MINING NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 14226, 24 November 1909, Page 5

MINING NEWS.

ROYAL OAK. The secretary of the Royal Oak Gold Mining Company has received tin? following telegram from the mino managor:—"Crushed four tons 201b stono; retorted gold 270z; leading stope in winzo east showing strong dabs gold." WATCHMAN. At the "Watchman mine, Thames, last week, the low level was advanced a further distance of 9ft, making a total of 121 ft from the flat, sheet. The country for tho last few feet driven was of a. softer character, though no quartz of any importance was met with. Quartz stringers and silica veins continued to cross the. face. The surface level was advanced through ■ a soft class of sandstone, intermixed with quartz stringers, varying from 2in to 2ft. MAORILAND. [by TELEGRAPH. CORRESPONDENT.] Waihi, Tuesday. Tho manager of the Maoriland mino reports for the week ended November 20 that, in the drive north on the Young New Zoalander tho crosscut towards the footwall has been extended a further 3ft. Mineralised seams have been passed through, and tho footwall is not yet to hand. Assays aro about to be made of ore from this crosscut. _ The south drivo on the hangingw&ll portion has also been extended sft, making 48ft. _ A little gold has been exposed on the hangingwall, and a breaking down of tho mineralised portion will shortly take place.