MINING

Evening Star, Issue 15914, 21 September 1915, Page 9

MINING

The manager of the New Waitaia mine Kuaotunu, reports that he has commenced sloping north of No. 3 rise over the back of the low level. The reef looks well, bein°over 18m wide, of good pavable ore. The stapes at the south end of 'the block show mco ore, the reef being from 12in ‘to 15in wide. Above the intermediate level the reef isirom 9m to 12in wide in the stnpec north ana south of No. 3 rise. In the Mountain Kmg section the lode is very broken at present. This is expected to make again shortly as there is a nice solid reef ahead ill the level above. The battery is runnimn steadilv. * °

111 the south stops above the intermediate drive on the blow in the Watchman mine Thames, the lode is 3tt wide, and tho manl ager reports that it shows free gold when broken down. _ Another stops is to be started north of the rise, where the reef is 2ft wide The rise from No. la level is up 15ft, and the lode.is Iffe -wide, of good ore Tho reef is 3ft wide, going south, and th« ore payable. (Northwards the lode is smaller Un toe middle parallel reef one stone is in progress and the reef is from 3ft to' 3ft 6!n wide, showing gold at each breaking-down. All the ore is going to the mill.

GRAND JUNCTION RETURNS. During tho period ended September 4 last the Waihi Grand Junction Gold Comnany’ Ltd., crushed and treated 10.250 tans of ore for a return of bullion valued at £l6 403. Compared with the return for the correspondmg period of last year, when 10.170 tons yielded £20,136 Bs, this shows a decrease of ~3,V00 Bs. The total amount of bullion won from the mine to date is £1,162,454 7s 6cl as shown in the fallowing table of details; To end of 1907 noq coa In 1908, 40,060 tons I' m 918 In 1909, 59,147 tons qa’q-iR In 1910, 83,313 tons 133 5P2 In 1911, 105,956 tons 150 729 In 1912, 41,712 toils ' ... 73*863 In 1915, 98,372 tons 180*119 In 1914, 115,710 tons 227*600

T<3t!il - £1,026,296 Period ending— February 20, 1915, 15,100 tons . . 21 069 March, 10,020 tons ... April 17, 10,010 tons .. 17 57^ May 15, 10,150 tons ... .” 17’?^ June 12, 10.210 tons , Ifi'lßn July 10. 10,090 tons Tr’ur August 7, 10,200 tons ' ift’irr September 4, 10,250 tons ... 16*403 Total to date .£1,162,454

, Total dividends paid' to dale £l4O 000 The following cablegram has been scut to tho head office of the company, London“No. 1 main shaft, electric haulage compartmerits,- 30ft has been completed.”