MINING NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 762, 10 March 1910, Page 10

MINING NEWS.

WELLINGTON SHAKE MARKET. ' Good business. was done yesterday. Talismans and Waihis : were slightly firmer, and there' were transactions in Waihi Reefs and Waihi Extended. The sales recorded .were as under:— May Queen,' 4s. 4d. (third call). Old Hauraki, 3s. 4d. (first call), 3s. 6d., 3s. Bd. (third call). Talisman, 495. 9d. (first call), 505., 50s. (second call). Waihi, £9 15s. (first call), £9 15s. 6d., £9 15s. 9d. (third call). Waihi Reefs, Bs. 3d. (first call). Waihi Extended, 3s. 3d. (third call). Consolidated Goldfields, .20s. ■ 3d. • (first call). Ross Goldfields. Es;'3d. (first call). . QUOTATIONS. Buyers... Sellers. Sales. £s. d. £a. d. £s. d. Kuranui Caledon'n ■ — 0 16 — May Queen ..! 043 045 044 N.Z. Crown 0 4 9 — ' — -. New Sylvia 0 4 5 0 4 6 - Old Hauraki 0 3 4 0 3'6- 0 3 8 Saxon 0 16 0 18 — ' Tairua- Monarch — 0 0 5 —,' . Talisman 299210 3 210 0 Waihi 915 0 916 6 915 9 Waihi Roofs — ■ — 0 8,3 Waihi Extended ... —■ 0 3;6 0 3 3 Waihi G'd Junct'n — 115 0 ■ — Waitangi 0 2 0 0 2 3' — Blackwatcr — 19 0 — Con. Goldfields .... 10 3 10 9 10 3' Ross Ooldfields .... 0 7 9 0 8 6 0 8 3 TALISMAN CONSOLIDATED. The following is a copy of- a wire received by the Wellington Stock Exchange from the Talisman Consolidated Company, the wire being dated March 8:— February return: 363U tons, value £19,192 i6s. 3d. Costs: development,, 10s. Ud.; mining, 135.10 d.; milling, 17s. 3d.; general expenses, 2s. 3d.; total, 445. 3d. Have sent London the following cable:—No. 12 lovel north: Progress, 111 feet;' width, ot reef, 48 inches; values-low. No. 13 level, north: Progress, 11. feet; width of reef, 56 inches; values low. No. 13, level, Bouth drive: Total progress, 83 feet, 63, feet of which has already been reported..'For the | last 20 feet the reef is 72 inches wide; value, £4 Is. No. 5 winze: Progress, 12 feet: width of jeef, 48 inches; value, £2 16s. 3d. No. 6 winze: Started 1M feot north of No. 5 .winze;- progress, 23 feet; width of reef, 36 inches; £5 10s. No. 8 winze: Progress, 5 feet;' reef, 12.. inches wide; values low. No.-13 winze: Progress, 21 feet; width'of reef, 24 inches; value, £4 19s. \,_.. .. ROSS GOLDFIELDS COMPANY. : (By Telegraph.—Press Association.' Cliristehurch, March 9. The manager of the Ross Goldfields Company telegraphed to Dr. to-day as follows:—"The' seventh level is unwatcred, but I could only examine one chain of the workings on account of • bad air. The timber is sound.". Dr. Neeley states that the seventh level is one from which gold was formerly taken from the mine. . The" workings referred: to in the telegram should be clear in ■ a day or two. The company do not expect to take out waßh dirt until the permanent pumps are installed. . ~..;.