MINING NEWS.

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 24, 29 January 1926, Page 8

MINING NEWS.

MINE MANAGERS' REPORTS. Kiiranul.—The manager reports that toe drive west on Uoss rect has been cxienduil i fool, total i:jj feet, from the side of the j main crosscut. The reef here jumped, into tlie west wall about live feet, inakiug it necessary to i-omc back about ir, feet autl strip otf tlie side of tne drivn auil put in n | lew sets <jf timber. Tile reef at present ! s eight inches wide, aud looks well, currying nice mineral, (jold was seen by disu washing, but no gold was seen in tlic'stone. The country has also improved about twelve feet back from the face. The back of the drive broke into what is probably Hansen's old shaft. The shaft seems to be all the work that is done. The drive east on ltoss reef has been extended live feet, total lliU feet, from the side o£ the main crosscut. The reef here is still split into stringers. Ine country shows sisns of tirmin" and improving. The reef also shows signs ot j coining together again. The drive north on the cross leader has been extended IU , feet, total 120 feet, from tile side of the drive on Koss reef. The reef averages eight inches wide, and looks well glvins very fair prospects by dish washing but n'> sold was seen in the stone. There is still I a fair amount of water coining out of the reef, also the country ro.-k, which looks as if there is another reef ahead, or the present leader is going to open out. Majestic.—The mine manager reports that the contractors <-;ti.mlc<f the south a ? r *i? wanl ? tile T;ni t<'<l section, a distance! of 70ft. making a total in this direction • of 1304 ft. Within the last 20ft driven a complete chanjje in the character of the lode luir taken place, the soft oxidised ; quartz having been displaced by hard white quarts, which is interspersed with sulphide veins. Uhe importance of this ehaiiKe Iμ that the drive appears to be reaching the sulphide zone. The sulphides came in from the floor of the level and appear to be striking upwards. Albumin.— Fnder date 23rd January the manftKcr reports that the contractors' have extended the face a further ir>ft on tho Orlando reef, tnis making a total disl-ince of Stm from th, rtertlßß. The footwln ot the ri-ot wp are now hroaklnc down is of a rnhbly nature, carpylng a fair class of mineral, and tho conn try rock enoasinir the reef is of a most kindly descrip m OlnnemuiM.—The maiagn reports that at .no. v ipvpl t hp Bouth-eastern drive to thp er nfh t ' ,P Camoota reef was resumed on the 11th inst.. and extended 17ft niakinu' a total distance of 3635 ft from .1 c | v ", stream crosscut. A further 7.lft of driven and as The country bein X penetrated 1h of tlie rjjrht chararter to carry valnp« T j,, „ little doubt that when ffi? S '"nmes ha»d payable ore will he forthcomin" Taraaak! on Fields.—The mn'nn"i>r TaS- l0 W •"• Wef " k onrlpll Januarv a l.- t Xarata: AA aitin; for .-ement m s,.i Moturoa: Drilled to 3344 feet In ehalD.