MINING JOTTINGS.

Lake Wakatip Mail, Issue 4156, 1 May 1934, Page 5

MINING JOTTINGS.

SKIPPERS, LTD. A meeting of the dinectons of Skippens Lftidi. was held on Tuesday, at which the mine manager, Air it. D. Oiimie, wais present. Air Climiie. gave a detailed report of the- prog/raasor t(ue development working, .stating tnag .in his original l report, he was of the opinion that mining operations could toe commenced within .six weeks after tire (Sheet piling had toaein delivered. IJnloirtiunatel'y ckMveirieij had toeein delayed! through an entirety imfoimiu cause quite beyond control, and aiiico Paster throe fargei floods and smadar tloodis had held up the work considerabiy, even though mo actual damage had toeen done to the plant. Those causes had prevented the dewatering and mining of the first paddock, vvliicili i,t was thought would have toeen an accomplished fact .before now; out although the work had bean decayed there. Avars cumulative evidence to snow that when it was si tarred there would toe no possibility of failure:, and it the river bore the gold it Avas imputed to carry the company Avould be. able to reach it. “lit will interest you to know,” sand Mr Oiimie, “that since the floods have, trashed shingle through the limning, the ripples formed .by the steed section joints ail -show colour of gold. About another week would .see the Terrace dam completed,. The new pipes for the. power line were do hand and half of them had been toined up. Concrete blocks we.no still to be built', but everything would be ready for use before a start was made on the first paddock,. The erection of limning Iliad been delayed by the high river and even given low water it would take at least a month to complete. All the excavation work on other tsectioinsi of the .scheme was' now finished and the available labour could b$ oonocirtrated on the final excavation for the flu min g.. All the accommodlation buildings had toeen erected and carpenters were now employed. Thoae men were building the Diusel powerh.ou*se. The generator had not come, to hand but this would not delay the erection of the. engine, Avhioh would not toie put into use until the watieir •supply had frozen up. Thirty-four tons of piling were still on order and this would toe sufficient to permit the first paddock to .be taken out and the normal flow’ of the river to be diverted. In answer to a question as to the actual value of the. u.seab.e plant taken over with the claim for which the company paid £3, ODD, Mr O.imie stated that, in his opinion, the value of the machinery, pumps, .and other plant, Avhich would too put into u.se to economically work the. claim was approximately £10,000..