MINING NEWS.

Evening Post, Volume LXXXI, Issue 25, 31 January 1911, Page 3

MINING NEWS.

, TEE CROWN MINE. [BX TELEGRAPH — SPECIAL TO TH3 POST.] Vv T AIHI, This Day. The New Zealand Crown Company's battery has been thoroughly overhauled, and a 250 horse-power motor installed The whole- of the machinery and the mill are now being driven by electricity from the power station, aaid the change from steam power will mean further economy and a reduction iv general treatment costs. Fifty-five stamps are running, one shift of ten hours per day, and the ore is shaping for a payable Tetm-n.- 'Since the holidays tho staff in the mine has been increased, and the manager (Mr. M'Combie) hopes very shortly to run the mill two shifts daily, as more quartz is now being broken out than can be handled with the battery working one shift. The No. 6 level workings, which were swamped during the holidays owing to the stoppage of pumping operations and development work at depth have been resumed. TALISMAN CONSOLIDATED. The new air compressors recently installed at the Talisman mine are running smoothly and satisfactorily, and ample power is now available for the resumption of the various development works temporarily suspended when the plant in the old Woodstock battery was destroyed by fire. The- superintendent (Mr. Stansfield), however, reports that great difficulty has been experienced since the holidays in getting competent miners, and, as a result, has not been able to commence operations at four development points, which offer empioymcat to from twenty-five to thirty experienced rock-drillers, besides the necessary complement of truckers. As scon aa the men are available, work below No. 13 level will be pushed forward as speedily as possible, and it is not anticipated that the water below the point mentioned will cause any further delay in the sinking of the main incline shaft for No. 14 level. , THE WAIHI MINE. In consequence of the decision of tho London Board of Directors of the Waihi Gold-mining Company to further reduce the monthly erusnings pending the exploitation of the mine at greater depth, the superintendent (Mi 1 . H. P. Barry) hts \decided to close down the Union battery. The plent is one of thirty stamp?, and crushing will be stopped after Saturday next. GRAND JUNCTION. The new reef cut close to tie hanging wall of the Martha reef. 820 ft east of the nccth _crossent at No. 5 level in tho Grand Juncticn mine, ha." now been penetrated for 20ft width. There is no sign of the wall. Ths first 12ft is fair milling dirt, and the next Bft, though carrying values, is of loiver grade.