MINING NEWS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 143, 18 June 1936, Page 4

MINING NEWS.

THE OHINEMURI FIELD. The following applications were dealt with by the Mining Warden, Mr, F. H. Levicn, S.M., at flie monthly sitting of the Warden's Court at I'aeroa on Wednesday: ■ Talisman Dublin Cold Mines. Ltd.—For protection for twelve months en special site No. 4002.—Granted wit lithe consent of the Minister of Mines. Talisman Dubbo Gold Mints, Ltd.—For a ' special site of half an acre at Karangalmke. — Granted with the consent of the '< Minister of Mines. William Campbell.—For n. prospecting license over 50 acres in Block XIV., Waitekauri.—The reports of the Inspector of Mines being favourable, the application was granted. Edwin Cyril Roberts.—For a certificate of ' protection for six months on the New I Maorlland special quartz claim.—Adjourned. 1 Edwin Cyril Roberts. —For a battery site of 5 acres a.t Waltekauri.—Adjourned. The Nine-Bar Eighty Syndjente.—For a prospecting license at Granted. ELECTROLYTIC ZINC OUTPUT. Production of the Electrolytic Zinc Company of Australasia, Limited (Melbourne), lor the four weeks ended May 27, compares as follows with the four weeks ended April 20: Zinc, .>l3l (5130) tons, of which used at works 80 (SO) tons; silver-lead product, lead 150 (185) tons; silver, 20,000 (18,500) ounces. The West Coast mines figures for the same period are: Zinc, 4143 (3760) tons; lead, Ssl (i2O) tons. BULOLO PRODUCTION. r t Production of the four dredges of Bulolo f: Gold Dredging, Limited (New Guinea), for i May is as follows, with figures for April r ! in parentheses: Gross production of bullion, ] 1.1,815 (17,308) ounces, containing 11.190 (12,200) ounces of fine gold, from 1,051,500 (974,500) cubic yards. The production is equivalent to £07,005 (£107,313) and working i pro/it to £03,707 (£72,931) on the basis of I £8 15 a line ounce of gold.