GOLDMINING

Grey River Argus, 17 August 1937, Page 2

GOLDMINING

QUOTATIONS. Alexander —, 13s 6d; Alexander (15s paid) —, 13s 6d; Argo Gold Is lid Is 11-’d; Barrytown 32s 6d, 3bs; Bi/ River Is, Is 6d; Gillespie’s Beach 4 d ; Maori Gully 21d, sd; Mt. Lyell 44s lid, 455; Nemona —ls 8d; New River —, 7id; Skippers 21d, 2id; Worksop Extended Is 4d, —; Mount Morgan. 12s Id, 12s 2d; Mossy Creek t iod; Grey River (5s paid) ss, 5s 2d’. OTAGO DREDGES. Central Shotover return is 63 ozs. Goldfields dredge return is 31-ozs. 12 dwt. MATAKI JUNCTION. Mataki' Junction return for the week ended August 12th, was 91 ozs melted gold for 131 hours and 21,000 yards of material dredged. GILLESPIE’S. Gillespie’s Beach dredge return is 43 ozs. 10 dwts. for 101 hours’ work. ’ OKARITO. Okarito dredge return is 9 ozs. 16 dwt. DREDGES FOR WEST COAST. CHRISTCHURCH, August 16. Good progress is being made with the construction of gold dredges for the West Coast, said the Minister ol Railways. x . Naturally, the requirements oi the Department itself were varied and extensive, said the Minister, but apart from this the workshops branch just now had several unusual orders on hand for other departments. For example, at Addington, a Government department had placed an order for. a new 170-foot steel mast for the new radio station, 3ZB. A 200-foot mast for the Dunedin radio station was also being made at Hillside. The work that the Government undertook to do in the fabrication of gold dredges for the West Coast had, as anticipated, provided a very useful quota of employment for those who were in need of such, stated the Minister. The work involved in the fabrication of the dredges at Addington had progressed very well, and now that erection work on the sites was actually starting, further employment was being afforded.

MATAKI DREDGE. AUCKLAND, August 16. Mataki Gold Dredging Limited, report that the telegraphed return for the week ended 15th instant was 27 ounces for 126 hours work and 9400 yards.