MINING NEWS.

Auckland Star, Volume LI, Issue 236, 2 October 1920, Page 12

MINING NEWS.

Hauraki Mines. Limited.—At the inten mediate level, on Legge's reef, preparations for commencing stoplng operations a te under way. and It is expected to get a start early nest week. During these operations some of the reef was taken ! down, and a further 5Vh or 61b of picked stove -was obtained, and stronjr fold ha» . been left showing. The reef is a good ■body of ore up to lSln in width, encased In |fav<>Tirrt!il6 taiineraUscd country. The ' amount of (rroirad available for stoplug south of the winze towards the slide is 35ft in beicht to the 2-JOft level: the distance to the slide lias yet to lie ascertained. Tie present face of the intermediate level Is •| about 50ft south of the winzp. A start i has been made to explore tne northern continuation of this towards our Bunker's Tlill section, and which should lie of considerable extent. Captain Ariall has • inspected the workings with mc. and conI siders this flnd a prelude to something • i iinportaTit. , 1 Waihl.—The report ou Die principal ' operations carried out iv the mine diirlns the four weekly period ended Anpußt 7. ift-JO states that No. VI level was flooded since August 2 owlnz tn the tbrec throw electrically driven ram pumps beins stopped for repairs. The pumps should a S ato be running early in the coining period. The ■Dreadnought lode, east of No. 4 shaft crosscut: The drive bus been advanreft to Sfisiff reef varied in width from Ift to 2ft, 'and assayed from 15/4 to j»/2 per ton. ■\t S.">Sft a crossent was dm en eft nortn. cutting a leader '.'tin wide, assayinp: 32/« V *\v!\M Grand .Tnnction.-The following rahlcr-im was sent to the head office. 1 l'ondou — Xo. 3 level. Man' lode: No. « rise (700 ft east) is now 26ft above the We! (Assays to 2Kft up average £4 : >/l, width fnin- both ivnlls are exposed. No. 5 level. Mary lode: Drive e:ist advanced 35ft total 051 f- assays from Hl.'rft 1o CiOft east avpr- ! -i-e 13/5 width r>6in: tbe -walls are exposed. !'no. 0 level. Mary lode: No. 7 rise is now up OTP not exposed. No. 11 winze advance-i Sitt to 42ft. £2 G/9 for width of 3Sitl.