MINING.

Evening Star, Issue 14534, 9 December 1910, Page 6

MINING.

The enlargement, and re timbering of tlie shaft iit ihe iiixon mine, Thamea, hao been completed to 22ft below No. 4 level. The manager of the Big River fjouth Gold Mines reports {or last week as follows:—During the week the scope, has been tarried along the small reef, with no improvement. We have alco started an underhand scope where the fito|>e is small. Wo also put a tiouch in the new .-mrfaco. reef, but nunc work i:> rerpured on this reef to tret its value, as it lines not outcrop any length. 'J'iiis stow: showed gold. All work in the mine lus been stopped until after the holidays. The diive on the light of the main crnescut at ihe l.OOOt't l"\ ; el in the May Queen mine, 'f'hanies. ha» be; n extended 18ft through a good il'ss of blutky country. Several nice-!ookiii'_' quartz veins have been mat with. The last one eat. about ■'!*•■ hack from 1 the piuanl lace, io about 601 wide, tarrying go< ;1 mineral, and lias every indication for making gold. The bramh ero>t>-cui going lo the hit o. the main cro.-o-cut in being extended a,< usual, but nothing fresh has been met with duriu;; the p:iti week. T'lu i-mmtry is still of a g>.ol desciiplion. Hood crushing ore continies to be obtained at N'.c.s. 9 and 6 levels. To ■ value of the lottirn reported latjt week Mas £446 18s 10<1. The Auckland Slock Y.k> liange Inve decided to halve tin' communions ius bclwc.T. buyer .'.mi .seller Horn January 9 inxt. thubringing its practice inio ton'oimity with the ' nilvr. o; tlie t-outiieru i xeuamje,;. blilhoiU) th' wine.' of Die brokerage lias been thaiged to I tie .-ci'er. the buying and celling b:<k--:a halving the -tiling Loininission. ni-TcnX'--Waikaia : 13oz 9d\\t, J'.id hoin>. Koputai : '2Mj. ibdv.'t, 137 hours. 'I 11 ii SHAKE MARKET. lif NK DIN I.XC.IHMIK. As of recent days, the li'k-ine..-.- transacted this morning was'mo.-lly oil' 'Change; there wax but one sale on \. hamie—Old Hauraki. 2.s Oi<l. Off 'Change, May Queen.-at os 2d, J unci ion- tat eigiil wee:.:-) at 31s. W'ailn Exte;:.led.s at 2o Yd changed hands, 'the following bii.-inoi-s took plate yesterday afternoon :—Sale : Waihi. lib- 3d. Sahv reported: Waihi Junction. .'XV (at tight weeks-) a.lld 50.- 9,1; 51.;,..i.;id liis.dain.',, 26a 3d. WAIKAIA COMPANY. 'JV.li:v. loistf liie Waiiai.i Ibid Died,; ing l ...iipa.iv. in s,i'.)niii.tii!g lla.-:r ai.aa.n lvpmt and b'aluuce.-hcci. >.uu- thai dtinng the Year ills! elided tlie dredge Iris wo., 1,42 W. ItVh.t 10gr of gold, valued ai £5,648 12.' I'd. maiding the dirc-in-s t.i pay £>!.:iK> i.i ~Uiii.-nd: •■. ,ual t.i do | r ceil!., on ~. i , r .,;i' ol I lit i .»;np...iy. I !.' £307 it'.. .'. 'i. «xilt:-:\e t i' am.■■.nit set ivi.lv for \<. i ..• Tax. I',; r..- iv.eb 11,.dredge h.i-; bee i wm on p,.;r g.'ouml. but ae. imp. ii.a .i.ent ian he expected any wee!;, the iiim.e'c being «..f <i|:inion that the d'edge is abort thi-.-ii ;'i the. p"oi ;viu !i no-v beiiig woiv'-.d. If'iiiiig the yea; i'l-.: <ii..'ig- 1...> bv.n lep: wording vti> .3ti'-l:!l!y <.'.•. in.,' !i> lii" e. :: i lent slate of r ■ pair tail ihe inaihiaciy kept in. Tic retiring dit a-toto are Mr \V. .1. Love aid Mr A. K. .liooi. v.-lnv b;ii.j eheible, <'licr thciiic.-lvcv lor rc-tt'.. .''in.

A itICH i.OAI). Press AsiOj;.,Liui:—i!y Te!e:/i';i;.'a —Copyiiglil. •SYDNEY. DfNi.nilii-;- C. The d:,-''uvery of a lode rich in oayi.oliU» sl«/ii.> aiul carryiiii;; o per it:!., oi' radio-;;'d\v niaierjal i:, rcp.ir cd ....;i ;■ mine ue-.u- L/kcii ilil!'. TcL ale made. WAlill SHAKES. • Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON. l)c"c:nhcr 8. / (Kectivr;! ;!...;,i!jcr 0. at 0.30 a.m.) .Junetiv!:.. : II livers, 2i- 'k! : tellers, ZCc 7<L.