MINING NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19806, 29 November 1927, Page 9

MINING NEWS.

REPORTS OF MANAGERS. Golden Age.—We commenced driving west on November 20. A distance of Bft has been driven There was not much quartz to be seen, although we pacsed through several nice leaders. We have reached now ivhat. we consider the hanging wall. There the reef has proved to be over 15ft wide. We have cross-cut a total of 28ft. Lucky Shot.—The crosscut from the bottom of the w'.nze has be«i advanced Pft for the week, making a total of 13ft. The country here ia very disturbed. The drivo on the main reef going north-east has been advanced 4ft. The reef continues to keep its size and direction.- carrying blende rnd silica and showing colours of gold. The winze on the junction of the main reef and dropper has been sunk 3ft, making a total of 13fi. The quartz here carries a lot of fine antimony and silica, the foot'wall portion showing gold freely. Moanataiari. —Tho drive seaward on the reef of No. 1 winze has been extended lift, a total ot 81ft. Tho reef here averages 2ft Gin wide, and looks well, carrying nice mineral blend and silica. . Strong colours and dabs of gold wore seen in the ore. the country rock on both walls is still of a splendid class, being interlaced with quartz «tringer« and mineral veins. Ihe drive on the footwall leader off the seaward drive has been extended 13ft, a total of 28ft. This leader averages I2in wide, a-nd looks well. Strong dabs of gold were seen in tho ore. Some of the stoife could be classed as pick stone. The country rock here is still of a splendid class for making gold. . Occidental Una United.—The following telegram was received from the mine manager yesterday" Cut into Occidental No. 1 reef crosscut going north. Indications splendid. ~ , , ~ Kuranui.—The drive on the leader in the footwall of the main reef has been extended a further Bft for the week. In the last few feet of driving ihe leader has opened out a little, and looks very promising for making gold, being not quite, so heavily mineralised and encased in a nice clans of country The leading slope has been carried along a further Bft., and the quartz broken from here still looks very well, but so far no more cold bai been seen.