MINING NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 13905, 12 November 1908, Page 3

MINING NEWS.

NEW ZEALAND CROWN' MINES. £1434- FROM 1324 TONS', TOTAL TO DATE, £743,222. ! During September and October the New ;j Zealand T'rown Myicw crushed and treated, ■ ; 132* tons of ore for a return of hulli n valued : at '.£1434. in August 1724 tons were crushed ! for" a reiurn of £2165. The tola: amount' | won from the mine to date is £742,222, as i\ aliowu in tiie followiug table of details: — i £ { Bullion obtained prior to 1896 ... 138,104 ■ To December !3vfct ... ... 6i,'J24 : To December. 5839 ... 71,63*.-. To December. i'JjO 66,51 a j To December 1301 03.073 jTo Decern lie, 1902 .. • 76.452' To December. I'M ... ... ... ... 78.263 To. December *904 ... ... 3'?,C02 To ■ December. "005 ... M -. ... .33.639 To December. 1906 ... ... M • 40,8^1 To December, 1907 ... „ .... ~r t 57.236 Total ... ... 718,767! January 1908, 1646 tons ... ... 2.6>'>'J February. '908. 1891 tons ' ... ... 3,bi" March. 1508. 1748 tons 2.51 April 19113. 1524 tons 3,577 May. 1908 1559 tons ~ 3.369 June. 1908 1477 ton? 3,315 Ju"' 1908 Ib'W tons - *.7?5 August. 1908, 1724 tons 2,165 Sept/ember ami October, 1908, 1324 tons ... ... 1,484 Total to date £743,2221 GOLDEN PAH. £50 FROM SEVEN TONS. The Golden Pah Gold Mining Company havo crushed and treated seven tons of ore for a return of 17oz 13dwt of gold, valued at about £50. FERGUSON MINING COMPANY. • ■ ' PURCHASE OF THE MONOAT. The Ferguson Mining and Smelting Company have notified the directors of the New Monowai Company that they intend to com-, plot© the purchase of the latter company's properties at Waiomo, Thames. The price to bo paid is £7500, of which £250 has boon, paid. The balance of £7250 is payable as follows:—£„o2s on February 10 next, and a further £3625 or. August, 10 next. Until all payments are made,' the proceeds from all ore won and treated arc to bo deposited vvir.fi the vendors in trust, and to be handed to the purchaser when all payments are completed. If Iho purchase is not duly carried out. such proceeds and money paid are to Le retained by the vendor company. MAGNET. The manager of the Magnet mine, Thnmes, telegraphed yesterday as followslmprovement in reef north drive. Saw few dabs gold in quartz to-day. NOTES. Martin Brothers, tributers in the Old Ka- j panga mine, Coromaridel, are putting a crush through which the 'manager states should prove payable. In th low level of the Silver Hill mine sft of the big reef formation is being carried along with tho drive. There is a, width of 15m of solid quartz in the face. In the Scandinavian inino sloping and crosscutting are still in progress, and the manager reports thai the ore coming to hand is _ promising. In tho main crosscut the mineral indications are very favourable. - In tho "Watchman mine. Thames, the quartz in the Windfall reef is more- solid in the drive, and is intermixed with ribs of good sandstone. Since the change came ill the ore has been kindly and mineralised. The manager of the Shotcvcr mine, Karangahake, reports that the north-cast face is m good country, in which there are .small fi.tringqrs;. /s»..s». ler-dor. stayed £1 os 3d per ton. In the east face the ground •is disturbed, and thero is a lot of < water to contend with. The ore :n i: '° faco of the drive north on' (he Golden Cross lode in tho mine of that name at Waitekauri was firmer last week. Tlio manager reports that a little gold was seen in the dish, and that tho country is congenial. Tho hangiogwall reef is ready for stoping for a length of 50ft. During, tho'past- week- two men, worn*engaged in the Bendigo inino breaking ore from the leading stopi north. . Tho -inauugor i reports that the reef is Bft wide, and that, tho ore looks we'll. In the drive south from i No. 2 rise the oro is showing a lot of sul- j phide ore, and gives a fair show of free goM in the mineral by dish-washing. The manager of the New Waitekauri mine expects to start, stoping immediately at the intermediate level. Ho intends getting out 20 tons or 30 tons from this block if possible to include in „the present crushing., The battery started on tho company's ore a week, ago, and tho manager hopes to keep it going for another fortnight or more. Tlio manager -of the KuranuitCalodonian mine reports that ho is prospecting a ' leader cut just after starting t.he No. .'l. level crosscut (which is now in 1000 ft, from the shaft). The lender is Sip to 4in wide, and looks, very promising. West of the break' the crdgScut is being continued, to sea if any.further-por-tion of Kelly's loader: can bo picked up. '•Tho Curo reef in tho riso at No. 4 level is still rather broken, and mixed with country rock. At tho intermediate level the hangingwall of tho Cambria reef has so far had a good deal of - country mixed with-it, / and has shown no values. From No! ; 2%tope east, on Whitley's 'loader, a little picked atone comes to hand occasionally; ■ A little gold is seen in tho oro from No. 5 etope in west; end.