MINING NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 13779, 18 June 1908, Page 3

MINING NEWS.

, i Norm Dcnix<;i the past w»*fe lli* laiiwafi* 'of- tfi# Dominion- mirw was '..cngagjed _ prospodtiHg! on tho western end- of the property, and ' trenching is no**- being carried cm in *» endeavour to pick tip the reef. ' Sloping operations mi the Trad 'Aw No., 2 level us the Victoria mitt* art* twin.* car-' ried oa with prom wins results, The or** Won during tho pa's* week h»* shown gold at each breaking down, and «bon* 12b, dl picked stone, have,-' been selected from *!»•» quart!. Tho chairman of' director* of frfioirfa-'i Antimony and Minerals Company, Ltd., re. . ;urned from the mine yesterday.- * vhit. of inspection. The winxo in the iwrth-wrrt love! is down 26f*,. and good sulphide antimony continues all the way, Development* tiro "sufficiently ewouragvag to warrant '.h» immediate eiaplojmem of Midi tonal a>w» to .-ink tin? winto a further *oft. so a* to obtain at least 70ft of back* Tim manageri considers be lis* so far proved a run of i.o/t' of antimony «re. Stopins operation* arc luring continued on the Atlantic reef in the £k>uthet-n Queen mini', and tho *topo going **«*■ «**» tdw*;n wild for tho whoio durtauoe. while, ft lit*** picked etono has *»V» selected occasionally. In the stop* going west a lit Up gold ha.** also boon wen. and tluv-rwf is look-ins .splendid, but it i- passion: through h » rt ' slaty wwntrv. The manager expect* <•■ act' out. of "this, however, when carrying; alone the newt slope whore the country w of a mild Ktndstonp character. , Extending tho drive* north ami seaward on the main reef in the Magnet mine m twins continued. Tho latter drive it now. in (i distance of 3*ft from tho old Jaw. : and tin* reef that wart stripped ha* boon | broken down, and the quart* that came to hand was of « favourable description for carrying gold. Tho north drive is penetrating "a firm and favourable clans of country, but the roof system is still of small dimensions. Tho quart* being broken is of as favourable claw.- carrying good minerals,, and a few colours of gold have been eeen ia the .-.tone.