MINING NEWS,

Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 232, 2 October 1933, Page 4

MINING NEWS,

WAIHI COMPANY. EXTENDED REPORT. A brief telegraphed report of operations at the Waihi mine i'or the period ended August a lias already been published in the "Star." The following extended report by liio superintendent, Mr. 11. \V. Hopkins, has now become available. WAIHI AREA. No. 13 I.evel.—.Martha lode (south section) : East drive at 3-101't in No. 4 shaft north crosscut. The crosscut at the Soft mark was driven south iUft where country is showing in the face oL' the crosscut. Northward a total of ~ lit was driven, the north wall being seen here. Assay value in the crosscut ranged from 1/u to 10/0 pei ton. Driving east is resumed, and is belli;; carried along close to the north wall. No. 3- I.evel.—Koyai load west of No. A shaft south-east crosscut : i.izanl rise connected to tin? winze at I'JCt lip, and driving was tlicn resumed westward; average assay value from Sift to 1-lSt't is -!)/~ per ton The full width of quart/, is from -1 ft to lilt No. 11 (70ft) Hub-level.—Empire lode Driving was continued eastward from Cot west: crosscut, and carried to I-ISft. Tin width of lode is from .'ift to oft, and average ussay value from 112 ft to 130 ft 75/0 pel ton.

No. 31 (3Sft) Sub-level.—Empire lod( (north section) : Sloping has been com in Kingsford dip block near the east end. 11 Level.—Edward lode: A winz< called Snapper, situated at Uplift south ol Sprat crosscut, was commenced and sun! 3 lift. The average assay value to 15ft i; •14/8 per ton, 110 Avails seen. No. 10 t > Sub-level.—Empire lode Connor block: Widening was continued tc 314 ft west of Rolker south crosscut ant timbering U> 2981't south. No. 9 Level.-—Empire lode (norll section): Feather winze lias been sunt 0911. Assay value at 4.lit down, across 2fi of reef, with south wall seen, is -13/0 pel ton. No. .1 Level.—Roycrof t north-west cross cut: The drive west on vein at 103Ct was carrled to 110 ft. Width ot' quartz varioc from 31n to -tin of low value. A crosscul north and south is in progress at the loil'l mark, and 10ft lins been driven in eacl direction. Martha lode: The west drivt from No. 2 shaft north-west crosscut was continued to !)oft where the Martha lodi was met, which, at close of period had beer penetrated 14ft. Average assay value ovei this width is 11/10 per ton. No. 4 Level.—North branch of Marthr lode in Cordon north-west crosscut : Tin west drive was advanced to 11 lill in gooi finality ore about 3ft wide. In the easteri: end the drive is out 108 ft. From CSft t( S3ft tlie value fell away, but from this point to the face it is good grade, iii< average width during the period was lift In this direction for the last 30ft or 40f! the reef lias a very pronounced dip to tin north—about 1 in 2. Lovatt south cros:; cut is out 100 ft. and from this point i rrossciit was commenced westward with th< object of searching for the Edward lode Tbi i crosscut is now out r>Bft, and at HOfi there is a vein of quartz -ift wide assaying 74/3 per ton. Course. 12 degrees (true) am dip 1 in' 4 west, which may be a section ol lite Edward lode. The crosscut is beinj con (lulled. No. .'! I/Pvel:—-Martha lode north brand west of Wallace crosscut. Hooper rise was put up Ttijl't. At ."lift the reef narrowed U tiin. and finally pinclied out. Good assa.t value was innintained up to the cutting out jioint. The west drive was then re sumed and advanced to 130 ft. At 109fi there is 3ft of quarts: exposed near llooi of drive, and about 3ft wide near the rool of good assay value. No. 2 Level.—Hooper north-west cross cut was continued to 117 ft: At 78ft tin Martha lode was intersected, the full width being 20ft and assay value 9/9 per ton At llfift there Is a vein of quartz loir wide, dipping 3 in 7 to the north-west, assaj value 18/"> per ton. Work at Nos. 4. 3 and 2 levels has beer suspended since July 20 as a result of the cage accident at No. 2 shaft on that date Operations cannot lie resumed until repair: to the bead gear and shaf* timbers ar< completed. JUNCTION AREA. Junction No. to Level.—Empire lode. No 9 pass block : Shrinkage stoyiug is iu pro gross at 34ft. Junction No. 9 (4Of() Sub level.—Empin lode: Driving was continued to 39ft easl of No. 7 pass, and 29ft west in gooi grade ore. Waihi Co.'s No. 10 Level.— Martha lode Tile broken ore in Week's block situated n the titift intermediate level, has all beei drawn. 11l MeConnell block immediate!) under this,' sloping is in operation at 30l'i up. Junction No. ti Level.— Itoyal prospecting crosscut commenced at 780 ft east of No. i shaft, southeast crosscut, along the line o) the Royal lode. This had been driven 7Ufi ill the close of the period. At o4fi, there i: a mixture 2ft wide showing a trace of lull lion, and at "iSI'l a vein of quartz 2ft wid< assaying 1/•"> per ton. Itotli of these hav< a dip 1 in 2 soulh-east. Junction No. 9 Level.---Stale reef (nortl pari): In the inl ermedia I e level at 07f above No. !► level, Kenif) idock is being pre pared for sloping. The block extends' iron about lOl't west of Kemp rise to .">3ll east. BRIAN BORU RETURN. (By Telegraph.—Tress Association.) G KEY MOUTH, tliis day. The Brian Born dredge return shows thai 300 hours' working yielded (.Jiioz lOdwt ol gold. MINE MANAGER'S REPORT. Golconda.—During the week we have eon tinned sloping 011 the branch reel" south; tin r«M»l' has pinched somewhat, hut is nov changing into its proper underlie, on- i splice. We anticipate better values whn the reef makes again 011 the top pnrtioi of the splice. This should occur in tlx next stope. Next week we will stare 1 stope 011 the junction of the three difl'erem reefs north and south, and start a drivt on the hangingwall branch of the maiii reel going east.