MINING NEWS.

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 24, 29 January 1926, Page 3

MINING NEWS.

WAIHI RETURN. (By Telegraph.—Own -CorreppondPnt. 1 WAIHI, this day. The following information lias been cabled to London: "For the period ending January 10, comprising 10i crushing days, 724S tons of ore were crushed for a result of -3.10uz of fine gold and 23,7ti10z of line silver. "No. o Nevel, nortli branch off Martha lode: Driving east the next 52ft assays 55/6 per ton; the width of reef is about 3ft. Xo. 6 level, No. 2 reef: Driving east, the next 26ft assays 50/ per ton; widtli of reef is about sft. No. 11 level: At 240 ft in Salmon crosscut was driven to the north-west and 32ft to the south-east on an irregular formation of quartz and country mixed. As it was of low value i driving here is suspended. No. 12 level, j south branch of Dreadnought lode, west of Martyn crosscut: The next 17ftassays 17/9 per ton; width of lode is about 3ft. No. 13 level, Edward lode: Driving south, the next 33ft assays 2.">/0 per ton. The lode is being crosscut at 357 ft and measuring from the ea=t wall the first 10ft assays 27/ per ton. Xo. 14 level, Edward lode: Driving t,outh, the next 22ft assays 13/ per ton, In the crosscut at 80ft south the last !>ft measuring west from the centre of the level assays 95/ per ton. Xo. 15 level. Martha lode, I south, section, west of No. 4 shaft crosscut: The last :<7t'i is of "little or no value. The north wall is to hand, and the true width of lude i.< -l.iii." MINE MANAGERS' REPORTS. Kawarau.—Thp secretary of thn K;iTv;ir.ia Co., Dunofiin. reports: •• iSim-p Ausriisi l, 1025, the date on which our |ir.iwiit engineers took charge of th<? work in mnnecrion with the Kawarau dam. till uwoiht 1, very pxrpllont progress was mmlf on Ihn , Tiiisrrurtion of the dimi. Owlnp in a v-ry I latii winter, and nn abnormally wpt spriiic. j tho eons"qu p nt vprv b"nry snowfalls and hpavy rains. rniiMtl il- U-vi-l of I..ik" Wakntipn in ris«' linu-h nhove nnrmnl. I r'nsPnlnl H.-iHh-r iMMMllrlmii r..nrinu<-I during Novpihlmt. Mi. Ink" , T^arhfi ! irs higrhest J<'vpl rlurinc tli« s<'<-t.n<l •< ■• V. in . DPi-ombrr. advorsp .■,,n<lin..ii- mrsidi>rHlilr hamjior<T] mir upornlloiii. liiiilnlr in c-(jnn<'rrir>n wilh diviTKinti <if ill" " I stream nt No. 1" Pi'' r - "'h'-n th- lak-r-nrhi'il it. l -- hifhPßt IpvH oarly in liri-rmiii-r ' . thp work In ri.nnp'-rion wirh ih" -liv. r.i..n i nas susiinndiMl lill aftiT tho c.'hrisimn- hiWidars On work rosiuncd on .rnninry fi "thY lakp ha-1 flmfipofl in li-n-1 i«o f.-.M. anrl wp arp pl.-asi-il In statf. has (Hii>-<- thar. <lar<> rontinuPd fallinc slowly, (in KHh Inst Thp (iivorsion of lii" war.r nt No. p> I pior was romplTPd. nnd th< ncnt. work lin ronn'-crion with th>' foumlations uf this j pier will now bp prO'-»-edPil wiih .-.< rnpidl.v las possiblp. Eiu-ht of ill" pi'-rs nr>' ™ m . plated. [pavinß thn* |ii'-rs iXoh. •'.. 7 and ! 10) to b» prprtPfl. Tli- Inkp i- still above I its normal Ipvpl for this pprloil of thn I yf>ar, but as ir continues to fnll slowly th« outlook for thp work remaining tv be completed is quite sotlafacrory."