MINING NEWS.
OCCIDENTAL UNA
The half-yearly report of the directors of the Occidental Una L'nited Hold Mining Company, states that (lining the past six months work has mainly been confined to stoping on No i reef for a distance of 150 ft. Arrangements were made to crush at the Kanik.i Creek mill, hut it. was only aft-r the drought broke that work whs possible. A big tonnage of ore has been paddocked. and It is intended to treat 100 tons to test the value of the reef. A crosscut has been started In the hnnglngwnll country from No. | reef nt No. Ji l«-vcl fin the main flinty to pick up the Loyalty reef and drive on'lt to tbe Junction with f fngue-Hrnif h rei'f. Tlilfc crosscut is In unexplored country. The balnnce sheet whoWH that, nil amount of £1176 8/1 has been expended, of which £H-itf «/» was for wages and salaries. M«n«g«rs' Report. Occidental.—The manager reports* that the crosscut on the main flinty to Intersect the loyalty reef ot. No. r. level, has been advanced Jort fur the week a total of 28ft slncfc starting. The country passed through Is interlaced with qtinrtz stringers and is of a splendid class for making gold. Work In the ktopes has been discontinued for the time being.
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Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 124, 28 May 1928, Page 4
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MINING NEWS.
Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 124, 28 May 1928, Page 4
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