.—-At No. .", level tliree *topes arc producing fair grade ore. At the Intermediate level throe slopes are -being worked. The ore is well mineralised. Two stopct* In No. 4 level are also producing fairly mineralised ore. lv No. 5 level the reef Is wider than the drive. The new reef (which has been named tin- Norfolk! Is very hard, hut carries nice minerals. Oi-cidental.—in the lop stope on No. 2 reef cxirse colours of gold were seen during the week. A .second st .po Is being brongju along, and some nice dabs of gold were- seen in Ihe .ire hroken out. A start has been made t„ cart Hi..- general ore to the Kurauul battery. Waitangi.—ln Hie western section of So. .1 level, west of No. 1 rise, the reef in the slopes Is st ill looking well. About Oft of the hanglugwall portion of the reef has been broken down. Two samples from Ihe yestern face assayed as follows?—Hangingwall £S 0 7 per ion. and footwall £1 O/rt. At No. a level a sample from the face assayed £2 11 i per ton. In No. :{ crosscut a general sample assayed £4 4/5 per ton.