MINING

Hokitika Guardian, 7 August 1934, Page 8

MINING

MOONLIGHT-NELSON CREEK The following rqport - has been received from the secretary, of the Moon-light-Nelson Creek Gold- Sluicing Company:—;,;;','.': . : Mr A. E. Tippett, one of the origin-; al venaors, .and now a director of the Moonlight-Nelson Creek, Sluicing Company, recently spent six days at the claim. H© expressed himself .as satisfied with operations to the .date of his visit, but .strongly advocated, that a larger paddock In: taken out, covering three months’ operations, his; reasons being that the. heavy nature of the groUnd would not, allow sufficient bottom to bo uncovered in . a shorter period ; that the best gold would.-be found in the crevices at, the bottom; that tue. bottom., cleaned.; in the, last paddock was fully six feet above the level of the prospecting drive, being an isolated bump, not favourable for holding gold ; that the bottom was now showing a definite dip back to a known gutter. The directors .accepted the recommendation, and stripping work was commenced on 1 the new paddock. On June 90, owing to the severity of the weather conditions, one shift- .a day was reverted to. Two shifts will be put On 'again when conditions improve. Sluicing is being carried out front a full face of wash. On July l the boxes were advanced another length into - the face, and .when' the necessary bottom was being cleaned up to allow for this, 3J-oz of heavj gold was recovered, one piece being jLi)dwt. ' ' 'lf BIG RIVER MINES No -3 east crosscut w-as driven' a distance of 28ft making total distance of 153 ft since • commencement. The face, is new out east 176 ft from No 3 south drive , and . 373 ft east from the sha-w The country, penetrated., has been hard and changed little during the month. No 4 cross cut was advanced 3oft making a total distance of 310 from the shaft. The country in the’main has. been of a good reefing class; and prospects look bright for development early. The face position now.:iallows for' .an underlie of 138 ft from/the vertical , for.,the No ~3. south drive: lode, and. tho hard belt' in No 3 crosscut. must be getting; at hand. „:No 1 level reef cut out. i n 31 ft north. A- strong body- of. pje s£t 6in wide maintains ■ underfoot.. A.', crushing of 1 09 c ;tons-.has-been taken out and sent ; to' battery; , The intefniediMe crosscut jo cut .-tiiis Mode ■is . 38ft lower, and is in- ldft leaving. 7ft further to drive.

LATEST SHARE.,QUOTATIONS. The Latest share quotations. yester day included: —• j Brian Boru Is sd, Is 6d; Cent. Shot10yei* i, lid ; Charleston —, Is 3cl; ‘Consolidated —£l Os 6d ; Gillespie's ' Beach la 2s; Glenroy l s 1 i<3, 1* 2d ; DkaritoYs 9d, Bs.6d ; Skippers 10d. 10-Jd; Stafford Sluicing Is id,- Is 4d; | -j3s,, lid,, ,4 S ,19d,;„ Deep Lead : 7d, rr-i Worksop —, 2s ; Addison’s ;Flat.-is'<3dj 2s >d; Alexander 17s, £1; Alexander ,(X3s‘ 6d paid) 14s 7d, 15s : Bell Hill Is 6d, 2s 6d; Bell Hooper 6d; Bell. Kilgour 4fd,. sd; Big River lld,o Is'; ; .Blackwater 33s ; Golden Point LR 2d ;" King Solomon 3s 1 Id, — Lawson’s Flat. sd, 6d ; Marewheima 6di 7d;, M’alfc'kip-awa IOR lid: Mahakipawa ipref. ; . Is, . %d: Mossy Greek Is 6d, Moonlight-Nelson,LL __ j sid ; Nevis Diesel 4d, 5d ; Nokomai 3s 4R 3s 5R MATAKI DREDGE RETURN. ; ■ AUCKLAND, August 6. l The Mataki Dredging Coy’s return for the .week ending August 5 was 29 ounces for 132 hours’ work.