MINING NEWS
YIELDS OF COMPANIES Deep Lead (Otago).—iloz. 9dwt. for 36 shifts. FIJI OPERATIONS LolOma (fortnight ended May 21). —Main shaft, N. drive at 120 ft. level in xcut at 17ft. from plat extd. .to 281 ft„ average assay iast 38ft., traces, over width 2}ft. Rise at 137 ft., from main xcut up 63ft., last 9ft., 7!dwt.. for width of rise, Bft.. connected with No. 3 shaft. _S. drive, at 120 ft. level in xcut at 17ft. from plat extd. to 2G9ft., last 37ft., traces, over width 21ft. E. xcut commenced in S. drive at 245 ft, extd. Bft., no values. Main adit, rise commenced in xcut 94ft. W. at 10ft. from. adit up Ifift.. value first 12ft., Gldwt.; remainder in hanging-wall formation, l.Gdwt. From 144 ft. W. xcut branch drive along lode at 18ft. from adit extd. to 284 ft.; last 34ft.. 38dwt., over width 4Jft. At 253 ft. xcut commenced in hanging-wall side of branch drive extd. to 12ft., sfidwt. No. 2 adit, commenced 12ft. S. of No. 8 shaft extd. to 143 ft.. last 27ft., traces, ov'er width Ift. No. 3 adit. commenced at No. S shaft level, same level at No. 2 adit, driven toward Koroere boundary extd. to 135 ft., in country rock. Tavua (May 1G) .—-Homeward Bound. No. 5 bore, at 325 ft., sludge, from 245 ft. to 250 ft., 2dwt. No. 7 bore at 153 ft. No. 12 shaft E. driv«, 4dwt.: W. drive, lOdivt. No. 17 shaft to 18ft., average 2dwt. No. 18 shaft to 19ft., average sdwt. P.L.L. 219. No. 2 bore to 150 ft., sludge, 60ft. to 145 ft., 2dwt.
REPORTS OF MANAGERS Dawn of Hop# (Thames).—ln the new block on the Golden Age reef a rise has been put up sft., the reef showing strong dabs of cold. The stope between 1 and 2 winzes has been stopped to put these men on to the stope from the rise on the Golden Age reef.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22435, 3 June 1936, Page 9
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