THE GOLDFIELDS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 12853, 29 April 1905, Page 3

THE GOLDFIELDS.

NEW SAXON G.M. CO. The New Saxon Gold Mining Companyhave crushed 18 loads of quartz for a return of 2107, of melted gold, valued at £80. NEW UNA G.M. CO. The New Una Gold Mining Company yesterday secured 101b of picked stone from No. 3 stope. SUNBEAM GOLD AND SILVER MINING COMPANY. The Sunbeam Gold and Silver Mining Company propose to shortly ship 50 tons of ore from their property at the Great Barrier to Australia for smelting. The result from this trial parcel should give the shareholders a fair idea of the value of the ore being mined. The company have nowsome 400 tons of quartz in paddock, of which the 50 tons referred to will be an average sample as nearly as possible. In the mine the reef is still being driven upon at No. 2 level, a distance of 500 ft having been accomplished to date on the course of the lode. HIDDEN TREASURE G.M. CO. The Hidden Treasure Gold Mining Company have sold the bullion resulting from the treatment of 25cwt of ore for a price working out at £11 Bs' per ton. The company's mill is expected to be in readiness for crushing in about three weeks' time. A contract has been let for the cartage of 50 tons of ore to the battery, and 12 tons are on hand ready for treatment. The manager describes the ore broken as of very good quality, and he anticipates good results from its treatment. Arrangements have been made to enable the men to work at the open face during wet weather. WAIOTAHI G.M. CO. [from our OWN CORRESPONDENT.] Thames, Friday. The Waiotahi Gold Mining Company's shaft will be sunk to the depth required for the welf-11010 below the new low level about the middle of next week, and a start will then be made to cut out the chamber for the level, so that another fortnight should see the new level well in hand. As there will only be about 250 ft to drive to cut the reef at that level, and allowing for fair working country, another four months should about complete this work and prove the value of the lower block. Work in No. 2 stope above the level is still proceeding, and this stope will be beaten out next week. Colours of gold are seen through the quartz broken, which is good crushing ore. The block is still being lengthened by the extension of No. 1 stope westward. MINE MANAGERS' REPORTS. Mahara Royal Gold Mining Company: Stoping on the main reef north of No. 2 winze has been, continued, and a start has been made on the next stope from the winze. This will lead to beneath the bottom level. The lode is about sft wide, and a well-defined body of ore. It .is showing the right class of minerals and gold when broken down, a little picked stone having been selected. Kurahui Gold Mining Company: The Shotover reef in the winze from the intermediate level is looking very well, strong blotches of gold being met with in breaking down the lode, which is well mineralised, and in good gold-bearing country. May Queen Extended Gold Mining Company : The winze in the May Queen Extended mine i# now down 16ft, and the lode is an average of 15in wide, showing colours of gold at each breaking down. In. the drive No. 3 reef has an average width of Ift, and shows colours of gold. SOUTHERN MINING. [BT TELEGRAPH.— PRESS ASSOCIATION.] Duxkdin, Friday. Dredging returns: Electric 11., 180oz Bdwt«; Dunstan Lead, 60oz; Lady Roxburgh, 540z lOdwt; New Roxburgh jubilee, 50oz: Junction Electric 11., 430z 2dwt; Muddy Creek, 41oz lOdwt; mania 1 , 260z 4dwt; Enterprise 11., 220z 18dwt; Electric 11., 2loz sd\vt; Enterprise 11., 20oz 19dwt 18gr: Garden Gully, 19oz lOdwt; Central Charlton, 16oz sdwt; Nugent Wood, 15oz 15dvvt; Molyneaux-Koliinoor, 13oz Bdwt; Junction Electric 111., 12oz lOdwt; Inchdale, lOoz sdwt. Christcuurch, Friday. The secretary of the Reeves' Proprietary Gold Dredging Company, Limited, has received the following returns from the dredge master:—No. 1, 20oz sdwt for 104 hours ; No. 2, 15oz sdwt for 121 hours.