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NEMONA Return of Ncmona Gold Dredging Company Limited for the week ending 12th November: 90 ounces, 128 hours, 16,700 yards. WORKSOP EXTENDED Return of Worksop Extended Gold Dredging Co., Ltd., for the week ending 11th November: 13 ounces, 130 hours, 9,000 yards. BIG RIVER Report of Big River Mines Limited for the period ending 11th November: — No. 4 Level Centre Slope: The stone in the north end is about 2 feet wide and widens out working back to the winze. No work has been done in the south end for this period. South Intermediate: Mullocking has been carried out and another day will fill the stope. No. 5 Level South Block Stope: The stone here has opened up well with a slice running into the hanging wall for 4 feet. There is 6 feet of stone in the face. South Block Winze: Progress 4 feet. The depth is now 11 feet 6 inches. Full face of stone in south end and also on hanging side of winze. Centre Stope: Filled 20 feel at north end. Nov/ carrying along the stope where the stone is in broken seams and blocks for 6 inches to 3 feet wide. North Drive: Came back 12 feet and stripped off footwall so as to get timber in place for driving a new block of stone which was displaced west into the footwall for 4 feet from line of previous block. Drove 5 feet on new block of stone which is 4 feet 6 inches wide and carries good values. Fifty-live and a half tons of stone were delivered to the surface bins. Repairs to the shaft above No. 1 level were carried out.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXI, 15 November 1937, Page 10
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