THE GOLDFIELDS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13070, 9 January 1906, Page 3

THE GOLDFIELDS.

TALISMAN CONSOLIDATED, £13,673 FROM 3200 TONS. OUTPUT FOR 1905 YEAR, £129,088. TOTAL TO DATE, £446,875. During the 20 days ending December 23, 1905, the Talisman Consolidated Gold Mini- | ing Company, Limited, crashed and treated 3200 tons of ore for a return of bullion valued at £13,673 16s 9d. The output is an excellent one for the reduced period, and is only exceeded by the November return of £20,408 10s 3d, from 3800 tons, the result of a full month's operations. The cost per ton for December month was £1 10s sd, made tip as follows: —Mine development, 6s 3d ; mining, 9s 7d; milling, 12s sd; i general expenses, 2s 2d. For 1905 year bullion to the value of £129,088 was won from the mine, as against £84,826 for 1904, showing a gratifying increase for the year just closed of £44,262. The total amount ! won to date is £446,875 6s 2d, as shown in the following table of details: — To December, 1893 £39,875 7 3 ! To December, 1899 35.317 6 6 I To December, 1900 23,6-!:") 2 7 I To December, 1901 16,764 19 8 | To December, 19u2 24,262 13 4 To December, 1903 83,095 6 0 To December, 1904 34,326 1 7 Total £317,736 17 4 Period ending January 31. 1905. 2570 tons ... 4,594 1" 8 February 28. 1905. 5420 tons ... 6,368 4 2 March 31. 1905, 3550 tons ... 10,5i0 7 5 April 30, 1905, 3820 tons ... ' 9.273 7 5 May 31, 1905, 4000 tons 10,136 11 6 June 30, 1905, 5835 tons 10,909 0 0 July 31. 1505. 4150 tons 9.864 19 3 August 31, 1905, 4260 tons ... 10.193 12 9 Senteiiilx-r 30. 1905. 4050 tons ... 10,426 15 11 October 31, 1905. 4020 tons ... 12.913 311 November 30. 1905. 3300 tons 20,408 10 3 December 23, 1905, 5200 tons ... 13,673 16 9 Total to date £446,875 6 2 Total dividends (since reconstruction) £30,000 0 0 WAIOTAHI. 2CWT OF PICKED STONE FROM No. 5 LEVEL. Tito secretary of the Waiotahi Gold Mining Company received the following tele- ; gram from the mine manager yesterday j afternoon : — " Selected 2cwt of picked stune I from the leading stope above No. 5 level." The mine manager reports as follows: — During the holidays a number of repairs j were effected both in the mine and the old \ battery. In the mine the various roads i and flat sheets have been repaired, and the I main shaft has been thoroughly overhauled. I In the old battery the fourth new stamper j box has been put in. The cam shaft has also been overhauled, and several cams replaced. General work in the mine and batteries was resumed on Thursday last, and driving east at Nob. 4, 5, and 6 levels j has been recommenced. No change has | taken place in these faces since operations ceased for the holidays. The leading stope i above No. 5 level, from which the 2cwt of picked stone was selected this morning, is producing fair crushing dirt. Stuping above | No. 4 level has also been commenced, The i reef hero maintains its usual thickness, and is still producing a fair quantity of crush- [ ing dirt. The Alary Ann crosscut is now in a distance of 202 ft, leaving a distance I of about 60ft to drive to intersect the No. 5 reef.

WAIHI EXTENDED. [BY TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT.] WAIHI, Monday. Operations were resumed to-day. Timbering up is in progress, and after this work is completed driving will, be commenced on the new lode. DREDGING. [BY telegraph.— ASSOCIATION'.] DUN'EIHN, Monday. During the week ended to-day, returns have been reported from several dredges, the total yield being 2050z ldwt, or an average of 290z. Additional return : —Alexandra Lead, 17oz 15dwt.