MINING.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 183, 4 August 1932, Page 4

MINING.

GOLDEN DAWN RETURN.

A report from the Golden Dawn mines (Waikino) states that for 17 working days ended July 31, a total of 475 tons_of ore was treated for a return of £1003 11/4, based on a gold value of £4 an ounce. The manager has telegraphed that the rise has been holed through, and that he will be ready to send the filling to the stopes to-day. MINE REPORT. The following is the mine report for two weeks ending July 30:— No. 3 Level.—Stoping has been carried on in four blocks on No. 1 reef, with machines working three shifts. The reef here averages 2ft 6in wide, and the ore is of very fair value. Stoping has also been carried on on No. 3 reef, with machines working three shifts. The reef here averages two feet wide, and is improving as the stopes are carried on. A start has been made to carry along a leading stope on No. 3 reef, north of the block of main stopes working. The reef here averages IS inches wide, of good value. A start has been made to drive north on a cross reef 30ft east of No. 3 reef, in th<f main east crosscut, ahd has been driven.iw sft; total sft. The reer here averages 18 inches wide, and is of very fair value. This is new work, and no work has been done on this reef in any part of the mine. No. 2 level rise on No. 1 reef has been risen 20ft; total 80ft. We are very nearly up to where we shoukl make a connection with winze. The winze has been sunk 10ft; total 40ft, and from sounding we should conneet in a few shifts. When this work is completed we will start to U6e filling for our stopes from surface. This will be a big saving, as we will not have to shoot the hard yalls for filling.