MINING NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 302, 15 September 1908, Page 10

MINING NEWS.

TALISMAN CONSOLIDATED. Tho Talisman Consolidated, Ltd., report as follows for tile fortnight ending July 25, 1908:— No. 10 Level. —Stoping: The values from tho No. 2 Bonanza block stopes average XI Is. 2(1.; have started leading slope north and south off No. 11 rise (Dubbo section); values from samo average X 3 10s. No. 11 Level.—South Drive; Advanced 7ft.; total, 1452 ft.; width of reef, 3in.; average of assays, Is. Gd. No. 8 Crosscut: Advanced 13ft.; total, 198 ft.; ground shows no change. No. 9 Crosscut: Advanced 9ft.; total, 30ft.; no change to report. No. 13 Rise: This was started on east vein 218 ft. south of crosscut; measurement, 13ft.; width of reef,' 2ft.; average of assays, ,£1 6s. Stoping: The average of assays from stopes off No. 5 rise' is .£1 lis. Gd. ; No. 12 Level.—South Drive: Advanced 27ft.; total, 302 ft.; no reef; ground soft; requiring timber. No. 6 Crosscut: Advanced 17ft.; total, 321 ft.; no change in country. No. 12 Winze: Started at 414 ft. south for the purposo of connecting with No. .12 rise, No. 13 level; progress, 14ft.; reef wider than winze; average of assays, -£16" Is. lOd. Stoping: Tho average of assays from stopes off No. 5 rise is .£8 13s. 3d.; tho values from stopes off No. 12_ rise average ,£l6 15s. 6d.; tho values from No. 1 south block stopes average X 3 15s. Bd._; the values from east vein stopes average <£3 15s. 2d. No. 13 Level.—Crosscut, west, at 465 ft. south: Drive north of crosscut has been advanced 24ft.; width of reef 42in.; average of assays, £22 3s. Gd. Drive south of crosscut advanced sft.; width of reef, 57in„ average of assays, .£ls 95.; discontinued temporarily on account of the amount of water comiug frojn face. No. 12, Rise: Advanced 12ft.; total, 131 ft.; width of roof, 24in.; average of assays, X 3 Is. 6<j. Stoping: The values from stopes off No. 1 north rise average .£3 9s. 2d. STOCK EXCHANGE. (by TEtEGXAra—ntr.ss association.) Dunedin, September 14. Stock Exchange sales.—New Zealand Portland Cement, XI Bs. Gd.; Milburn Lime and Cement (XI paid), XI lis. Stock Exchange quotations: — Dredging Stocks: Alexandra Eureka, sellers 45.; Alexandra Lead, sellers 3s. 2d.; Blackwater (contributing), buyers 25., sellers 2s. 6d.; Chicago, sellers, Bs.; Electric, buyers 3s. 10Jd., sellers 55.; Enterprise, sellers 3s. 3d.; Golden Bed, buyers 9s'.; Hartley and Riley, sellers 16s. 3d.; Lady Roxburgh (contributing), sellers 7s. 9d. Manuherikia, sellers .£1; Molyneaux Hydraulic, buyers Is., sellers 35.; Mystery Flat, sellers £2; New Alpine Consols, sellers 10s.; New Trafalgar, sellers XI; Pactolus, buyers 9s. 9(1., sellers 10s. Gd.; Rise and Shine, sellers XI lis. Gd. Mining Stocks: May Queen, sellers 2s. 3d.; Welcome Quartz, buyers 3s. (premium); Now Zealand Crown Mines, buyers 3s. lOd.; Tasmanian Copper, buyers 55.; Mount Lycll, buyers ,£1 145.; Talisman Consolidated, buyers X'l 19s. 6d., sellers X 2; Waihi, buyers XS 17s. Gd., sellers, .£8 19s. Gd.; Waihi. Grand: Junction, sailors XI 13s. 9(1. Investment Stocks: National Bank, sellers X 5 Is.; Union Steam Ship Company,'buyers XI 14s. 3d., sellers XI 155.; Perpetual Trustees Companv, sellers 18s. Gd.; New Zealand Paper Mills, sellers XI 35.; New Zealand Portland Cement, sellers XI 9s.;' New Zealand Portland Cement (new issue), buyers 7s. lid., sellers 7s. 4d.