MINING NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 15142, 5 November 1912, Page 5

MINING NEWS.

HANDSWORTH.

RETURN OF £559.

The manager of th© Handsworth mine, Kuaotunu, reports that the recent crushing of 12 tons of general ore and 501b of specimens gave a return of 23140z melted gold of the value of £559.

A connection has been made with the Lady Carrington level, where the main lead is showing well defined. The country is very similar to the Handsworth section. Twelve to 15ft of rising will connect the south end of Otama 6topes with this tunnel, which will allow the main lead to be driven south in entirely new country.

WAIOTAHI. RETURN OF £193. The manager of the Waiotahi Gold Mining Company reports for the week as follows :— No. 7 level: The drivTwest towards tho main reef has been in hand. The quartz bored into at the beginning of the week waa not the main reef, but more in the nature of a rib of hard conglomerate, ■which is about 18in in width. In the small i threads of quartz further colours of gold have been seen. The country is still of a favourable character for gold. We shall probably have to drive a little distance yet before getting on to the main reef. The drive east on the new reef is in a distance of 19ft. The new reef is not yet clear of the cross reef, and is still about 4ft in width. Stone from it is being sent to the battery for treatment, 10 head of stamps being kept going one shift on the quartz broken from this drive. Quartz amounting to 52 tons has been treated during. the past fortnight for 690z of melted gold, the value of which is approximated £193. Thousand-feet level : The Victoria crosscut is now in a distance of 306 ft from the main crosscut. The country now being penetrated is of a much more open nature and a good flow of water is draining from the face. In consequence the water in the Waiotahi shaft has gone down about 6in.

OCCIDENTAL. THIRTY POUNDS OF PICKED STONE. The following telegram was received from the manager of the Occidental mine, Thames, yesterday afternoon :— Thirty pounds of picked stone from the stope. Gold showing." The manager of tho Occidental Consolidated mine, Thames, reports that the winze on No. 2 reef is down 50ft below the70ft level. The reef is from 9in to 12in wide on the bottom of the winze, and colours of gold were seen in the ore broken. At the last breaking down in the stope 251b of good picked stone was taken, gold being freely seen among the general ore. THAMES DEEP LEVELS. Mr. J. B. Sheath, secretary for the Thames Deep Levels, has received the following telegram from Mr. J. H. Blow, Under-secretary for Mines, Wellington :— "Have sent supply of carbons by Monday's mail."' . NEW SYLVIA. The manager of the New Sylvia mine, Thames, reports that tho crosscut in No. 2 level is in 30ft. In No. 3 level three stopes are being worked, a, strong body of quartz showing in each. In Nos. 1 and 2 the reef is well mineralised, and in No. 3 good dabs of gold are freely seen. The rise to connect with No. 2 level shows heavily mineralised reef. In the intermediate level

the reef in the stope is 3ft wide and good colours and dabs of gold can bo seen in the quartz broken. The rise from the battery level to connect with the intermediate level is up 38ft, and tho reef is the full width of the rise. In tho old intermediate working on the 100 ft level south of the main rise, .i start was made to sink below the

main level. Some strong dabs of gold arc seen in the quartz being broken out.

NOTES.

The leading stope north of tho New Waitaia mine, Kuaotunu, i 3 beaten along a distance of 60ft past the main rise. Tha manager states that the reef varies in size from 6in to 15in wide, and shows gold. The manager of the Monowai mine, Waiomo, states that the ore coming to hand from tho stopes at No. 3 level maintains its value, the reef being from sft to 6ft wide. At No. 2 crosscut the drive is in 78ft, and is passing through a channel of nice mild sandstone. Fifty-eight tons of ore were crushed, giving fair assay values.

. In the stopes seaward of the rise on the 400 ft level of the Old Hauraki mine, Coromandel, three faces are now being worked, and the manager states that tho second stope is close to the point where gold was obtained from the first stope. The reef is up to 12in in width. North of the rise two stopes are working. The reef is up to lOin in width and shows favourable minerals.

Thirty feet has been driven on the footwall of the Perseverance reef in the Golden Belt mine, Neavesville. and the manager reports improved conditions during the past few days.

Sloping is being continued on tho Hauraki reef at No. 1 level in tho Hauraki Reefs mine, Coromandel. The manager reports that most of tho quartz broken is retained for treatment. The main crosscut through the break cut through a quartz formation during tho week. The intermediate drive going north of the main rise at the Old Hauraki end of tho 400 ft level is showing promising reef in two portions.

The main lovel crosscut of the New Success mine, Coromandel, is now in. 170 ft. The manager considers that in view of the blocky nature of the ground, a change will soon be found in tho formation.