MINING NEWS.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 69, 21 March 1916, Page 7

MINING NEWS.

WATCHMAN. RETURN OP £1063.- *-■— During the' past ' months the Watchman G.M. Co. treated 725 tons of ore for a return of bullion valued approximately at £963, and concentrates worth £100, making a total yield T»f £1063. MIKE MANAGERS' REPORTS. Occidental.—From the stopes above No. 5 level good quality ore Is being broken but--A few pounds, of picked stone were..won_ from Occidental reef, and also a little from • No. 1 crosscut.' Tjhe stope on N0.;2 .reef north of the shaft is about up to the height of Xo. 4 level. Work has been stopped here, and. the men started to drive on No. 4 level to pick up the reef, which should be done "J" in about 30 feet 'of driving. The' last ore - broken in the-stope showed coarse colour* of gold. At No. 6 level the reef ds a strong '. body of ore, and, as the country is now not so hard, better progress should be made. , . Hauraki Reefs. —Sloping over No. 3 level- - produced Mlbs of picked ' stone. In. No. 2 faces a good reef 4s showing. The"...reef In the Wynyardton drive is still small going west, East a .fine-looking reef is showing. Golden Belt.—The reef in No. 1 level looks well in the stopes, and Us producing good .payable ore. [The ore crushed was payable,' and" the tailings assayed -£2 19/6 per ton. There are '2i tons, of concentrates on hand, worth about £110. New ree'f'udrth of the winze is wider in the roof than ou the floor. In the leading stope the lode is 5 feet wide and shows nice minerals. • In the stope north of No. 3 . rise the reef is 4 feet wide. Between the winze and No. .3 rise the reef in the stope is 5 feet wide, and of good grade ore. Between the winze and Ko.'2 rise the reef is 8 feet wide, and heavily mineralised. The reef in. the stope south of No. 2 rise is 5 feet wide, and well.mineralised.'."Tlic Norfolk reef la 15 inches .wide, and carries payable values.