MINING.

Evening Star, Issue 14307, 4 March 1910, Page 6

MINING.

The height of the Molyneux Rivor this morning was lift Sin; weather fine. Tho junction wire* :• —-"Running thirtyseven stamps twontv-l'our davs; crushed 6,479 tons, value £10,021 10s; aceay of tailings, value 3s 7d. No. 5 level crosscut north, 488 ft. Martha lode. No. 5 level Octet, 365 ft ; low g-ado crosscutting at 350 ft; width of ore, 51in ; on the footwall side sft: value, £1 2s. Martha lode, Xo. 5 level vest, from 113 ft to 142 ft: width of ore, 60in ; value, £1 14*. Xo. 4 lede, Xo. 5 level oast. 730 ft ; low grade. Xo. 4 lode, Xo. 5 level west, 330 ft; width of ore, 72in; value, £1 Is. Royal lode, Xo. 5 level west, 232 ft; low grade. Royal lode drivo from winzo Xo. 2, 64ft; width of ore. 48in ; value, £2. Royal lode Xo. 5 level east, 205 ft on the footwall side; wide of ore, 42in ; value, £4 7s 6d ; branching the cast, driven on 30ft, low grade. No. 2 lode, No. 4 level east, winzo Xo. 6, width of ore 42in; value, £1 Is." The quantity of .gold exported from the Dominion during February was 36,8480z, valued at £146,311, compared with 41,2630z, valued at £163.862 for February, 1909. Tho silver exported last month amounted to 142,5640z, valued at £14,262, as against 154.2580z. valued at £15,380. RETURN'S. Koputui : 19oz 14dwt. 139 hours. Waikaia : 240z 3dwt, 131 hours.' .South Waikaia : lloz, week. THE SHARE MARKET. —Dunedin Exchange.— Business was fair this morning. Junctions have, become firmer lately, and are quoted at 34s 3d buy and 54s 9d eel. Old Haurakis still hover about the 3s 2d and 3s 5d mark, and show no sign of moving. Of the other stocks little can be said. Regarding sales, four parcels of Junctions changed hands at 53s 9<l, 345, 34 s 6d. and 34s 9d. while two parcels of Old Haurakis realised 3s 4d and 3s 5;1. There were also two forward delivery sales of Junctions at 34s 6d and 54s 9d*. The following were the noonday quotations: Dredging. Electric—Sel 4'. Golden Red—Scl 23/. Koputui—Sel 26/. Nelson CrceK—Sel 16/6. Paetolus—Sel 5/3. Rise and Shine—Buy 44/. Sluicing. Ross Goldtield.--Set 8/6. Muddy Teiraee—Buy 24,3, sel 24/6. Quartz. Blackwater Mines—Buv 26/9. Consolidated Goldfields—Buy 20/6, sel 21/6. Progress Mines of N.Z.—Buy 14/9. Kuranui Caledonian—Sel 1/9. May Queen—Buy 4/, sel 4'6. X.Z. Crown Mines—Sel 5/. Old Ilauraki—Buy 5/2, sel 3/5. Talisman Consolidated—Buv 49/, sel 49/9. Waihi Extended—Buy 5/. Waihi Grand Junction—Buy 35/9. sel 34.'. Investments. National Bank of N.Z.—Buy 124/6. National Insurance Co.—Buy 28/3. MOUNT LYELL RETURNS. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. MELBORUNE, March 4. (Received March 4; at 10 a.m.) The Mount Lyell returns from January 27 till February 23 (inclusive) show that 30,384 tons of ore were treated, including 10,631 from tho North Lyoll mine. Tho converters produced 621 tons of blister copper,- containing : —Copper, 613 tons ; silver, 53,6270z; gold, l.llloz.