MINING NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 657, 6 November 1909, Page 10

MINING NEWS.

,'■• WELLINGTON MINING MABKET. , A moderate amount of business was done yesterday. ..Slay Quocns were in demand in tho vfternoon,. because of n . rumour that tho deep evels-scheme had been successfully launched, the day's sales.wero as'. under':—.'■•■ ■'. May; Qnoon,-i4s. ■ 1d.,:45; .1 Jd.,'-. 4s;- 2d..'(third. call). 1 = Waihi .Grand Junction,: £2..5b. 3d.; £2 4s.- 9d; second call).' ,-■,■'.-,'■■■.. <--v. ■ . .-.;■. .■■■'■■a:'.j -.M:-..■.-:■ -..Waltangl, : .3s.'-..8d.: (second caU).\-V .. Watchman,-2s: Gd..-(tliii'd-call).' . ::-.' ■ "%.'• .'Bos3 Goldfleldß,' Us..;.<first .call). S':-'-'- ■', .;:■/(;"." ■ '>'■ :: l'-/f/' :-'^ Q WTATTONB^:;.V; ; ¥ '.'.'■■'' ■ :The.latest : 'aubta(ions,: wlth'ilast : rec'orded.: s alej? verq'- as-;under :—.■;..■', V ; ; ;'/■. :■■'-: -,''//-.v..•.;'.■ ■ :. ; .- ; :'■■■■■■'■■ i •'■'.■:■ '■.'.VBuyors/-. Sellers.'-, ; 'Snlos': : '':'■■■;.••' ' ■'■• ■'.0.r : , .'-£:s.:d.-.-'-.i! b.'d'. ; -? Asu'd 1 :- Dixon Consolidated •■;.;.: .0:-0-71-.0' 0. 9'-. -.—;■'"■" dominion ■ :■■ '■■ 0 0:5 ■.-. ■■■—'■ ,' Mden '8e1t' '.:.:>;.'.:■.■:.....'■ 0 !l ;; 0 ■ , ',- , .." , -.'.^."'.'." i; .-: > , ■''-'. turanui Caledonian-' : .';v. 0; -i ; ;2 V: 6;vi-.'4:'v. — '~'.■ >tay Queen■ i :.--.'..'.^'v.-..-i;.'::". , .0 : .'4 il:". '.0;..4-J3''-',■(!:•■ 4.'.2 : • fountain King .„./U;.Wo:.'l''o'.'.\o'.Tv3,/- ■■—" ."■■ Sew •8y1viu, : ,..;..... '.■:.':. ' '■ O'- 1 ' ■'■\".ii. , .-- : ; Itoyal o'.' ; l-" B'. ■/.-—'■ ■/"■■:.'■ .-i...' !axon .';:.;.....;;.;;;....'.'. 'i.--f'&.•"'t."i*& ■""'■:—,.■■ Pairuaßroken Hills■',-;; .0' 1 '.-35! '0' 1 ■:&':-,. '. ■—■■ ■ raiismaa .' i '"..'.; , ...::;;.^. : .:i''.2'it: ; 6.-■ 2-12 o' . ■—■■■■-. "' ,v"aihi. ./.■....■.:.V.:.:....r..:.i.".:/ — '■■.•'''■'• , -.9't7:':6--" 1 .—■' '■' iVaihi Consolidated':..■ 0..'4 B.■.'''■.!!; 5 0. -.-'"■— '"■ iVaihi '■. Extended -.':..'..'../'0 :lit : "0'.5 '3;''. "' '~>'~. iVailil Graud"Junction' ■% 3.;;9;:' o';'r->."v2 ; '4';9'. iVaitangi. ••' ..v.'..::;...:. 1 ..'.;.;-'; . — ;'--;.i ! -- o'-53 \-8-:' ■'■■o.'.'J-.'B'.,'-Watchman ■■.....'...".;:;..;'..';..0.. 2"8 ...0," 3" 9 ■ 0-.2. B ; 3on. Goldflelds ■.;.'.;.;.;.X:0 16■ 10' = :'-0 17■ '6'.'.' : '-r'- '' Sew Alpine'(paid! .;-..-;;■ ..-.::— .-,.'■ 0" 5- 6' '.'■'-'■ ■'■'' ?rogress ...........;».;.;;;;. ~v—.■ ':-*-' : 0 12"6 ■ "•"'.■'i-,'.- '■' Boss Goldflolds ,;.:.;.;..;..■ 6.. Vr? ;■"!.;-. •'■•';/.■ .f ■^sTocKVExonANGB.:^; :,; : ; : ;; r : ::;.f/.'. : ' ■ (By. Telesfaph-Preas; Asa'ociation';i' : v -".- v> '.• '. '■ ' : ..". : -''"'. : ■ 'Auckland,-November" s'.'-'-Business at the first call.of'.the Stock Exchange ;o-day included!— •'- ■•:.. Sylvia, 65., 4s. lOd.' '■•'■'■".'•••■"■. •'■ « • Waiotahi,. 4s. Bd. " ; ---- ",'- ' ,av.,..: ; - Pride of Tokatoa, 9d. -■'- .-.'.■'■■•": ':■ '•?,.■■::■■■' Talisman, 615., S2s. 3d. ■ ' ■■:.:?:■."■■.. Waihi, 1995.•Waihi Grand Junotion, 455. 3d., 455. 6d. ■■'"'■■.- Mountain' King, Ud. The, following sales took place at the afternoon sail: — . ■•■• . ■ • s : .,- ■ . -•" ■■;;■■;;. ~.; May Queen, 4s. 3d. ; .'.■.!;" Waitangi Consolidated, 3s. 7d. . -. Watchman, 2s. Bd. ' "-:^-:-< Talisman Consolidated, 625. 3d. . Waihi, 199 a. ■"• ■■- .li- ■■ - Waihi/Extended, ss. Id. ;' ■■■'•.'.,'■ ■ ~', Waihi Grand Junction, 445, 3d., 445.-64. ''■'•.' New Sylvia, ss. Saxon, Is. 6d. :>Handsworth, lMd. ■'■'■ : Tairua. Golden Hills, 6s.' 2d: New Zealand Insurance, 765., 755.. 6d. . Dunedln, November 5. Stock Exchange sates:— ."'. : ".-■'" ,Waihi Extended, ss. 3d., 6a. 3d. Waihi Grand Junction, 445. 6d. Reported sales:— ) Golden Bed,' 15s. 6d.' Union Steam, 345. ..Progress Mines; 12s. 4id. ;■•■-■ Standard Insurance, 225. 3d. ; ■-'. .; ,:'' ..WAIHI'.GBANp'JTJNCTION.' IBj Anoclatloa.r , , ' 'Waihi, November 5. ; The Royal-Lode has been intersected in tho south-east crosscut, at the bottom- level of the Grand Junction mine. A fino class of ore is now exposed. ■ .... '.>:-> ; ;■.."■ .-.' :deedging.' :,■.'.-./ > • 'By. Te!eEr»ph.-Pre»> A«Boct»tloD.i ! Dunedln, November 5. Dredging returns: ilasterton, 480z..6dwt.; Koputai, 350z. 9dwt.; Now Hoxbnrgh Jubilee, 260 i. Bdwt.; Hartley and Biley, 20oi. 6dnt.; Waikaia, 7oi.:|lßdwt.i.South.Waikaia, soz, 14dwt. -.:.. ' '■V';i:.y.':; /MINING. NOTES.;, . ; . . . ' Kuranul Caledonian;— Graham's. levM is in 440 : feet. The leader still' carries favourable minerals, As the leader in: tho stopes does not improve, cross-eutting into tho wall on the foot wall Bide is in-progress. Two small; leaders wore cut which, look promising forgold.-,' It is probable the first one will prove to be' the footwall branch that junctions with tho leader •" tha-drive.' .The second one has not been mot with;, before. ■■■• ■' '•■' . Golden Belt.-The reef at No.'' 1 level- is-nve feet ; :wido, and' the ore is'being sent' to the mill. ;In -the stopos.above there -are -six' oruahmg .dirt. ' The battery tavthe week, crushed 45 tons .for. 135oa:!*>tahot water amalgam. The tailings assay ,£2o>6lhtdn> and lh6 slimes are worth 18p.- per ton. .■;..,,., f. ': Now" WaitekaurHThere is' 18 - feet of payable, ore still showing, in which dabs of gold'are occasionally seen. Thevstopes will be put- un-to. the-.Qneen lcyerbefore'.tending the oro to tho battery.: •-. ,''','.'• !":>.;.! ■:Dominioh.i^B''adit'ieTol v iii"-^lßJ'ieot,. : p'eii» tratine blue andesite of a firmer description, ■ ■New' SyWai-Thei" main erossout' 'east' of,'".tbi reef is in Csl feet. Quarti'vMns ftf6''stlli; passed through; but.,Bo far, nothing'of payable'TaWe! The country is flrsUlass, and impregnated with iron i pyrites. On tho main reef, In the north end of M tho. mine,.-. No., 2 rise. has. been started,' and. wi>! bo carried ", through ..to . upper level. S« jm e >? 8 bEin ? .broken from this; and : the rise Will .be carried up 12 feet: in length,' with 4 by .J pass.. at each end.' The 6r6:'oßmfne to hand- is. being sorted, and mineral 'ore' kept separate. :> In the-north face v tho reef is fnlly 8 feet in width, cafrying fair, grade ore. with a of mineral ore;in hangingwall. '■ :Waiotahi.-The intermediate drhe.'east at No. 5. lever on i the junction of the .main reef and hangingwall leader ia In a distance of 9ft; ,The hanglngwall loader has been .disturbed for tho last low. feet, but ib now making again.- and colours of gold are being aeon. Tho main reef at this ..point is about 15' inches in' width, and where it Junctions with the hauginewall leader colours i of gold, wore seen'to-day: (Monday). -At ~ 4 , lc }' el , tho second stope on. tho hanginewall loader has been carried west of the rise for'a distance of 34 feet. Good dabs of. gold and fair crushing dirt is coming' to hand.. The second'Btope has also been carried east.ofvthe orossont;for,a distance of 114 feet. The .leader, is about 15 inches ; -in width, and dabs of. gold are seen. We havo now started ■ to, drive Mto the footwall country, from the drive, on the hangingwall leader, toward the ma Sl re , e, ' ~ a f a Point 6 feet west of the"rise on- the boundary. This drive is in 3 feet and a, body of qnarts has been ftmok, iwith the same Underlie as the .'main reef, but whether it is the.main reef or a branch is hard-to say. In a stringer about an inch in width a few inches away from the main portion, and havmg : the same -'.underlie,, somo good colours -of . gold ; have ibeeh seen.-;. .'Waihi :Boach;-Tho north drive ib. in '759 feet from the main crokscut. The country-has been intermixed ' with. flint and quarts veins,,' but Bofter material is / howinet with, whloli may indicate thereof is'at, hand. '■- - ~Bonanza.—The low level is in, 132 feat The country is full of inineralveins./Water is flowing' very freely. . ~ ' .- ', Waitohgi Consolidatcd.—The , mineral is getting: more distributed through the reef'in'tht fourth Stope above the - intermediate" in "the western'section..- The reef averages 10' foot. "The ■Ore iS of fair, quality, and shows' dabs of fret .gold. .No. 2 level oast is in 130 feet from No. ', crosscut. Twelve tons of ore have .been sent to ;the paddookiiTho anialgam from the-plates foi .two days at. tho Waiotahi was 160 i.■:.-■-■ .tunnel along the -break ij in ,41 feet..'This-break httß now changed,to avers close minc.-al : lead: A little Water is makini Jin, the.faco. - ;..-', ■■..,;., ; ■ ~■■•.. ''Occidental.—Mr. T.' Qfflan has been apifointod managorof Xhis mine. '■■■■•" , ■■; ; ;-..,■ 'iShotover.-Tlio-drive ■is' in'sl7.feet from th< rise. The intermediato drive has boon stopped for. the prostot,; and the men havo ben put tc drive 60UtU to plbvo its .value in that diree ■ tion.,;. .•,■,■-;'■.■■'.■;;•.■-".'■; .'. v,.. : -•, ■ .'■' /Watchman.—The low level is in 94 'feet fron .the fiat sheet. . Quartz and silica Beams ''are Oc casionally met .with in the face, some ofwhicl Lshow .zino , blend; and. galena-freely. .. ' r Maorlland.-The drive north qn the, Yoiint Now, Zealand reef.is in 35 feet. Tne mineraliseo portion of the reef continues to'show strong dabs and, colours of gold every breaking down 'When this drive has been oxtended 50 feet it 11 ■intended to out into the footwall to prove th( .value of the ond that is left. The south driv< is in 33, feet. The ore etposed in this faco ii ,9 ,feet,-, and .the.hangingwall portion 3 feet it wiatn,. composed of brown quartz of low grade but the• mineralised portion "shows gold even breaking down. .