MINING NEWS.
MINE MANAGERS* REPORTS.
Ohinemuri.—The south drive on the Camoola reef at the low level ie now out 800 ft. from the main oroftscut. The face is in country rock, intermixed with quartz etringers, with ahout 2ft. 6m. of Quartz exposed in the floor of the drive. The quartz broken during the week was of a favourable character, and continues to cany values. The channel of sandstone on the hangingwall of the Teef is ail that could be desired for the existence of values in the reef. ' New Waiotahi.—A few strong dabs of gold were seen in the reef broken down in the stopes below the level at the. seaward end and the quartz looks promising for something better. The drive- from the bottom of the winze has been advanced sft for the week, but so far no quartz has been met with. The country rock continues favourable.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18762, 16 July 1924, Page 7
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149MINING NEWS. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18762, 16 July 1924, Page 7
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