MINING NEWS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 155, 4 July 1938, Page 6

MINING NEWS.

REPORTS OF MANAGERS. Mount Lyell (Tasmania I.—Fortnight1 .—Fortnight ended June 22—Mines Tons extracted: North Lyell. .'I7!)S ; Crown Lvell. 2itr>4 : West Lyell. 2P.P14 ; Lyell Omslock. :i!S4. No. ••> level, north drive to 1.'.-'ft through mineralised schist : west crosscut to :t7ft through heavily pyritise.l <|uartzifio schist: No. 2 mullock pass rise to (12ft through low-grade ore. No. 10 level, cutting plant and pump chamber completed: main crosscut to 17ft through porphyry. Reduction works: Furnace in blast for S 1:; dnvs of period: 8420 lon* refinery anodes made, for current year. Concentrator: Mill operated .'J.'!*', hours and treated .'{('...'!l2 tons ore producing 2o:;o tons concentrates. Copper reliuery : 'lank house in operation throughout fortnight. 4P2 tons copper produced for period. Total for current vcar, SSI7 tons.

I'.ig River Gold Mines.- Keport for week ("lined June' :Ui : —No. r> Level -North slope: This stope has widened to .-ft'from Ift <iin. going south. South slope- Step, ing under level continued: slone Sit wid" Centre slope: Filling, prior to taking out the remaining .".ft under No. 4 level. Shaft ■ Three chamber sets placed i„ posit'ioti 'and packing above completed. Batterv ■ r,r, tons of stone sent to batterv for the' week

YIELDS OF COMPANIES. Gillespie's Roach (Southland 1 .--Week ended July 1. total of ti7oz in l:;i hours. Maori Cully I West Coast).— For fortnight. 720z ll'.dwt. for l.'.ii hours. The dredge is al present working on a high reef. Mossy Creek (West Coast).- -31 oz Ndw 1 for U4IMI yards in 127 hours. Mataki Junction. - - Return for weekended June :in:--4 loz smelt..i gold for 120 hours and 20,00n yards dredged. Worksop Kxlended.. Lor the week onding June :;o: , -~■/„ 1:;.- i, M rs. 12,0110 var.N. l.'Uaha Wash-up.-I:;"..;'., 12S hours.