TALISMAN CONSOLIDATED.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 13006, 25 October 1905, Page 2 (Supplement)

TALISMAN CONSOLIDATED.

NEW ZEALAND CROWN MINES.

£6295 FROM 1 2041 TONS.

TOTAL TO DATE, £611,132.

During September the New Zealand Crown Mines, Limited, crushed and treated 2041 tons of ore for a yield of bullion valued at £6295. The return is the largest from the mine for the ; present year, and it is pleasing to note ' that the ore being milled continues of better grade than that treated earlier in the year. The total amount won from the mine to date if; £611,132, as shown in the following table of details: —

KOMATA REEFS. £3560 FROM 1300 TONS. TOTAL TO DATE, £173,853. During the four weeks ending October 7 1300 tons of ore were crushed and treated by the Komata Reefs Gold Mining Company, for a yield of bullion valued at £3560. The total amount won from the mine to date is £173,830, as shown in the following table of details: —

IvAPOWAL < £581 FROM 300 TONS. The manager of the Kapowai Gold Mining Company, Gumtown, has lodged with the Bank of New Zealand 2240z 17dwt melted bullion, valued at £581 16s, from 300 tons general dirt. NEW ECLIPSE. The manager of t.he New Eclipse Gold Mining Company's mine (Thames) reports having crushed 100 tons of ore for 790z lOdwb of retorted gold. This -represents about four weeks' work, and the value of the gold when melted down will be (approximately) £222. A previous crushing of 100 tons yielded bullion valued ■■ at £107 19* 2d.

MAHARA ROYAL. As a result of the monthly clean-up, the manager of the Mahara Royal Gold Mining Company's mine. (Thames) banked 58oz 2dwt of melted gold, valued at £170 13s 3d. WAITAIA. Tho manager of the Wailaia Gold Mining Company, Kuaotunu, has lodged in the Bank of New Zealand 3207. lßdiwt melted bullion from the plates and berdane. The value (approximately) is £100. OLD HAURAKI TRIBUTERS. Tributers in the Old Hauraki mine have, crushed 6£ tons of ore for a return of 360z 14dwt of gold. '11 value is £110 lis Bd.

£10,426 FROM 4050 TONS. TOTAL TO DATE, £399,874. During September the Talisman Consolidated Gold Mining Company crushed and treated 4050 tons of ore for a return of bullion valued at £10,426 16s lid. The cost for September was £1 9s 3d 'per ton, made up as follows: —Mine development, 6s 9d; mining, 9s 4d; milling, lis 6d; general expenses, Is 8d. The total amount won from the mine to date is £399,874, as shown in the following table of details: — To December. 1898 £59,875 7 3 To December, 1899 35,317 6 6 To December, 1900 ... 28,645 2 7 To December. 1901 16,764 19 8 To December, 1902 24.262 13 4 To December. 1905 88,095 6 5 To December, 1904 ... ... ... 84,826 1 7 Total — £317,786 17 4 Period ending , o January 31. 1905, 2570 tons ... '.,o94 18 8 February 28. 1905, 3420 tons ... 6,368 4 2 March. 31, 1995, 3550 tons 10,510 7 3 April 30, 1905, 3820 tons 9,278 7 5 May 31, 1905, 4000 tons 10,136 lit 6 June 30, 1905, 3885 tons ... ... 10,989 0 0 July 31, 1905. 4150 tons 9.864 19 3 August 31. 1905, 4260 tons 10,198 12 9 September 30, 1905, 4050 tons ... 10.426 10 11 Total to date ... ... ... £399,874 15 3 Total dividends (since reconstruction) ... £15,900 I) 0

Bullion obtained prior to 1896 £138,104 To December, 1898 ... ... ' 52,024 To December, 1899 71,636 To December. 1900 ... ... ... ... 65,515 To December 1901 .... 68.073 To December, 1902 75,452 To December, 1903 ... ... ... ... 78,265 To December, 1904 _ ... _ ... 32,002 £582,071 Period ending— February 28, 1905, 2198 tons .... ... 3,957 May 31, 1905, 3942 tons ... ■ 4,835 June 30, 1905, 1610 tons 3,371 July 31, 1905, 1701 tons ... 4,524 August 31, 1905, 1966 tons 6,079 September 30, 1905, 2041 tons 6,295 Total to date ... £611,132

To December, 1900 ... ... ... £30,3*59 0 0 III 1901, 8670 tons ... 11,092 0 0 In 1902, 12.260 tons ... ... ... 27.0155 0 0 In 1903, 14,780 tons ... ... ... 37,157 0 0 In 1904, 16,900 tons ... ... ... 54,430 0 0 £140,133 0 0 Period ending--January 28, 1905, 1260 tens ... 2,407 0 0 February 25, 1905, 1320 tons — 3,463 0 0 March 25, 1905, 1260 tons ... 3,557 0 0 April 22, 1995, 1260 tons ... 3,250 0 0 Mav 20. 1905. 1300 tons 3,415 0 0 June 17, 1965, 1300 tons ... ... 3,775 0 0 July 15, 1995, 1360 tons 3,800 0 0 August 12, 1905, 1300 tons -. 2,970 0 0 September 9. 1905. 1350 tons ... 3,500 0 0 October 7, 1905, 1300 tons _ 3,560 0 0 Total to date _ ... £173,8:50 0 0