MINING

Press, Volume LXX, Issue 21355, 24 December 1934, Page 15

MINING

GOLDEN SANDS O?RES3 ASSOCIATIOS TELEGKAM.) GREYMOUTH, December 22. The Golden Sands return was 230z lOdwt for 30 shifts of eight hours each. GOLDEN DAWN, LTD. The report from Golden Dawn Gold : Alines. Ltd., for the 12 working days ended December 10 states: 286 tons of ore were treated for a return to £832. : realisation estimated at £7 2s per gold : 02. i BRIAN BORl* i The Brian Boru Gold Dredging Comi pany's return for the last week was ! 20oz Cclwts for 102 hours' working. i MACETOWN DEVELOPMENTS, I LIMITED i The report for Macetown Develop- : ments. Limited, for the period ended December 19. states: The last report ■ referred to a lode in the hanging wall :of No. I lode. Development work I proves t'—» to be the true hanging i wall. Driving in an easterly direction ; the tunnel has been advanced 11 feet: \ the lode averages 30 inches in width, ' carrying high values for full distance; the face being 20 inches wide, assaying 3oz 12d\vt per ton. Work is procced- ; irig without interruption during the : holidays. | BIG RIVER, LIMITED : The report of Big River Gold Mines, 1 Ltd., Rrefton, for the week ending De- ■ cember 20. states: ; No. 3 crosscut: Work has been sus- ; ponded in this face during the week. | No. 4 North drive: Total distance i driven on reef 73 feet; width of reef 7 feet; slope maintaining width and I quality. No. 4 south drive: Total disj tance driven 52 feet, of which 29 feet is on reef, width of reef 9 feet; visible cold in increasing quantities. Battery: The clean up is taking place. | TALISMAN DUBBO, LIMITED J J The report from the Talisman jCubbo Gold Mines. Ltd., up to December 21, states that 72 tons of ore I were treated at the Golden Dawn batitery for an actual return of £529. I i ISELL HOOPER CROMWELL, LTD. I ! The report from Bell Hooper CromIwell Gold, Ltd., states that the return I lor the week ending December 22, I was 19oz 7dwt 20gr. ' FOREIGN EXCHANGES

EXCHANGE RATES The Bank of -Vew South Wales. Christchurch, quoted the following rates on Saturday for its sales and purchases of foreign evchaiijjo. Tho rates are subject to alteration without notice:

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