MINING NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15659, 13 July 1914, Page 5

MINING NEWS.

THAMES DEEP LEVELS.

QUESTION OP VENTILATION.

[BT TELEGRAPH.—OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

Tiumes, Saturday. Nothing further lias yet been done- with regard to the cleaning tip of the 1000 ft level. A decision will be come to shortly by the. Advisory Board as to the most efficient' means of- ventilating the 1000 ft level, so as to draw off the large quantity of gas which is still issuing from the face of the crosscut, where the main slide bursts through. It will probably be some weeks before work on the face of the crosscut, or in the May Queen section, can bo resumed at that level, as after the ventilation is secured there will still be a considerable amount of cleaning up and repairing to do.

SAXON. [BT TELEGRAPH.— CORRESPONDENT.] Thames, Saturday. Very little ground ha? been broken in the Saxon mine during the week, as the time has been chielly occupied in timbering up the level. This work is now abort completed, and a start was made again to-day to cor.tinuo the drive eastward on the No. 2 Cardigan. The opening out sets have also been put in the junction, ready for driving eastwards on the No. 1 reef, and a start has been made with the drive, No quartz has yet been broken from the reef beyond the junction. It is intended to continue on with this drive now as well as tho drive on the No. 2 lodge, 60 as to test tho values of both thoroughly,. DREDGING RETURNS. . [by telegraph—press association.] Dunedin, Sunday. The following dredging returns have come to hand:— and Shine No. 1., 68ozl8dwt; Rising Sun, 46ozl6dwt; Electric No. V., 40oz 15dwfc; Golden Bed, 250z; Electric No. 11., 17oz 13dwt; Olrig, 7oz 7dwt.