MINING.

Evening Star, Issue 16781, 9 July 1918, Page 8

MINING.

<►- . RTfTT .STFIKKi?. West Australia has cnne one better, sjiys the Sydney 'fhm.' New South Wales, and Viet-i-ia hrvc hncl their rich coM r md."- recently, and not- to be outdone Wost Al l^tr,>H;i. reported a truly seiisatioVTa.! vield tho other day. Three, miner? ai >,!-uu>t Matniet, named Best, Tivn't, and Movclliui. working a claim called 'The Gift, have just implied thi'ec hundredweight <>f stone for a return of 6'Uoz of :(old. which is etiiial to 4.2600/, to tho ton. ?\l"ount Magnet is .iii old mining town in the Miirchiaou goldtield 480 miles vioni Perth. Tin- other "strikes" were reported la-<t month. At the 325t't level m" the famous '-aoK Xuniiel mine a& G-midaffiU ve&y. a'ich,

gold-bearing ore was found in calcite. In this mine in 1912 two hundredweight of .stone yielded 35 per cent, of gold. The rich field in Victoria was reported by the Hit and Miss prospecting party, operating ,■'* Little VJeiuiiuo. north of Ballarat East. They opened up quartz which showed gold lu-uiy .i.-.soi-iaiL'd with a sub-seam in dyke formation. For the period ended June 29. the WaihiPaeroa Company treated 11,800 tons of tailings, for bullion valued at £2,900, compared with the corresponding period last vear, when 13,200 tons yielded £4,650. the total for the six months is £19,050, compared with £26,750 last year. The total amount won bv the company is £273.061.