THE GOLDFIELDS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 12654, 7 September 1904, Page 6

THE GOLDFIELDS.

TALISMAN CONSOLIDATED G.M. CQ. I £7357 FROM 4405 TONS. TOTAL TO DATE £292,502 5s Id. During August the Talisman Consolidated ■ Gold Mining Company crushed and treated • 4405 tons c>f ore f»r a return of bullion valued at £7357 ss, or an average of £3. 13, ■ 5d per ton. This shows an increase in th« gross yield as compared with that for July (when 3975 tons gave bullion valued' at' £6836 12s Id, or £1 14s 8d per ton), though.the average per ton works out at a little less.On the other hand the costs per ton for July: were £1 10s, whereas the August costs were only £1 6s 5d per ton, as follows:— development, 5s lid; mining, 9s 6d; milting, 9s od; general expenses, Is 7d. j. u tonnage for tho past month was the largest treated during the present year. The total amount won from the mine to date is - £292,302 5s Id, as shown in the following jjj table of details: ~J To December, 1893 ... £39,875 7 3 ~ Ts December. 1399 35,317 6 6 To December, 1908 28,645 2 7 To Decern 1901 16,764 IS 8 To December, 1902 24,26 i 17 4 To December, 1903 88,095 6 5 Total £232.960 15 9 , January, 1904, 2610 tons 4,860 0 a February, 1904, 4335 tons ... 7,354 0 a March, 1904, 425-0 tons 8,056 0"0 ''■ April, 1904, 3915 tons 8,193 IS" 1 - May. 1.9*34, 3920 tons 8,19719 %"" Jane, 1904, 3918 tons ... ... 8,436 0 a July, 31904, 3975 tons ... ... 6,885 12 1 August, 1904, 4405 tons 7.357 So" Total to date ... ... £292,302 I".\ MAHARA ROYAL G.M. CO. j .;.' The Mahara Royal Gold Mining Gempany's winze is now down 51ft below tin v bottom level. The lode is 4ft wide, and gold is occasionally seen in the ore. ,

NEW FOUR-IN-HAND G.M. CO: ' In the New Four-in-Hand Gold Mini™ Company's mine gold was seen in four out of the five faces being worked in %$ slopes. In the south end of the block 12lb of picked stone were secured. A fair quan- «> ii- I tity of ore was obtained from the stopes in the floor of the intermediate level, and the quartz is making strong*; again. The rise - has been put up 17ft fi rther, and at last ' breaking down colours oi gold were seen hi J the stone. In a stope from here gold wa» J also seen in the ore from both walls. Then f are about 40 tons of ore on hand. ■ WAIHI EXTENDED G.M. CO. :j The Waihi Extended Gold Mining Com'. , pany's north drive on the footwall of the / \ reef is mow in a distance of 13ft from the crosscut. The ore, which is taken for tha './' width of the drive, is well mineralised, com- T posed of iron pyrites and zinc blende. The "' manager considers there is every likelihood of good, results being obtained from the reef when worked upon at a lower depth. When fehe drive is further advanced he intends to cut through to the hangingwali. In the south drive on the hangingwali poi<tion of the reef a rise has been put up 30flll|S from the roof of the drive ; this being' higillft' enough a drive will be driven from there, | § so as to connect .with the Junction drivea! s for ventilation purposes. NEW MOANATAIARI G.M. CO. ■ The statutory meeting of the New Moan's* talari Gold Miming Company called for yes- •> terday at the office «f the secretary (Mr. H. Gi_illan, jun.) lapsed for want of a quorum:' ' The directors' report stated that 56,712 shares of la each kid been allotted, these bringing in £496 lis 2d. lis addition, the balance-sheet showed receipts from bullion ?': £34 18s 3d. Expenditure to date was snown at £534 4s Bd. . . , '% ' ■ —~ .— .____—_.; ' - •■'"\Vtifg . EAURAEI freeholds, LTD. < In the Haurald Freeholds, Limited, mm? an improvement is taking place in the west drive a:a Anderson's leader. iAn improve- ~ ment, has also taken place in .the stopes on this leader, 251:b of picked stone', and l&b of specimens coming to hand from No. 3M*£"? stope, whilst the general dirt has ehown' coxours ef gold, and is : ail fairir goadcrw&r ing material. In all five stopes the lode ; . 6in wide.. . Satisfactory progress is beh.j made in. the .intermediate. crosscut to . inWsect Anderson's leader. '■ - r • J'Smm BUNKER'S HILL G.M. CO. The Bunker's Hill Gold Mining Company's winze or the 4in leader is now « down 79ft.1f11l No gold was seen in, the last 3ft or 4fl|«l though the leader looks wellj and is in good country. -, \% - ---'• ■■' ■! , m OLD HAUEAKI G.M. CO. In the Old Hanraki Gold! Mining Company's imine the leader > in * the hangingwali in No. 3 maze below, the 200 ft level iB from 6m to Qui wide.' The ore in the footwall " ■ portion looked promising, but hail been split up m the last 3ft. It has been cut a kvw feet below where the deepest gold was obtained in. Legge's lode, and where the bieSklw out the same off. .'.-It ; will be intersected'PlSj a lower level, where its value may improve* away from the influence of the break. . -. At td W? the 300 ft level No, 7 lead is being sank upon, ' and a rise is going up to 'meet the T winze from the <$oft i<*vel. When the connection - is made 30ft or 40ft of driving should cany - the workings below the point where the piftfefe vious owners obtained good specimens ■ . ' mi ~ ' GOLDEN SPARK G.M. CO. • ' In the Golden Spark Mining Com* pany's mine the lode has been broken do-urn as far as its junction with, the Bright Smile leader. The latter has cut through, reef, and continued its course. It carried - good gold up to the junction, but the reef, - though of a promising character, has so '{(it not shown, gold. ■;■;:.-■ .« .->■■' • * " ; < - — "■•• ' '■-'■•' '"_ ." ,"';:,Xt^S EXALT MINE. ' ■'■ [BY telegraph.—own correspondent.) ' . Cobomani>el, Tuesday. '- ,- During the ■■past week stophxg on'thf leader southward in the Exalt mine /Omoho) has been attended with, satisfactory' results, the ore .won showing gold freely. The leader in the drive north is improving, and the ore now shows strong gold. THAMES SHAREMARKET. [ill TELEGRAPH-.— OWN COKBKSPONDEXT.j \ .'' Thames, Tuesday. Stoles: Kuranui-Caledonian; is 8d ; New Aiburnia, 2s sd, 2s 6d ; Golden Belt, 3s Id, Sellers: Kuranui-Cakdonian, is 9d; Ma- " hara Royal, B£d ; New Moanataian, 2s Id \ ' a New Aiburnia, 2s 7d ; New Saxon,- tex New Una, 4£<L Buyers :• Eclipse, IdfisSk N««r Moanataian, Is lOd; New Albums. 2s 5tL ..-.-. , L : ".^a^MXi dredging; [BY TEIEGKAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION'.] ; Dcnedik-, Tuesday. ■ During the week ended yesterday returns have been reported from. 53 dredges.'the total § yield being 21730z 7dwt llgr, or an average of 390z per dredge. Additional returns; New Perseverance, 230z S^dwt ; Enfield, '!>,■■;■: 20oz Jiawt 12gr; Taoiwha, 15oz 17dwt. ' X",> Ge-ymoittHj Tuesday. Dredging returns: Nelson . Creek {one week), 68oz; New Woodstock (one weekli'SK 30cz; Mosquito (126 hours), 30oa; Notown •; Creek (one week), 270z; Greenstone Creek , (125 hours), 240z; Patterns No. 1 (135 , hours), 2207. lldwt; Aldinga (one week), .l3o' lldwt; Aldinga (one week), 19oz lidwts Stony Mosquito (one week), 16oz ; Goldeii:;,||| United (one week), 6oz lldwt. : ~':'