MINING NEWS.
EVENING STAR. PARCEL OF PICKED STONE. The manager of the Evening Star mine. Thames,, telegraphed yesterday etatlag that ho had broken down Bird's leader in the Evening Star section and selected I2lb. of picked atone. Reporting on last week's operations Jn the mine, the manager states that No. 1 winxe on ,the Waiotahi-Cambjia reef ia now down 18ft below the drive. The total width of tlie reef exposed is 6ft, and the wills am * not exposed. The ore ia'very heavily mineralised, and shows colours of gold. The winze on Bird's leader la down sft. Tho country rock is good andesito mixed with small quarts veins. MINE MANAGERS* REPORTS. Kuranui.—The drive from the Magarine tunnel is now m 441 ft. Though still eotnewhat disturbed the country is showing an improvement, and some quartz leaders are miking tn the face. A little water is coming from the leaders. ,v Pi ?£ fo! ?-~' nie . <*»*• east o£ Q» wiaxa on the Pinafore reef is now in 30ft. The quarts broken down showed colours end dabs of gold very freely, but no picked etona was selected.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LVIII, Issue 17845, 28 July 1921, Page 5
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182MINING NEWS. New Zealand Herald, Volume LVIII, Issue 17845, 28 July 1921, Page 5
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