OUR GOLDFIELDS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13202, 13 June 1906, Page 2 (Supplement)

OUR GOLDFIELDS.

SUMMARY. - ■ Owing to the interruption in the San Francisco mail service the present gold returns extend over a period of four instead of . three weeks, as has been the case for some time past. The yield for the four weeks is valued at £104,435 5s 2d, and must be regarded as very satisfactory, showing as it does that the output is steadily increasing. ■ The Ohiaemuri iie.lrl contributes £82,164 0s 2d, the Thames £21,442 19s 3d, and Coromandel £828 5s 9d. The quantity of gold exported from New Zealand last month was 42,2030z, valued at ' £171,065. The total quantity exported; . since the beginning of the present year was 216,4880z, valued at £874,878. being an- increase of 11,4000z, valued at £46,986, compared with the corresponding period of 1905. The export of silver last' month was 180,4850z, valued at £19,589. The valuable cross lode discovered a few weeks ago at the No. 7 level in the'Waihi mine has been intersected in the level above (No. 6). At the No. 7 level the ore body, which will in future be known as the lidward reef, was found to be 14ft in width, and has now been driven on for between 200 ft and 300 ft. Although the exceptionally high assay values at first, met with have not been maintained, the reef for the full distance driven on has been proved to carry highly payable values. At No. 6 level its width is Bft, and for the distance driven on it the assay results have proved very satisfactory, the ore giving a value of from £3 to £4" per ton. Thus the Luge ore reserves of this famous mine have been further added to. The electric power station for the Waihi Grand Junction Company, which was commenced last October, has been completed, I and is . ready for supplying electricity over the mine. • The steam plant consists of three Babcock-Wilcox „water-tube boilers, each having a total heating surface of 3140 square feet, ana capable of evaporating 10,0001b of water per hour. Steam is generated at 2001b per square inch, and superheated 12G.0 Fahr. Mechanical chaingrate stokers are fitted, enabling slack coal to be burnt. . There are three,ltichards, Westgarth-Garson's steam turbines at present installed,', each capable of. developing 580 b.h.p., the speed being 3000 revolutions per minute.. The .'motors for driving the stamps ; and battery machinery have also been erected. The electric winding engine is expected shortly, and when - this is erected the mine will be ready for working full, swing. ' It has been stated here that two of the London directors of the Grand Junction Company intend coming out to the colony in October, and that a schcnie for the "development: of the .company's; property will then be determined. It is thought probable that as the; additional areas recently acquired by the company are at the western side of the Martha Hill, and divided from the Grand Junction section by the Waihi Company's area, a subsidiary company will be formed, and a shaft sunk to pick up the southern"continuation of the Waihi reef system. Matters in connection with ; the Talisman j Consolidated Company's property are proceeding about the same as usual, but the I low level works have not been look- j ing quite so well lately as they were , a few months ago. . The' extension of the No.: 13 level is being carried on both north and ;south, but both faces have been in poor country. The reel in the northernface is carrying low. values, and is not expected to improve for some distance ahead. ! With regard to the southern end, the face is being ' continued on the line of reef with the hope of picking up the ore chute as it comes clown from the Bonanza. The desired point is yet some distance off. A rise is being carried , up from the No. 13 level on payable ore, for ventilation purposes, also tracing up the reef and providing a basis for future sloping operations. A good block of stone is being opened up here. With regard to the No. 12 level a. crosscut was run out from, the southern face with the object of locating the .lode, and a quartz format ion was recently intersected. -'So far. however, the reef has . proved of pool' quality, but it is intended to follow it along in a southerly direction .. with the ; object, of ascertaining it it will lead into the Bonanza ore chute. Sloping operations from the No. 12 level upward ate being carried on with successful results, the greater portion of vthe crushing material being furnished by the stopes. The bulk of the £3000 provided by the London . holders of the Option over the : Waihi Consolidated Company's property for the purpose of sinking a shaft with the object of testing the reef system at a greater . depth has been expended, and the shaft is now down about 350 ft. The Auckland 1 directors of the Consolidated Company are now negotiating with the London syndicate with a view to securing a further sum of money to continue sinking the shaft, and it is expected that the negotiations will '. ' prove "successful. ' - The' iuteution-" is to carry the shaft ..down to 800 ft or 850 ft i' The rich ore in the workings above haft i not yet been met with at the No. 6 level ; of tlie Waiotahi mine, but exploration, work in this connection is still being vigorously pushed on.' In otjier parts of the mine the ' development works continue of a highly , satisfactory nature, and the output from , the property is steadilv drawing closer ; to £20,000 per month. The new. battery is now in full work, and 60 head of stamps are being kept go'ing regularly on the ore from the mine. Other Thames properties also continue to contribute more or less to the gold output, the latest mine in the district to join in the ranks of the bullionproducers being the Golden Belt, a crushing of 300 : tons of ore just completed having ' yielded bullion worth over £1000. : THE GOLD RETURNS. TOTAL FOR FOUR WEEKS, 1 . % £104,435 5s 2d. l ! The gold returns from the Auckland di?- ' trict fields for the past four weeks total ' £104,435 5s 2d,' as shown in the following ' details: — i OHI\KMUPJ. 5 Wa,ihi G.M. Co.. 24,632 tons ... £63,822 0 0 , Talisman Consolidated, 4.130 tons ... .... ... ... . ... 12.041 0 2 „ Koniata IJeefs G.M. Co., 1,720 tons .. ... ... ... 3,400 0 0 r, N.Z.' Crown Mines. 1,693 tons ... 2.901 0 0 e -.Total --Ohinemnri.. district £52,164 "0 2 ;.; THAMES. n Wa,iotahi G.M. Co., 1.41? tons ! ;V ore, lOcwt picked stone ... £18,741 7 3 ~ New Saxon G.M. Co., 56 load% i. ore. fiOlb picked stone ... 458 6 9 •'/ Mahara,. Royal tribute is • 25 6 9

.. ■ TAIJt.UA. Talma Broken Hills G.M. Co. , , 3;if). toes ...' ! j... • £1,&0 > o<-0' Golden Belt G.M. Co., C-90 tons 1,019 13 6 Total Thames district •-. 21,'442 19. 3 CORO M A.N DEL. New Four-in-Hand G.M. Co., .34 tons £JBO 1 6 Royal' Oak tri'nufccrs ... 143 0 0 Kapansa G.M. Co. ... 100 0 0 Old Hauraki tributers . 91 8 3 Cororaundel Big Reefs Syndicate 24 9 0 KOAOTOXC. Wait ft i% G.M. Co. ... ... ... £284.0 0 Total Coromandel district £322 5 9 ■ Total Auckland district for 4 weeks ... £104.435 5 2 . ■ - I WAIHL ANOTHER RECORD RETURN'. ' ' £63,822 FROM 24,632 TONS. * TOTAL TO DATE. £4,877.035. During the lour weeks- ending May 19 the Waihi Gold Mining Company crushed and treated 24,632 tons of ore lor a yield oi bullion valued at £63,822. This splendid return establishes a, freeli record lot- the mine, showing an increase of £720 in value over the return for the month of April, which was tho highest up till that time, the amount won being £63,102 from 25,196 tons of ore. The past month's figures also represent an increase of £8553 in value over the May return of last year, when the mine yielded bullion of the value of £55,269. The total amount won from the mine to date is .877.035, as shown in the following table of details — \ To July 31, 1290 ... . ... £13.628 Julv 31, 1890, to December 31, 1391 ... 36.458 In 1892, 18,297 tons ... ... ... ~.. 46.219 In 18:13. 39.805 tons ... ... ... ... 64.64) In 1894. 24,264 lons ... .. ... ... *>3.C3,j 111 1895. 33,670 toils ... ... . . "... 120.333 In 1896, 34.410 toils ... — — — 135,156 111 1897, 40.764 tons .. ... ... '... 144.C41 In 1898. 77,329 ton* 256,-iC') In 1899. 102,581 tons 302,625 111 1900, 112.012 loin ... 317,902 In 1901. 169.325 torn 461,205 In 1902. 179.485 tons - 521.574 In 1903. 231.323 tons ... 658,393 111 1904, 259.978 ions 683,882 111 19C5, 293.531 tons 738,521 £4.573.701 Period ended— _ January 27, 3905, 23,291 tons ... 04,310 ■ February 24, 1906.' 25,281 tons ... 0>,210 . March. 24, 1906, 24,698 tons 61,890 April 21, 1906. 23.195 tons 63.102 ... May 19. 1906. 24.632 tons. ... .... 63.322 Total to date £4,877.035 Total dividends, etc., to June 1.... £2,202,895 lOTA HI. A RECORD RETURN. £18,741 FROM 1417 . TONS ORE AND 10CVVT PICKED STONE. & TOTAL TO DAT]], £357,001. During the month of Mar the Waiotahi Gold Mining Company crushed and treated 1417 tons of ore and lOcwt of picked stone for a yield of 68410z Idwt of melted gold, valued at £18,741 7s 3d. This return establishes' another record-from tiie mine, the amount mentioned being £93. 7s 3d more than the previous highest" return, viz., that for April, when 1552 tons of general ore and 10£cwt of picked stone yielded bullion valued''at . £18,648. The total amount won from the mine to "date is £357,001 18s 7d, as shown in the following table of details: I To December. 1.904 .. : ... ' £195,079 63 j In 1905 _ ......... ... ... 73.918 9 1 January. 19C6. 875 tons ore. lOcwt 4021b picked stone ... 15,876 12 2 • February. 1906. 1252 tons ore. lljcwt. picked stone ...: ... 18,243 3 5 March. 1906. .1174 tons ore. 9£cwt picked stone ... ... ... 18,495 0 0 April, 19C6. 1552 tons ore, lO^cwt picked stone ... ~ ... . ... . 18,648 0 0 1 May,' 1906. 1417 toils ore, lOcwt , picked stone ... ... ... 18,741 7 3 Total to date . £357.001 18 7 Total dividends paid '... ... £151,800 0 0 TALISMAN CONSOLIDATED. . £12,041 FROM 4130 TONS. TOTAL TO DATE, £505.281. '"During the month of May the Talisman Consoluiattd Gold Mining Company, Limited, crushed and treated- 4130 tons of ore for a, return of bullion valued at £12,041 0s 2d. This brings the value of the bullion won from - the mine to upwards of "nalf-a-million sterling. The cost per ton was £1 10s sd, mad© up as follows: Mine develop-, ment, 6s sd; milling, lis 3d; : milling, lis 2d; general expenses, Is 7d. The total amount won to date is £505,281 5s 7d, as shown in the following table of details: — To December. 185S ... ■ ...: ... £39.875 7 3 To December, 1899 ... ... 35,317 66, To December, .1900 ... ... ... 28,645 1 V ' To December. 1901 ... - — ...'• 16,764 19 8 To December. 1902 ... :... ... 24.262 13 4 To December, 1903 ... . ... .... £8,095 6 5 To December, 1904 ... .;. ... 84,8?6 1 7 To December, 1503 ... ... ... 129,088 810 . ' £446£7G .6 - Period ending— _ n January 31. 1906. 2950 tons ... 12,5al la 7 February 28, 1906. 2835 tons ... 11,150 8 3 March 31. 1906. 4193 tons ... 10,321 13 8 April 30, 1936, 3290 tons ... 12,041 1 9 May 31. 1906. 4130 tons ... ... 12.041 0 2 Total to date £585,"81 5 7 Total dividends (since reconstruction) ... •• ••• ••• ••• £45,000 0 0 KOMATA REEFS. £3100 FROM 1720 TONS. TOTAL TO DATE, £198,295. During the four weeks ended May 19 the Komata Reefs Gold Mining Company crushed and treated 1720 tons of ore for a yield of bullion valued -at £3400. the highest return for the present year. The total amount won from the mine to date is £198.295, as shown in the following table of details: — , To December, 1900 ... ... ... £30,369 0 0 Til 1901, 8570 tons ;.. ... ... ' 11.092 0 0 In 5902, 12,260 tons'... ... • ... 27,085 0 0 In 1903, 14,780 tons ... 37.157 0 0 In 1904. 16,900 tons ... ... ... 34,430 0 0 In 1905 ... ... ... ... ... 43,136 0 0 . £183.269 0 0 Period endingJanuary 27. 19C6. 1130 tons ... £2,649 0 0 February 24, 1906, 1350 tons ... 2,896 0 0 March 24, 19C6. 1510 tons .. 2.929 0 0 April 21. 1906, 1620 tons ... 3,152 0 0 May 19, 1906, 1720 tons ... ... 3.400 0 0 ; Total to date . . ... £198,293 0 0 Total dividends paid ... ... £26,664 0 0 > -" : -■ —.— ■■ —— . ' NEW ZEALAND CROWN MINES. ! £2901 FROM 1693 TONS. I TOTAL TO DATE, £637,896. i During -the month of May the New Zea- ! land Crown Mines, Limited, crushed and r treated 1693 tons of ore for a yield of bulJ lion valued at £2901. The total amount won from the mine to date is £637,896, as shown in the following table of details — Bullion obtained prior to 1896 ... £133.104 To December, 1898' - 52.1)24 To December, 1899 ... — -7J.606 To December. 1900 ... ... -.. ... 66.515 To December. 1901 68,0 To December. 1902 ... ... 75.4 ? To December, 1903 .. . I?,"2?.? To December, 1904 - h'r'S?: To December. 1905 "8,6a9 ' . £620.710 ' Period ending— . „,,. ; • January 31. 1906. 1547 tons ?-600 Februarv 28. 1906 1966 tout "Hi, -. March 31. 1906. 3833 ' ton* . .. : , April 30. 19C6. 1801 tons ... ••• 5 May 31, 1906. 1693 tons . ... -,"tfi ' Total to date _ , — £637.896 ® Total dividends paid £70,000 2 ROYAL OAK TRIBUTERS. Tributers working in the Royal Oak mine 5 crushed several tons of general ore and a _ quantity of picked stone for a return. of I £145.

TAIRUA BROKEN HILLS. ! £1200 PROM 550 TONS. "■ ' TOTAL I 'JO DATE, £64,863. ■ The Tairua Broken Hills Gold Mining .Company have crushed and treated 550 tons of ore .lor a return of bullion valued at £1200. Beyond an interim return from ; slimes in March, 'which yielded gold worth.j £385, this is the first, crushing from the mine for the present year, but it may be mentioned that the battery has not been working regularly. '' The total aimounb' won to date is £64,865* 19s, as sliown in (lie following details: — In'-ieoa ... ... .... ... ... £1.457 3 0 111 1901.""455 tons . 1.702 1* 9 In 1002, 5G7u tons 5i.655 0 0 In 3003 ... 21,268 7 6 In 1904 ... - 19.426 0 0 111 .1905 ' ... v. . •.. 4.665 3 9 £ -' ..' .ft ; ' £53,278 19 0 Period ending . March, 190$, from slimes ....... cBS 0 0 June -5,- 1906, 550 tons ... • ... 1.200 0 0 Total to date ... ... £64,863 10 0 _ (SOLDEN BELT. • ' £1019 FROM 300 TOX«. The secretary of lite Golden Belt Gold Mining Company (Mr. H. Giliillah. jiui.) received the following telegram from the mine superintendent, Mr. H. H. Adams, recently: —"Deposited-in bank. £1019 18s 6d worth of bullion from 300 tons." NEW SAXON. : RETURN OF £458. .-The. New ,Saxon Gold Mining Company has 1 crushed and treated 56 loads of ore and 801tt of. picked stone for a. yield of 1570z I0dwt; ; "of retorted gold, 1 valued (approximately)' at £-168 6.s Scl. . WAIT AT A. Mr. C*. 11. Bennett, manager of the Waituia'gdld' mine (Ivuaolunu), has lodged in the Bank of New - Zealand 270z 18dwt of retorted gold from the plates and berdans, and 730z 16dwt of melted bullion from the cyanide process. The approximate va'ue is £284. NEW FOUR-IN-HAND. The manager of the New Four-in-Hand mine, Mr. W. Moorecvaft, recently hanked 620z Bdwt of melted gold, the result of' a crushing of 34 tons of general ore just completed at the company's battery. The bullion is worth £180 7s 6d. •; KAPANGA. Messrs. Ilollis and Conies crushed a Jew tons of general dirt for a return of opoz 6dwt of retorted gold, of the approximate value of £100.. , OLD HAURAKT TRIBUTERS* RETURN. Tributers in the Old Hauraki mine (Coromandel) have crushed three loads of ore and 91b of picked stone for a return. ot 31oz 15dwt of melted gold, worth £94 18s 3d. ' , _ —■ , fj COROMANDEij BIG REEFS. ;> A parcel of about 201b of picked stone from the Puketutu lode was treated at the School of Mines battery for a. yield of Boz 9dwt of gold, valued 1 at about £24. | ( MAHARA ROYAL TRIBUTERS. I Tributers working in the Mahara Royal mine crushed a small quantity of dirt for a return of Boz 9dwt of gold, valued tat £23. 6s 9d. ' ' | . ——.i