MINING NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19470, 28 October 1926, Page 7

MINING NEWS.

♦ ; I MINE MANAGERS' REPORTS. | Goldon Age.—The drive seaward cu the 3 j footwall portion of the Golden A&e reef r | has been advanced 3ft. The reef is r.cw 1 j wider than the drive and is carrying nice j looking quartz. A number of stringers aie | now leaving the reef and going i'lto the 1 j footwall. | j Lucky Shot.—The crosscut has been ad- | vanced sft., making a total of 75ft. from | ( hrietio's leader. The men are now on the cross reef, which is a strong body of quartz and heavily mineralised. About 6ft. I back from where the cross lode came m aJ reef about Ift. wido in splendid country I was cut. This quartz has now turned into ! J the cross reef, which will bo nrospected . north as soon as possible. Majestic.—The south drive toward the United section bus been extended 57ft., making a total distance of 2063 ft. from the main crosscut. Tho drive, which has been carried _on in the hanginzwall country, t should intersect the lode at a long angle f in the next few feet of driving. This de--1 | velopment work is now very close to a ; point corresponding with the chuto of ora m the United section. Ohinemuri.— No. 3 level: The south drive on the Camoola reef has been extended to a point 177 ft,. from No. 6 crosscut. This drive is within 50ft. of the _ point where ore with free gold was showing at No. 1 level south. 300 ft. overhead. A fine body of ore is being along. The crosscut at 110 ft. south of No. 6 crosscut is out ! 41ft. This work will be continued to inter sect a large body of ore showing on the J surface eastward of No. 1 level. Payable i ore was carried for a width of 23ft. A ! commencement has been made with No. 1 j rise, south section, and to open up the | block of, ore south of No. 6 crosscut and to provide ventilation. In the section north of the Silverstream crosscut, 1750 ft. from tho south section, the drive on tho Camoola reef has been resumed and extended 24ft.. making a total distance of 184 ft. from Silverstream crosscut. Ore of a ■> sihiy payable {trade had previously been carrifjd for about 150 ft. northward and southward of Silverstream crosscut and this work is being prosecuted to reach a point parallel with good ore exposed in the Queen section. At a point close to the Silverstream crosscut a rise is being put up to open up the block existing there and highgrade ore lias been exposed. The mine between this level and the surface is unexplored and this rise is a very important work. Samples have been sent for assay. In the Queen and Julia sections the necessary timbering to maintain the levels is in hand so that stoping operations may bo carried on immediately electric power becomes available.