GOLDMINING

Grey River Argus, 22 October 1936, Page 6

GOLDMINING

CHAIN OF MINES LIMITED. The Company’s Manager reports as follows fo r the week ended 12th October, 1936.

The following is a laboratory concentration test which I carried out during the week, the samples were taken, from the eastern section of the sunbeam lode, the true average sample assayed £7 15s 4d per ton. The recovery was at the rate of 90.23 per cent or £7 Is 4d per ton. The l° ss! in the residue was at the rate of 9-77 per cent or 14s per ton. The processes involved in the test included flotation by aeration without the aid of reagents, the concentrate was 5 per cent, of the total ore treated, and' assayed £l4l 6s 9d per ton.

RIMU FLAT RETURN. The Rimu Gold Dredging Company’s wash-up for the past week was 219 oz.s for 129 hours’ work, 54,053 cubic yards being treated. BRIAN BORU DREDGE. After completion of the repairs, the Brian Boru dredge has been under-, going trial runs, and has secured al first return of 15 uzs 17 dwtu 15 grs

of retorted gold for 8000 yards treated. New River 7Ad, Sd; Okarito 3s 9d, •Is 8d; Shippers 3Jd, 4d; Worksop —, Is 9d; White’s Electric —. lOd; Goldfields —i, 3d; Maori Gul'ly Gel, 7d; Mossy Creek —, Is 4d; Mount Lyell 33s 4d, 33s sd; Mo.onlight lOd, Is 3d; Nemona Is 41d, Is 7d; Alexander — 18s 3d; Alexander (15s paid) 14s. 7di. 16s 3d; Argo Gold Is 9d, Is 91d; Barrytohvn —>. 30s 3d; Big River Is lOd. 2s; Blackwater 31s 6d, 33s 6d: Brian Boru 4fd; Consolidated 15s- •—; Gillespie's is 5-'d, Is Gd.