MINING NEWS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22490, 6 August 1936, Page 7

MINING NEWS

YIELDS OF COMPANIES Gillespie's Beach (South Westland). —4ook. 13d\vfc. for 120 hours. NEMONA DREDGE RESUMES The Nemona Dredge (West Coast), after adjustments and alterations, resumed operations last week and expects to wash up to-morrow. CLAIM TO BE TAKEN OVER [by telegraph—own correspondent] THAMES, Wednesday The chairman of the Thames Prospecting Association, Mr. C. L. Grange was advised by Mr. J. Thorn, M.P., to-day that the Minister of Mines had intimated that the Mines Department iiau decided to take over the Commissioner claim and will expend £2OOO on its development.

FIJI AFFAIRS Koroere.—No 4 tunnel, south drive off hS?. c J osscu - x f - ronl ? 40ft t0 traces. onVf „ « ° - *? tunnc '> crosscut west at -Oft north off rise to 50ft, no values. No. 7 tunnel, north drive, from 50ft to 120 ft. fl?, 1 ™ 80 Cardigan lode, north drive to - 4 av ? r ?S? -dwt., Slopped; south drive. 144 ft to louit, average Sdwt. REPORTS OF MANAGERS Maerewhenua (North Otago).—Progress for •July: One wash-up, No. 30, took place on . y ♦ ' « cl ?_, produced approximately lOoz. l_dw;t. of gold, estimated at £7O 16s. Approximate production expenditure, £3O. Severe frosts diminished water supply, so that most of the timo was devoted to tunnel work and necessary preparations for installing goldsaving devices at Golden Gully. The tunnel which was reopened early in July, required a considerable amount of additional excavating work, so as to assure safety from blockages in the future. Work on this job is still in progress. A considerable amount of snow has fallen, and as soon as the thaw sets in an ample water supply can be anticipated, which will permit gold production in Duffers Gully and Golden Gully simultaneously. The extension money, £124, for the month of August in connection with the option to London has been received.

Brian Boru (West Coast).—The bottom tumbler has been repaired and replaced, the new method of fitting steel wedges and studding same in position having l been used. The stacker rollers, etc., have been bushed and the driving gear has also been overhauled. The sand chutes and the main pump have been repaired The main winch is partly dismantled for the purpose of fitting a new head lino brake. Now lips are being fitted to buckets and the screen is being braced. The supervisor reports that satisfactory progress is being made, and it is expected that tho alterations and repairs will be completed about the end of August and the dredge should then be ready for a trial run. Talisman Dubbo (Karangahake).-—Period ended July 25: Dubbo level—Stoping 300 ft. to 450 ft. north. Reef ISin. of good value. The lode has split into narrow sections. From 631 ft. to 650 ft. north average width llin. of fair value. From 850 ft. to 455 ft. north, 135 ft. to 120 ft. Above level, width 16in. of good value. From 625 ft. to 645 ft. north, 53ft. above level width, lOin. of good value. Talisman, No. 1 level—From 21ft. to 60ft. south of main rise, 7oft. above level, from Oin. to 12in. wide of very good value. Winze sunk 12ft., total 54ft. below level. From 3!>ft. to 51ft. down, reef 22in. of fair value. Talisman, .No. 2 level—Drive aouth advanced 18ft. From 777 ft. to 788 ft. reef averaged 4Sin. of fair value. At 792 ft. the lode is B'jft. wide of which 12in. is clean quartz and 30in of blue-black ouarta containing much iron pyrites of low value.

Mount Lyell (Tasmania). —Fortnight ended July 22: North Mount Lyell: Tons extracted, 5537. Royal Tharsis: Tons extracted. 2417. West Lyell: Tons extracted, 14,524. Prince Lyell: Tons extracted, 1113. Lyell Comstock:, Tons extracted. 3855. No. 7 level, No. 2 mute lock oass rise to 28ft through ore. No. 8 level, north drive to 17ft through ore; wont then suspended: main shaft srnk to 30ft below No 8 level through porphyry. Reduciion works: Furnace in blast for full period. 0312 tons refinery anodes produced for current year. Concentrator: Mill operated al« tours and treated '-'6,883 tons Producing 2344 tons concentrates. Copper refinery: lank house in operation throughout fortnight. ooa tons cathode copper being Produced. for period. Total for current year, 10,639. ton*.