MINING NEWS
ALEXANDER REPORT
Alexander Mines, Limited, reports for month of September last as follows: —No. 5 north drive. —This level has been extended to 310 feet north of main crosscut, stone showing in the roof for 156 feet of this distance. The face shows stone four feet wide with no walls showing, but comes down only two feet below the level caps. The full width of the reef is unknown at this point, but in the leading stope above this level the reef is from 10 to 14 feet in width. The strike of the stone continues much the same as last month. This level is opening up well, and if nothing unforeseen happens will provide the mill with ore for a long time to come. Stoping has been carried on above the intermediate and No. 5 levels. Above the intermediate the reef showing in the face varies from two to eight feet of clean ore. All stoping faces above No. 5 level look well, no face showing lode under 6ft in width. Battery: During the period 510 tons of ore were crushed for a return of 3140z 9dwt of melted gold. The cyanide department treated 315 tons of sands for 750z 18dwt of bullion. The total estimated value of these returns is £2613. In addition, 12.3 tons of concentrates were saved valued at £351. In estimating the above values gold has been taken at 140s per fine oz. .
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Evening Post, Issue 86, 8 October 1936, Page 12
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240MINING NEWS Evening Post, Issue 86, 8 October 1936, Page 12
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