MINING NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 16665, 9 October 1917, Page 3

MINING NEWS.

-is. ' TALISMAN. ■ • \ £14,466 FROM ' 1500 TONS,, The Talisman Consolidated, Limited, during September crushed and treated 1500 tons of ore for a return of bullion - valued at £14,466. Compared with the return. for Sep- ) tember, 1916, when 1550 tons . yielded £8949, this shows an 7 increaao of £5517. The coats for the past month - totalled 71s 9d per ton. The total value of . tie bullion - won from tho mine to date is £'-~742.4-8. Tho following is a copy, of a cablegram sent yesterday to the London office of the company: ' No. 15 level.South drive: Progress, 34ft; width of reef, 36in; no-.values.; No 16 level—North drive: Progress, 52ft; width-of lode, 33in; value, 3s per ton. WAIHI WARDEN'S- COURT. it the Warden's Court the other" day, Mr. E. Page, warden, granted the applications of thej| Waihi Extended GMd Mining Company tor an extension of time tor 1J months in respect to several special sites and' reduction to two. men for six months on the special Quarts claims, 171 and .37. .x James Webb Blackuian, representing an English syndicate, applied for, and was granted, suspension of labour conditions lor 12 months over the special nuartz claims held by the syndicate, which had rot been able to register ft company or commence mining operations, _ owing to the retail ot the Home authorities to. allow money to go out of the country during tile wir for investment in mining. MINE MANAGERS' REPORTS. Wait an Consolidated: During . the past week work has been in progress in No. J • 1 level, driving on the mam reef. A further distance of 4ft Gin has been driven.. The reef sinco passing through the break is comin D in very solid, and is much harder to break. The footwall portion of t the reef is looking i much better, showing moo minerals. ' " Golden Belt: The south face of ho. 1 level has been advanced 15ft. .and the reef has widened to sft. There, is a good show of su'nhide ore along the icotwali side. Waiotahi: Good dabs of gold have bern seen in the small , leader. Further crushing will be begun m about a week. ' Sylvia, Beefs. Ltd.: The reef north of the crosscut is woll mineralised, and easy to break. There is a little water on the foot- ' i wall side. One of the stopes in .the south I end is woll mineralised, and gives good