THE GOLDFIELDS.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 158, 4 July 1916, Page 2

THE GOLDFIELDS.

t MLNING RENTS. REDUCTION ASKED FOR. (By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.) WAIHI, Monday. A petition is being prepared by those interested in the welfare of the mining industry asking the Government to reduce the rent ou mining properties to 1, per acre; also that more practical assistance be given in the shape of! grants, etc. Mining men are of the opi- | nion that the (lovernment should give I more encouragement in t&c matter of j developing the field. The small pros- I pector should be assisted a great deal i more than he is at present. The. petition referred to will be presented by the two members representing the Goldfields, and is. in addition to the deputation organised to wait upon the Minister of Mines. ALLUVIAL CLAIMS. A mining man with considerable Australian experience recently visited the ' Auckland goldiields. He predicts a pros-1 perous future for the Coromandel stuic- j ing and dredging claims. He was impressed with the large amount of tail- I ings in sight on the Wnihi-Paeroa Gold- i Extraction Company's river claim, and I is of the opinion, taking into consideration past results, and the possibility of | improvements to the treatment plant, | that there is a considerable amount of j gold yet to be won from this property | alone. It is asserted in this connection | that in the early days the old. treatment j plants, run in conjunction with the varl-! ous mining properties, lost quite 25 per I cent, of the gold previous to the introduction of the cyanide process. MINE MANAGERS' REPORTS. Occidental.—At No. 6 level the reef iv the drive is of good appeaxa-noc, a-nd looks as if jit should make gold at any time. At No. li level the reef in the stone south of the I shaft has shown a few dabs of gold. The I Occidenui reef iv the stope is about the j same as tis-uaj. A few good dabs of gold | were seen in the general ore this week. The drive north of the shaft at No. 4 level .is In better country. Tnere are now ou , hand 701b of picked stone and between ! 3'J and 40 loads of general ore. i Golden Beit.—The ore from the slopes at ' No. 1 level Is of good grade, and the reef looks well. No. 2 rise at the intermediate i level is up 47ft, and the reef Is improving !in appearance. I Hauraki Iteefs. —Some fair crushing dirt ! was won from the stopes over No. 3 level during the past week. One block is now tliroiigb to the No. 2 level, which will enable i to be gone ou with a-bove the level with stuping. The reef and country in No. 3 face looks very promising. In the Wynyardton workings at E face a few pounds of picked stone was got, as well as good general dirt. The reef in the Intermediate level is opening up well, and looks most favourable. New Sylvia.—Fair progress has been made with picking up and repairing No. 4 level, north of the winze. In No. 5 level, No. 4 rise is up :«ft. The reef Is 2ft wide and appears to be opening out. In the leading ,-tope the i-eer is Sit wide, and well minera-lised. In the second stope the reef is lift wide and carries nice minerals. In the stope between the winze and No. 2 rise i the reef is sft wide and carries good values. In the leading stope the reef maintains its I size, and is very heavily mineralised.