MINING NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19320, 6 May 1926, Page 7

MINING NEWS.

OPERATIONS IN ALBURN!A. [BY TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT.] THAMES, Wednesday. The management of the Alb urn: a mine, seeing that the rise is now sufficiently high for the purpose, have decided upon a policy of pushing ahead the crosscut through the reef until its hangingwall is disclosed, then, when the face of the crosscut is sufficiently advanced to permit of work in the north-east face, from which the last haul of picked stone was reported, to resume driving on the footwali of the reef. -Work was going on this afternoon on the crosscut and by the beginning of next week at the latest the company should again be breaking quartz immediately ahead of where gold was last seen in the footwali loader. MINE MANAGERS' REPORTS. Rising Sun.—The various blocks under Btopine operations on Noa. 1 and 3 reefs nre all looking well and producing ore of fair value. change worthy of note his taken place. No. 1 block, No. 3 reef- Filling and timbering is in progress. No IS. Rise, N*> 3 Reef: An extension of sft. was made during the 'period, making » total height of S4rt. The coming week will finish this work. Crosscut: from No. 2 level to connect No. 1 Rise, No. 1 Reef: This work is proceeding slowly under hand labour conditions. Four feot have been driven, leaving from 15 to 15ft. tc connect. __Crosscj.it, from BOft. level, to connect with No. 1. S. Rise, No. 3 Reef' A total distance of laft. has been driven, leaving about another Soft, to connect top of rise. Battery: From April 22 to 23. 10 stamps ran 64.11 hours, crushing approximately 04 tons of ore. worth £4 10s a ton.