MINING NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 16039, 4 October 1915, Page 3

MINING NEWS.

WAIhVPAEROA. ..-: £3100 FROM 11,800 TONS. " 1 TOTAL TO DATE, / £148,461. j For the four-weekly period ended SeptemI ber 25 the Waihi-Paeroa Gold Extraction' ; Company, Ltd., treated 11,800 tons of! tailings for a return of £3100. The com-1 pany has now • treated 490,400 tons of tailings for a total return .of £148 461, made up as under: : . » In 1912, 94,100 tons ... ... 30011 In 1013. 140,100 tons ... "" "' foam In 1914, 144,300 tons- ... Z." E^ _ Total: 378,500 tons ... ... £119 061 _ Period ending— February 27. 1915, 20,500 tons ... 6 500 March 27, 1915. 9000 tons ! ... .. 850 April 24. 1915. 12,200 tons ... • ... 3*150 .May 22, 1915, 13.400 tons ... ... S June 19, 1915. 13.200 tons ... ... 3 050 July 31 1915. 18.000 tons ... !! I'ioo August 28. 1915. 13,800 tons ... . _ 3 450 September 25. 1915. 11,800 tons Z. # 3,100' Total to date: 490,400 tons ... £148.461 lotal dividends paid to date ... £12.500 ■/ WATTANGI. The manager of the Waitangi Consolidated mine, Thames, reports that the ore broken out last week in the western section of No. 3 level, above the intermediate level, looked well. Good minerals were showing and a little free gold was seen. In No. 2 level, also, the ore carried good minerals. The quartz in the intermediate level was of fair grade.