MINING NEWS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22434, 2 June 1936, Page 5

MINING NEWS

YIELDS OF COMPANIEB Mataki (Murchison). —Last week, 38oz. for 135 hours and 9000 yards. Okarito (South Westland). —Last week, 220z. 9dwt. for 129 hours. Gillespie's Beach (South Westland). — Last week, 330z. 12dwt. for 69 hours. The dredge ceased work on Wednesday morning owing to a break in the main chain drive. Stafford Dredging (West Coast). — Week ended May 22, 490z. for 9199 yards. Mataki Junction (Murchison). —Last week, 113oz. for 123 hours and 18,300 yards. Four weeks ended May 21, 2430z. lGdwt. for 393 hours and 56,000 yards. Goldfields Dredging (Shotover), — 370z.

REPORTS OF MANAGERS Big River (Reefton).—Week ended May 27: Shift repairs:—The strf.ightening of the shaft below No. 1 intermediate level has been completed and the guides have been put in place in both winding compartments. At present we are engaged in cleaving No. 2 chamber. Repairs to No. 1 ktlit level are now completed. Repairs to dam an? nearing completion. Nevis Sluicing (Otago).—The wash-up in the main tail race has resulted in 920z. 12d\vt. of gold being won. Included in the wash-up are nine nuggets, varying in weight from ioz. to loz. Idwt, Before cleaning in No. 2 tail race, there will be a further week's sluicing, but it is not anticipated that there will be a great deal of sold won from this second wash-up. moat of the sluicing having been done into the No. 1. tail race. The claim is now well opened up for a favourable seiison next year. Mataki (Murchison).—Last week the dredge worked on a face of 420 ft in an average depth of 15ft, the yardage lifttd being 10,377 yards'. The dredge had n good run, but on Thursday the bottom started to j'ise and by the end of the week for a distance of 50ft in the bank, we were again lifting 3ft of pug.

FIJI OPERATIONS Koroero (Mn'y 18).—No. 3 tunnel, crosscut oifst, off rise to 115 ft, traces; No. (! tunnel north drive, to lGoft: No. 1 crosscut broke through to surface at 1.03 ft, east loft, average 1 ldwt: started rise over win re, now ISft. average 7dwt; Cardigan lodf, north to 50ft, average Cdwt, noutli to 74ft, 15dwt; No. 7 shaft. West Cardigan, crosscut at 48ft north, first 10ft fidwt; 10 to 20ft, traces.

Emperor (May 13).—N0. 3 diamond drill bore, 114 ft east of Xo. 2, designed to cut mnin lode channel at from 260 ft t;o 2Soft, advanced 230 ft down to 348 ft; 112 ft to 180 ft, low values; 180 ft to 18Sft, 7jdwt per ton; 188 ft .to 200 ft, low va lUes; 200 ft to 208 ft, 9dwt per ton; 208 ft to 238 ft, low 23Sft to 240 ft, Sdwt per ton; 240 ft to 256 ft, low values; 256 ft to 2isSft, lldwt per ton; 258 ft to 348 ft, low values. All sludge assay*. Tavua (week ended May 16). —Homeward „ • Bound area. Xo. 5 bore at 325 ft, sludge from 245 ft to 250fi. 2dwt per ton; Xo. 7 bore, at 153 ft, No. 12 shaft east drive, 4dwt per ton; west drive, lOdwt. per ton; No. 17 shaft down to 18ft. average valu« 2dwt; Xo. 18 shaft down to 19ft, avenge valuer , Sdwt; P.L.L. 219, Xo. 1 bore at 159 ft, sludge , values from 60 to 145 ft, 2dwt per ton. Mount Kasl (four weeks ended May 10). ~ —Crushed 1300 tons. to(al value 7530z, total tail value 1570z. Clean up to May 8 : 3540» fine. Mill closed five days during month for repairs and adjustment:! to treatment unita*^^^