MINING NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 14218, 15 November 1909, Page 3

MINING NEWS.

GOLDEN BELT.

RETURN OF £787.

The manager of the Golden Belt mine telegraphed as follows on Saturday:—"Crushed 165 tons for £787, including cyanide."^

VICTORIA. , ... /: [BY TELEGRAPH. OWN CORRESPONDENT.] Thames, Saturday. In the Victoria mine the connection between the bottom of the winze on tho new leader sunk from the intermediate level _to No! 1 level has been made, and a drive has been carried along westward on the leader at No. 1 level for 12ft. Good colours of gold have been seen in the quartz broken, but nothing that could be classed as picked stone. A start is now being made to carry along a leading stope over the drive. It is also intended to drive eastward on the leader so as to open up a block of ground for stoping between the two levels, a height of about 50ft. KURANUI-CALEDONIAN. [by TELEGRAPH.OWN correspondent.] ~ Thames, Saturday. Wo|k in the Kuranui-Caledonian mine is still confined to prospecting operations on Graham's leader in the upper levels in the <Kuranui section, and a connection has been effected between the old workings on this leader and the lAlburnia main tunnel. - So far, although colours of gold are seen through the quartz, nothing of a pay&blo nature has been met with. WAIOTAHI. [BY TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT.] Thames, Saturday. In the Waiofcahi mine the drive eastward on the junction of the hangingwall leader and tho main reef at the intermediate level, between Nos- 5 and 4- levels, is being continued, and the quartz coming to hand is of good quality, and shows good dabs of gold. At No. 4- lovel tho second stope on the hangingwall leader is still producing good grade ore. A start was made yesterday with the third stope from the rise, and the lode in tho face looks well, showing strong blotches of coarse gold. WATCHMAN. [BY TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT.] Thames, Saturday. In the Watchman mine the" crosscut from tho low level to intersect the reef in the eastern spur has been extended 112 ft. The country is close grained and difficult . to break, making progress somewhat slow, hut several small - quartz' stringers have " been passed through latterly, and it is expected that the reef' will be met with inside of another 40ft of driving. " ; : •■'• • MAY- QUEEN.. - -\ [BY TELEGRAPH.OWN CORRESPONDENT.] , , Thames, Saturday. Work in the May Queen mine is at present confined to the levels from No. 6 upwards, where stoping operations are being carried on as usual. The lower levels are still under water from No. 9 to tho 1000 ft, but it is expected that No. 9 level will ho cleared of water by the end of next week. In the Moanataiari . section, which is now under, the management of Mr. H. Kendall, work is being carried on near the Waiotahi boundary at No. 3 level. The Cambria reef has been driven on to the boundary, , and a connection made with the Waiotahi drive ( on the hangingwall leader- Preparations are" now in hand for putting up a rise under the break, so as to pick up the leader in the good country clear of breakWILBERFORCE VALLEY CLAIM. ..,- , [BY, TELEGRAPH. ASSOCIATION.] Hokptika, Saturday. A strong "' company has been formed in Wellington to work Fiddes' and Bauckc's claims in the Wilberforce "Valley, about which such a highly favourable report was made by Dr. ,Bell, tho ■_■ Government • geologist. A drive has been 'put in at' a depth of 186 ft, where a remarkably rich vein was struck- A large sample of ore, assayed by the Mines Department, gave an encouraging ' result. ', : SOUTHERN MINING. . [BY TELEGRAPH.— ASSOCIATION.] •' ; Dt/NEDrN, Sunday. The following dredging returns • are •* reported Riso and Shine 1., 80oz 2dwt; Rise and Shine 11., 390z 13dwt; Golden Bed, 31oz sdwt; Chicago, 28oz Bdwt lOgr; Molyneaux Hydraulic, 270z Bdwt 6gr; Muddy Creek 1., <20oz - lOdwt; Muddy Creek 11., 20oz; Manuherikia, 16oz; Alexandra Eureka, 13oz lldwt; Olrig, 6oz Bdwt 12gr- ;• .. _, .. , ■ as "