MINING NEWS.
TALISMAN CONSOLIDATED, £17,296 FROM 4086 TONS. TOTAL TO DATE. ±,833,184. Dnr.rxr: 'April the Talisman Consolidated crushed and treated 4C86 tons of ore for a yield of bullion valued at £17,295 5= Bd. This shows a slight decrease upon the return for March, when 4015 ton? yielded £17,675 2s 4d. The return for the corresponding period of last veai was £11.345 from 4136 tons. V The costs for April last were £1 14s per tort, made up as follows: — , Mine development, 6s 4d: mining, 12s lOd; milling, 13*; general expenses. Is lOd. In March the costs, totalled £1 14s Id per ton. The totai amount won from the mine to date is £353,184 5s Id, as shown ,in the following table of details: — To December. 1393 ... £59,875 7 3 To December. 1399 ... ... ... jj.317 b 6 To December, l'.'LiU ... ' ... ... 28,645 2 7 To December, l'iJl ... 16.764 l'J H To December. 1902 '.c4.26'2 lo 4 To December. 19C3 88,095 6 5 To December, j.SG4 y 1.326 1 7 To December, 1905 ... ... ... 12*,u&3 810 To December, 1916 ... 152,011 3 7 To December, 1907 ... ... ... 184,447 13 1 Total ... ... ... ... £783.334 2 10 January. 1908, 3350 tons... ... 18,216 13 9 February. 1908. 3c38 tons ... 16.662 0 6 March, 1908, 4015 tons ... ... 17,675 2 4 April. 1908, 4236 tens 17,296 5 8 . Total to date ... £853.134 5.1 Total dividends paid (since reconstruction) :.. ... £195,000 0 0 The following cable has been sent to the London office of the company:—"No. 11 levei south, progress, lift: reel, 15iii wide; assay-value'2s" 2d. No. 12 level south, pro- . gress 19ft: no reef. No. 13 level south, No. 12 rise, progress' 16ft; reef 57in wide ; assay value £20 7s btl." Following is the official report of work uono in the mine during the fortnight, ending March 21 last:—No. 10 level: .Sloping— The assays for the period from the No. 1 Bonanza biock stopes average £2 lis 6c!: the values from the No. 2 Bonanza bloc)* stopes average £1 10s lid. .. No. 11 level: South drive (east, vein) —Advanced 65ft, total 1218 ft: width of reef formation 24in ; average of assays 4s lOd. No. 14 winze—Advanced 211't. , total 36ft; reet wider than winze; average of assays 4s 3d. toping— Thf values from leading stope off No. 12 rise | average £2 6s lOd. . No. 12 level: Stoping— i The assays from No. 1 north stones average £2 15s 5(1; from ( No. 1 south stopes £5 1 Oil: from east vein 'slopes £1 175.. Id ; from leading stopes south. No. 12 rise, £1 14s 4d; from No. 2 Bonanza block stopes £14. No. 13 level: South Advanced 32ft, total 454 ft: width of reef 66in ; average of assays £12 15s s<l. North drive- (406 ft south)— vanced lift, total 80ft; width of reef 6in : average of assays 2a 9d. The trial rise has extended 12ft, total 32ft ; width of, reef oOin ; average oi assays 10s. Stoping— The average of assays from stopes off No. 1 north rise is £2 10s 7d. KIRIKIRI. The manager of the Kirikiri mine telegraphed yesterday stating that lie. had broken down the reef in the north drive (low level), and had seen gold freely. Dabs and colours of gold were left showing in the face, and the. reef was 20in wide. OTAGO DREDGING RETURNS. [by. TKLKGRAIMI.PRESS ASSOCIATION.] Dunk Dix, Friday. ' The following dredging returns have been reported:—Mast ton, 81oz lOdwt,: W'aikaia, 71oz lOdwt; New Roxburgh Jubilee, 590z sdwt; Mystery Flat, 470z 'Briwt: Hessey's, 270z 19dwt; Central Charlton. 220 a 2dwt 6gr; Electric No. 1, 21oz 9dwt; Electric No. 2, 13oz ISdwt; Kura, 13oz lodwfc; Welshman's, lOoz 2dwt; Switzer's, 7oz ldwt.' NOTES. | The leader in "the rise in the Tokatea mine i is looking better. The manager reports I that if; now carries a small prospect of gold ! in panning off. : i • ■ —-— ■ | | An invention has iicon patented by Mr. | ! J. C. Dromgool, muster of. the secondary de- j p.partment of the Tautanga District- High } School,■ _in connection ■■with the treatment j jof , cyanide solution from slimes. The in- j ! ventor claims that his method is an im- | provement on the present , cronipre'fsed-air j j treatment. ■ . • : Stone of fair quality is being obtained- ! in both faces at the intermediate level in the Waihi Extended mine. No water has been seen in either drive since. leaving the winze. The manager' reports that, quartz ! is being left in on each side of the level, j The main shaft is now down 7oft below j j No. 4- level in very favourable country. A ; woil-defined band of quartz, about 4:;; wide, : is showing in the bottom of the shaft-. I In the Mountain King mine the drive on ; No. 1 reef north is in nice mild sandstone.. i interlaced' with numerous mineral seams- and, flinties .striking into the reef. The manager reports that the reef continues to look well, and is showing gold 'freely distributed through the ore. ' His intention is to drive on a little further, ami then suspend operations in this part of the mine, and commence the low level. Hp has sampled the reef every sft lor the distance of 40ft, and is forwarding same to be assayed. This should give an average value, of the reef for the whole distance.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 13745, 9 May 1908, Page 3
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