GRAND JUNCTION
The drive east of the Empire reef, intersected beyond the, broken country at No. 6 level, is being advanced in ore which, from its appearance,' should give better values than at the point (1100 ft east) where a crosscut through the lodo proved it to be 28ft wide, with 7ft on the hanging-wall portion, worth over 20s per ton.. In view of the fact that the report of the Government Geological Survey Depa-rtment on the Waihi field suggested that payable ore was not likely to be found in the bedded dacite ea&t of the fault in the Grand Junction, the development is regarded by mining authorities as one of considerable importance as far as the- extension of pay ore on the eastern portion of the field is concerned. The Junction Company ha* yet 1900 ft of country to explore before the boundary of the property is reached, and if developments on the Empire in this direction give satisfactory results no doubt money will be forthcoming to exploit other claims on the eastern portion of the field.
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Evening Post, Volume LXXXVII, Issue 152, 29 June 1914, Page 16
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178GRAND JUNCTION Evening Post, Volume LXXXVII, Issue 152, 29 June 1914, Page 16
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