GOLD MINING

Grey River Argus, 27 May 1935, Page 7

GOLD MINING

Owing to a crush having taken place in a section of the King Solomon. mine, operations have been temporarily interrupted, consequently there was no wash-up last week. The Maori Gully return last week was 30ozs for 68 hours. The Worksop Extended dredge return last week was 33ozs lOdwts for 132 hours The following telegram has been received from the Talisman Dubbo Co. —Treated fifty t,ons at Golden Dawn battery for £278 actual realisation. The Melbourne papers publish the following report, dated May 18ih, of Universal Gold, New Zealand: Cable message from engineer.—-Prospects here very promising; obtaining other epi ions; expect leave New Zealand Mav 24th. The Blackwater Mines final dividend for 1934 is Is ami Consolidat'd Gold fields interim dividend for 1934 (id per share, both tax free and payable on June 12 in British currency. Transfer registers will be closed from May 23 to June 5, inclusive. Latest quotations wore; Alexander Hss paid) 14s. 14s lid: Argo Gold Is 34d, —; Bendigo GMdlight lid. Is Ojd; Big River 2s s<l, 2s (id; Blackwater 31s 9cl, 33 s; Brian Born 2d, 4d; Consolidated 15s, —; Cilkspm's Is 44d, Is 7d; Golden Samis 2s 3d. —; Goldfields Dredging —. 4d; King Solomon 3s 9(1. 4s Id; Maerewhenmi 4d. Ifd; Mahakipawa 84,(1 9d: Mahakipawn pref. Is, Is 3d: Maori J lull v Is 74d, Is Sid; Mossv Creek 2s 4d. 2s 6d; Nevis Diesel 1 ]d, lid: Skippers 2d. 21d; Waihi 40s. 40s 'sd; White’s Electric —. 4 .Id; Woiksop Ex’ended 2s 7d. 2s 94d." MOSSY CREEK DREDGE. The Moss’v Cheek Dredge return for last ■week was 70 ounces 12 dwts for 14 800 yards of wash treated in 118 hours. During 'the week 16 hours were lost through power interruptions caused by the bad weather.