MINING NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19510, 14 December 1926, Page 11

MINING NEWS.

ORES FOR GERMANY, ACTION BY SYNDICATE. [BY TELEGBAI'H. —OWN CORRESPONDENT.] THAMES, Monday. The project to send the. valuable base metal deposits remaining in the goldfield | between Tapu and Puru, on the Thames Coast, to Germany is still being prose* cuted by a syndicate, one of the principals of- "which visited Thames during the week-end. He stated that preliminary work would begin before Christmas. This will consist of unwatering of the Colorado, Monowai and other mines, the rights for which were acquired a fortnight ago. Prospecting in order to gain a knowledge of exactly what will be required in the way of plant and machinery will follow, with the view to the-formation of a registered company to prosecute the venture. MINE MANAGERS' REPORTS, Ballarat. —Driving hillward on the Ballarat reef has been continued, the distance driven during the vreek being sft. The reef shows a width o:£ Kin. A iittlo more water iai oozing from the face and the country is of a very firm description. Albarnia.—Driving hillward on the lootwall portion of the Orlando reef has been continued. The drive has been extended-a further 9ft. The reef has become reduced in size and is now lSin._ wide, 'lt is encased in a good class oli country rocif: and carrying nice bands o:i mineral, ine rise is now up to a height of 36ft. afiel the reef averages a width of 2ft. 6m. In the ore broken a few colours of Bold have been Been from tho extreme footwau ~r»ortjon. Tho winze is now down to a deptn of 30ft. and : the reef, which is maintaining its size, about 12in, wide, shows nice dabs of gold at each breaking down, ine quartz leader showing at the bottom o, the winze has. not yet functioned with too reef. Colours of gold are still showing m this leader. The work last week was somewhat retarded owing to the air Mim. 1 light underground. This difficulty will be . overcome when tho installation ol power is complete. This we hope _to ha finished- and in working order, before cio ■ ins down for the Christmas I air pipe line is now laid to the ze b _ Mount Welcome.—ln the rise from ker's level we have Bbonlk SOft. to go--1 The reef is still split up. but shows gold i verv freMv i'Q tHs footw&n portion. - , shift may find the Mff again In the low level there is no cno«i to Far in the reef, but we have cut * » fsirlv big break iroiw which a lot ot wa ;f, r I*flLiriir This is very welcome and m! draining the workings above, and aLo very likely bring about a complete ' rL All the necessary drive timbers £ I now in position and a "> %r vnrJfi frt Attend thfi Jt IS OUT lU J tSntion to ovwrhatd spare > that is in tho mill andl use the two 3 ventilation purposes This week w will fhg men in the rise and n.en ex tpnding the drive on the reef seawards. When the surveyor has located our position we will put on men snjnkifig. lTom i]'® ; surface to connect with the rise. The ■ washing machine is installed and wo. king ' very Satisfactorily. The manager also tele- " graphed yesterday that, he had washed four trucks of quartz showing colours of gold-