COPPER MINING AT PUPUKE.
[BV TELEGRAPH—OWN CORRESPONDENT.] Kai:o, Saturday. Copper mining is proceeding at Pupuke at the south end of the harbour (about eight miles from Totara North), where. there appears to be a mountain of copper ore. The chief claim, that of the Ferguson Company, is on native land. At present the ownership of part of this claiifi is disputed by Messrs. Hare and Rat]en. The other claims on the Crown lands adjacent are all taken up. The Ferguson Company have put in five prospecting drives, al" of which are giving good indication?. The lodes all run north-west »md south-east. The manager of the Ferguson Company, Mr. J. Gribble, who conies from Barrabarrsi, South Australia, lias had over 20 years' experience of copper mining. Only six or seven men are now working, pending a settlement of the dispute. Some seven tons of good stone have been taken out, and it is calculated that it will yield an average of from 20 to 25 per cent, of pure copper.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19060409.2.41
Bibliographic details
New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13147, 9 April 1906, Page 5
Word Count
169COPPER MINING AT PUPUKE. New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13147, 9 April 1906, Page 5
Using This Item
NZME is the copyright owner for the New Zealand Herald. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence . This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of NZME. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Auckland Libraries and NZME.
Log in