ALEXANDER MINES.

Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 138, 14 June 1933, Page 14

ALEXANDER MINES.

The report for the, month of May by Alexander Mines, Ltd., i? as follows:— No. 3 intermediate north: JTiis face driven out to G7ft from winze. Last 3oft has been on a fault line which carried several boulders of stone, indicating that lode has been displaced in this direction. No. 4 main crosscut: Crosscuttiug continued for few feet on reef formation carrying considerable amount crushed stone. Drive i 9 being turned in order to follow this to southward. No. i crosscut rise: .Rising carried on until height of 49ft'reached and a crosscut then put-out and connection made with winze sunk from No. 3 intermediate. This connection opens up portion of stone below No. 3 level for stoping. No. 4 east crosscut'off main level north being continued in fairly solid conntry, the face being 19ft from main level. Should nothing .encouraging be discovered here main level will be driven north. Sloping has been carried oil as usual on No. 3 love! backs, stone, being small^ and more, .expensive to, work. Below No. 3 level stone also small, and unless further developments' disclose more\ ore. these stopes will not produce any great tonnage. Battery: Two hundred and ninety-eight tons of ore were sent to battery and 296 tons crushed for return of 170oz 19dwt melted gold.- Cyanide department for same period treated 183 tons of satid for GOoz 17dwt of bullion. The total estimated value of these returns is £893 (exclusive of premium on.sale of gold abroad and premium on exchange).;