MINING.
The manager of the Waihi Reefs-Gigan-tic mine reports that he has continued the crosscut west from the. north face at point 500 ft out from the shaft at the oOOft level, and has driven an additional M't into I lie quart/, intersected. This makes 9ft of reel penetrated, and uo footwall showing yet. Tile quartz broken ia showing nice mineral. A fairly strong how of water is making from the reef, but is easily held in the shaft by a little additional baling. This new lode ia, in tne managers opinion, one of the main system of lodes of this field. Ho has taken samples to test the values, but the results are not yet to hand. All the machinery is running smoothly. Thames, reports that another breaking down of the reef in the. slope near the winze lias taken place, and 101b of picked stone were, secured. There are now about 451b of picked stone on hand and 20 loads of general ore.
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Evening Star, Issue 16350, 16 February 1917, Page 1
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165MINING. Evening Star, Issue 16350, 16 February 1917, Page 1
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