MINING NEWS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 291, 8 December 1937, Page 4

MINING NEWS.

RETURNS OF COMPANIES. Ilium (West Coast i. —211.430z from 1 30. 100 yards in 1303 hours. j I.oloma ( Clji 1.- Four weeks ended 1 November 24,' previous four weeks in! j paren; I : Treated, 13MI tons : 1 | i 1 Js s 1 tine 07.; sil\er, 7■> 7 | (3.V_' 1 tine 07.; residues, S.ldwt (Il.3dwtij a ton. For 7.". per cent of tile latest period | I tin- plant was operating 0:1 raw treatment. , It is now 011 designed treatment, present ' residues are down about 4\lwt a tou, and ! an- falling. j Wnitnutiiti (Gore.i.—Hloz 4dwt for six da} 3 sluicing. MANAGER'S REPORTS. Minint Lyell t Tasmania).-—Fortnight ended November 24 : .Mint's—Tons extracted : North Lyell, 3440: Crown I.veil 721: West Lyell, 23.20!!; I,yell Comstock. 3130. No. 9 level. No. 1 mullock pass rise to lloft through ore and completed by holing- through to No. ,s level, main shaft to 343 ft (37ft below No. S level) through porphyry. Reduction works' Furnace in .blast for full period; 14 11 tons retinery anodes made for current vear. Concentrator: Mill operated 333 hours and treated ."-2.173 tons ore. producing 17sp tons concentrates:. Copper refinery : Tank house in operation throughout fortnight, .1112 tons cathode copper being produced. Total for current year. ISO 3 tuns. (iidden Dawn (Owharoai. — Fortnight elided November 27: No. :: level: Crosscut west has been driven lift. At 231 ft in a reef IS inches wide was cut, value 3 4 per toll. The lust Nft of driving is still in splendid country. Drive south on No. icef has been driven 12ft on tlie west side of reef. There is still 15ft of reef on the east side of drive. Heef taken out averages "ft wide, and looks will assay 8/ ]|er ton. Drive south oil No. 4 reef has been driven oft, reef loin wide, but is split into two branches with a liors" of mullock between them, value £1 !(/;> j,,, r f on Drive north on No. 4 reef has been driven Oft. lteef 12in wide, value £1 0/ per ton. iiottom intermediate level : Crosscut east has been driven Nft. The country rock here is still 1 of a good dass. but no reef has been eip | as yet. Sloping-No. 3 level: On into west \v;i 11, reef 14in wide, vailuo I '-'2 10/0 per ton. <In No. 2 reef nnrfli oi l old pass, reef ISin wide, value £1 Nil per ton. On No. 4 reef north and south of crosscut west, reef Klin wide, va|o» £3 14/8 per ton. On w.estwall branch reef north. rce» 121n v.'id*. value £2 VJ' ncr ton. liottom intermediate level : Cnderliand stopes on No. 1 reel south. reef lsin wide, value £l 14/ per ton.