MINING NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 14209, 4 November 1909, Page 3

MINING NEWS.

TALISMAN CONSOLIDATED.

WORK AT NO. 13 LEVEL.

THE WATER DIFFICULTY.

[BY TELEGRAPH.OWN correspondent.]

Waihi, Wednesday. The inrush of water recently met with in sinking the main incline shaft below No. 13 level in the Talisman Consolidated mine has now been overcome, and the work of sinking for No. 14 resumed An additional pump has been installed in the shaft, whore there are now three pumps on duty, which at the present time are lifting about 35,000 gallons of water per minute, or equal to about half tho quantity of water that had to bo handled per hour when the No. 13 level was flooded some time back. The capacity of the pumps is not taxed by the present inflow, and tho management do not anticipate any further delay, in the deepen-

ing of tho shaft. The cutting of tho fault in the main shaft has relieved the Woodstock shaft of a considerable quantity of

its water, fully 40ft of the Woodstock having been unwatcred as a result. This points conclusively to"; the ' fault ; being connected with tho whole,: of the fissure system, as in addition to" the water from the'Woodstock shaft, the whole of ~. tho water, in No. ;. 13! level south and that coming in from the; west wall has been drained away into the main shaft. Being relieved of tho water at No. 13 level the management commenced to put down a series of winzes to follow' the water'down—a course never previously pursued, and one which will assist in determining the condition and value of theore bodies going down to No. 14 level much earlier than would otherwise have been possible. In the leading stope carried south on tho main reef at No. 13 level th>^

shrinkage arid low grade or© met with in- . the drive are not in evidence, the lode ia» the stopo showing. greater strength and payable ore. This points to the rich chute at No. 13 taking a more northerly pitch and gives the impression that as the drift is advanced south the high-grade material will bo again met with. This work is to be resumed next week. The draining of the Woodstock shaft will enable the manage-, ment to again, resume the exploration of tho Woodstock section of the property by advancing the drift north" op" the main l reef. The faco of this drift ;is -in* ore for its full width (the average value being £2 per ton), and it is quite possible that further chutes of good grade quartz will be met with as the chute approaches the point where -the rich ore-was worked in the oldWoodstock mine. - ~, ,»„«

WAIHI CONSOLIDATED.

PREPARING TO RESUME WORK [by telegraph,—own correspondent.] WAIHI. Wednesday : Mr. David who is interested in. the flotation of tho company formed to take over the Waihi.Consolidated property, is at present on a visit to Waihi in connection with the resumption of develop* ment operations. • To-day Mr. Ziman, who is accompanied by his brother (Mr. J." Ziman, of Auckland), in company with Messrs. O. Rhodes (attorney for the Waihi Gold Mining Company), H. P. Barry (superintendent of the Waihi Gold Mining Company), R. E. Williams (mine superintendent of the Waihi G.M. Co.), and J. H. Evans' (manager of the Waihi Consolidated), inspected the Consolidated ground, and as a result it was decided to resume, the sinking of tho new shaft to the water! level, after which a start will bo made to open out both ways to intersect tho various lodes which traverse tho property. Tho shaft, now down about 545 ft, will bet widened out going down, and work is to bo started almost immediately. The largo engine at the Favona shaft is 'to be transferred to the new shaft, and an aircompressor plant and now pump will bei ordered forthwith. Tho air compressor will furnish the power for pumping and operating the drills in shaft sinking. The development of tho Consolidated will naturally bo followed with considerable interest, as it is anticipated that if the main lodes-worked in the Waihi mino live and carry -their values going east they will bo met with iw tho .Consolidated property.

NEW BIG RIVER. ANOTHER DIVIDEND. [BY. TELEGRAI*H. —PBESS ASSOCIATION.] Reefton, Wednesday. The New Big River Gold Mining Company have declared a dividend, the 18th, of Is per share, payable on tho sth inst. UNION HAURAKI. EXAMINATION OF THE MINE. [BY TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT.] Cobomandel, Wednesday. s Tho manager (Mr. A- N. Jamieson) has just completed a thorough examination of the Union Hauraki mine. Ho finds that* the end of the adit tunnel has already penetrated the hangingwall zone of auriferous country rock through which Legge's reef and its associated veins strike from, fcho Hauriki mino, of which, by tho way, he was manager for over 20 years. "The! country rock," says Mr. Jamieson, "is identical with that between the 100 ft ! and : 160 ft levels in tho • Hauraki mine, being' highly mineralised and congenial for gold! in tho reefs, as evidenced by tho fact thai ixiiix tlw aid of two good prospectors X

■■■,■..„,,.,..,„ ~',, "./'J.'""'".,„"■ ■ 'ali '':::;';' havo definitely located two lodes carrying the precious metal. In a dropper -rtf Legge's reef five pounds of stone have been secured, leaving gold still showing in the. ■', reef. Ono of the loan roofs from Hau- ; '' raki has been driven on,.and for 30ft gold! / lias been obtained (this week) by pounding and washing, the assay values for 2ft 6im across thereof being,£2 10s 6d per ton." ■ Mr. Jamieson states that in tho development by the former company all the driving was dono in one plane, and he considers ;' that for certain two chutes of gold have} been passed through. No sloping has been, - 1 done, and considering there /arc 100 ft of / backs overhead, he is sanguine that when Legge's reef is cut in this channel of country by driving north-west from the Zoalandia shaft, 140 ft level, pay ore will bo obtained.

WAIHI. _ The official report upon operations in tha Waihi mine during the four-weekly period ended September 4 last stated that at No. 9 . level tho oast drive on the Royal lode was in 474 f- from No. 5 shaft south crosscut. In the face sft of ore was exposed, with no wall showing. At 464 ft tho ore was worth ldwt 15gr gold and loz 3dwt Igr silver, and at 474 ft 2dwt sgr gold and Bdwt 18gr silver per ton. The east drive on the Empire lode was in 223 ft from No. 4 shaft north crosscut, and sft of oro was exposed, with country rock showing on the south side for the last 6ft driven. This might prove to be the footwall. Samples taken along the drive during the period gave values ranging from ??TV§? g<3ld and 6dwt 14r silver to loz 14dwt 14gr gold and 2oz Odwt 13gr silver per ton. At 132 ft the lode was 34ft wide, worth an average value of Bdwt 20gr gold and 14dwt Bgr silver per ton. alio west drive on the Empire was advanced to a total of 283 ft. Samples taken along tho drive gave values ranging from 21gr gold and 19clwc 3gr silver to 19dwt 3gr- gold and lUdwt 6gr silver per ton. Crosscuts to determine the full width and value, of the lode were being projected at 100 ft and 200 ft in. the north-west crosscut from No. 4. shaft was m 646 ft. In the face tho hanging-all of the Regma section of the Martha, led© Zf inand ' nd had be ' en penetrated :[or ti ■ it Allowing veins were passed through during the period: -At 530 ft quirtz Mm wide, worth 6dwt gold and lOdwt Sgr silver per ton; at 577 ft quartz 6in wide, worth 4dwt 20gr, gold. and loz lldwt s>£ silver per ton; ."at"6ooft quartz 6in wide, worth .ldwt lgr gold and 4dwt 20gr f-vuv' Tier ton; at lffc quartz 12in wide,, worth / lodwt sgr gold and 420z lOdwt •''gr sin i per ton. The appearance of the ore in tho Kegina section was similar to that encountered in the level immediately overhead. '

-•'• WAIHI . WARDEN'S ; COURT. <;; $ /'. '-■ [By TELEGRAPH.— ' CORESPONDENT.] ? ~ ~. Waihi, Wednesday:/ . At a sitting oi the Warden's Court vested '.f,:' day (Mr. F. J.. Burgess,' Warden, presiding) >.'A the following were among the mining ap- .",' "'* plications dealt : —Ernest Aicken for \ protection of. the- Waihi El ■ Dorado ■ special quartz claim, six months' protection ; •-* granted; Waihi East Cold Mining Com- ■ ' pany, Limited, for protection for ! Waihi East special quartz claim, recommended for six months; Alfred Newdick, for protection , for the Empire- Nos. 2 and 3 special quartz' - ■ claims, granted; ,; J. Phillips, for protection 'M' for the Waihi United Nos. 1, 2, 5, and 4- < special quartz claims, four months' protec- - ' ; tion granted; T. ;■■ C. ■"Grant; for v protection for. the Waihi Prince and : Waihi Princess r special quartz claims, consented to by.the, . ; Minister and granted. ■'■■'"■■':•', *'Y '•"> . s '■• NOTES. , ' -- • '■ The drive going north on No. 1 lode o£- », the Scotia mine has been extended a further - distance of 15ft. -i , ~, " <; ■ ■■. In the Rising Sun mine the contractors have driven a further 19ft, making a total of - 553ffc. The country is no easier., ' ■ •■•..,,• ■■■- ■>■ ■ -'■'.■ ■■; • •-•■/'■ •• :-:' : '■:.'.' »ife The rise in the Kapowai mine was ex- .„-■'- tended a further distance of 6ffc last week. ■,". . The country was still well mineralised; The leader in the Tokatea mine, Coromahdel, is from i lin to. 2in in width, and at the last breaking down.the manager kiloolod , about 21b of picked stone. The tunnel along the break at the Halcyon, mine, Thames, is now in 41ft. The country is of a very favourable class, being of a firm sandstone nature. The break has now -I changed to a very close mineral lead.

Last week tho.vnerfch -drive & the Waihi Beach mine was advanced 6ft, making a total of 759 ft. The country passed through was very hard, being ' intermixed with- flint and quartz veins, but on. Saturday last a ; softer class of country appeared to ha mak- . ing in the face. ■ ' ; ■ ■ '-.-.■- ... ".-■■".•■.'■'■ -.■'"'■ ..'"■;.. -:■:■-'...., v- . ; .'..'Wl

The manager of the Mount Zeehan mind' * "* has been extending the north end face.dur-., "'*' ing the past week, and the reef .; still main- r i \'/ tains its size and good appearance.: th«» :t l =■ south end: operations on the i footwallrloda < ' have ; been continued. Fully 4ft of quart* '■ "■. is showing in the face. • *" -a -,;•',,',,, ± Tie low level of.the Four-m-Hand mine ' " I was advanced 5f fe last week, the country, still ' ' remaining hard • and troublesome to" break •." Development on the v Fqmvin-Hand • reef ! at "■' No. 3 level north of the workings was con«tturned, and good crushing"; dirt ahi' colours ; ., - * and dabs of gold-procured. - •.■..■ .'-}:--.~~-.*-- .■ ' *■",■" -' - i ' i Last week the present' top level in-the : V? Magnet mine, Thames, was advanced a fur- • ■" ther distance of 13ft, ; making, the total, dis-. • tanc© -142 ft; and leavirigja' further distance to drive of : 48ft tointersact main reef. ' ' '*' The channel of country penetrated, ' al- ': though firmer for' driving, was : still a' good < , gold-bearing belt of andesite. ..,';>« <!. —— : - . ~■•'' Last week" at the Southern Queen mint*. - ' the level was advanced 7ft, making : the total : -V - distance 107 ft. The country in'iii© face Srr&s interlaced with quartz veins from'wall , to ' wall. . There were a few; colours'.'of 'gold ' P seen, intone of the stringers going intoith© > ; footwall. On the Tuesday a much bettor , - class of country ■ made' its*- appearance on the left-hand side. The country -on -the ••' nangmgwall was a tough grey'sandstone. ;., " ■'■ The drive on the Nightingale reef of the' Scandinavian mine is -still being pushed ahead. The break that? was 'previously met with -is-gradually ,;:cutting -out; arid' firmer - country taking its place. : The quartz taken '"•■.-: -down; looks well, and shows good s mineral ? dowries reef still maintains its true course and favourable appearance. Last week good "~-rt* colours of gold, were I seen in the > quartz C C broken, down. • ' ■■ '•-■; ' *•* ■<■:/■ i ...- .„" '■-'■■!•*

. In the Kirikin Consolidated mine', at tho ' C-l" intermediate level, the leading stop© has j-r& been earned along 30ffc south from the winze. >- ; r At this point the leader is showing signs of' !■' " ' improving, and has opened out to a" fair "•■>' size, with good mineral showing in the ore ' The second stopo is along 15ft. * The loader : ; | here is : not so large, but will probably im- nfe prove as work proceeds. The men are also I engaged bringing ■■ along a stopo from . the south end of this block, and the*ore that is :'" being broken out is of a promising appear- " v ance. * , ■ l ■,-.', "■■■ Jj \ t^°- Tar aru mine during the past week the No. 4 low level crosscut to intersect the Vulcan reef was extended a further distance -of about making the total distance driven . 53ft; The country penetrated during the .week was much the * same as last reported. It was still a firm - congenial class of andesite rock, with bright ' mineral seams interlacing ; the face, of tha ■ drive of a very kindly description. A quarta seam about 3m in width crossed the faca ' - during the week, and showed some very "" nice bright minerals distributed : through > the stone. - B At tho New Sylvia mino driving .in the. mam crosscut east of the reef has been eon-"• " tinned, -and 7ft additional driven, making' the total distance east of the main reel ' 65ft. Quartz veins are still being passed through, but nothing so far of a payable ->vf value has been met. The country being penetrated is first class and impregnated ' " with iron pyrites. On the main reef in the north end of tho mine No. 2 rise has been r»;V-\ started, and will bo carried through to the-upper level. Good ore is being broken from this work, and the rise will be car- - ried up. 12ft in length, with a three by three pass at each end and a boxed centre, '■'■• which will be filled with mullock and reef casing. The reef in the face is fully Bft in width, carrying fair-grade ore, with a strong band of mineral ore in the hanging- • wall. . ' '•.-.. •_ - . * „ Tho south drive of,;the.: Champion mine was advanced a further distance of Bft '. last week. .At this point a bunch of quartz v "' was met with in which some nice prospects of gold, were obtained. A short crosscut . - was, pub in, and as the quartz again ; g»vo .'< ■ out tho manager ' : decided to ; again • continue the drive, and at the timo of his report some nice quartz was making, and j in washing he got good prospects, both in ' the rubble and in the stone itself. Tho mill had been' running with . six heads for . 72 hours since crushing was commenced, lui the " dirt v put' through * was of : low ratio. Forty ounces of amalgam were ion land, ; ! :; but until the whole parcel was cleaned up.the manager could give no iflgfiwwtfl a* to ' its real value* ■■. . . . ' ■ -■ . ' .'•:" , ■ ;■;,(■