MINING NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15737, 12 October 1914, Page 5

MINING NEWS.

TALISMAN. CONSOLIDATED. £22,097 FROM 4500 TONS. TOTAL TO DATE, £2,307,322. During the month of September, the Talisman Consolidated Gold Mining Company crushed and treated 4500 tons of ore for a yield of bullion valued at £2?„097 7s 9<L The costs for the month totalled 43s 5d per ton, made up as follows :—Mine development, lis 7d; mining, 16s lOd ; milling, 13s Id; general expenses, Is lid. Compared with the return for the corresponding month of last year, tho present return shows an increase in the tonnage crushed of 300 tons, and a decrease in value of £110 5s 3d. The total amount of bullion won from tho mine to date is £2,307,322 9s lid, as the following table of details shows :— £ s. d. To December. 1907 783,334 2 10 In 1908, 46,417 tons 218,992 4 4 In 1909, 46,456 tons 208,886 15 10 In 1910, 40,020 tons 210,264 3 6 In 1911, 47,450 tons 222,058 1 3 In 1912, 42,780 tons 245,568 9 11 In 1913, 39,790 tons 215,641 17 0 Total £2,104,744 14 8 [ Period endingJanuary 31, 1914, 4320 tons ... 23.813 9 9 February 28, 4480 tens 22,873 1 S March, 4£Oo tons 22,803 10 11 April, 3950 tons 22,598 6 2 May, 4000 tons 22,046 1 6 June, 4450 tons 22.664 12 « July, 4eoo tons 22,151 0 3 August. 4280 tons 21,530 5 2 September, 4500 tons 22,097 7 9 Total to date £2,307,322 911 Total dividends paid to date £931,034 7 6 THAMES DEEP LEVELS. CLEANING THE DEVIATION. [by TELEGRATH.—OWN CORRESPONDENT.] Thames, Saturday. Good progress is now being made with the cleaning out of the deviation crosscut j at the 1000 ft level, and a distance of 435 ft has been cleaned up and put in order, leaving a further 60ft still to do to reach the face. Tho necessary ventilation for this work is still being provided by the exhaust fan at tho Waiotahi shaft without the aid of tho blower at the Hanraki shaft. A strong current of air is passing through the workings, although it js of a somewhat heated nature owing to the long distance it has to travel along the main crosscut. The debris from the cleaning up work is all being conveyed up the Waiotahi shaft for greater convenience, as it saves over 2000 ft of trucking along the main crosscut back to the Hanraki shaft.

MAY QUEEN. [BT TELEGRAPH.—OWN CORRESPONDENT.] Thames, Saturday The operations in the underhand stope on the right hand branch of the Exchange reef, at the 1000 ft level, in the May Queen mine have been continued during the week. Tile stope has now been carried eastward from the junction for a distance of 45ft, and for a depth of 10ft below the level. Throughout the whole distance strong dabs of gold have been seen distributed through the quartz at each breaking down.

SAXON. [by telegraph.—own CORRESPONDENT.] Thames, Saturday. Tho stopes on the Cardigan No. 2 lode at No. 7 level in tho Saxon mine are being continued eastward from the crosscut on the block opened for a length of 165 ft. Colours and dabs of gold are occasionally seen through tho quartz broken, which is carrving good mineral indications. The crushing of the ore from these workings, which has been in progress at the May Queen battery for the past fortnight, is now nearly completed. A total of 115 loads has been put through the stamps, and the final cleaning up from the tailings is now being finished. The retorting of the amalgam will take place on Monday morning.

WAIOTAHI. [by TELEGRAPH.OWN? correspondent.] Thames, Saturday. Good progress lias been made during the week with the cleaning and repairing of the Waiotahi mine's No. 7 level, which has now been put into working order for a distance of 520 ft from the shaft to the workings on the main reef. Work in the face is to be resumed.

MOANATAIARI. [by TELEGRAPH. CORRESPONDENT.] Thames, Saturday. The crosscut along the footwall of the main slid-o southward at No. 3 level in the Moanataiari mine has been driven a distance of 43ft from the point where the slide was passed through. So far nothing of any importance has been met with. Several small quartz formations of low value were passed through, and the manager expects to intersect the eastward continuation of the Golden Calf reef during the next week or two.

MOUNT LYELL RETURNS. By Telegraph Press Association—Copyright (Received October 11. 3.30 cm.) Sydney, October 10. The Mount Lyell returns for the month ending September 13, show that 25.204 tons of ore were treated, producing 634 tons of copper, 36;3530zs of silver, and 8460z of gold.

DREDGING RETURNS. [by telegraph.— ASSOCIATION.] Dttkedin, Sunday. Tho following dredging returns have come to band :—Rise and Shine No. 2, for 134 hours, 51om; Rise and Shine No. 1, 124 hours, 49ozs 15dwt; Rising Sun, 124 hours, 40ozs 16dwt: Golden Bed, one week, 37ozs 17dwt; Olrig, one week, 7ozs 6dwt: Red Jacks. 133 hours, 35ozs; Success, 130 hours, 32ozs 14dwt."