MINING NEWS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22700, 12 April 1937, Page 5

MINING NEWS

YIELDS OF COMPANIES Gillespie's Beach (South Westland). —Last week, 90oz. 3dwt. for 168 hours. Waipapa Beach (Southland). —Last week, 560z. ldwt. for 132 hours. Worksop Extended (West Coast). — ISoz. for 126 hours and 11,000 yards. Waitahu (Southland). —A further partial wash-up on April 6 resulted in a return of 430z. lldwt. for 33 shifts elevating of eight hours each. This makes the total "old won to date from No. 12 paddock SBoz. odwt. Mossy Creek (West Coast). —Last - week, 270z. odwt. for 123 hours and ,7714 yards. KUALA KAMPAR TIN The last annual report of the Jvuala Kampar Tin Fields, Limited (Federated Malay States), indicated that a con-# siderable portion of tho. tin ore reserves lie at a depth beyond the maximum which the company's existing dredges can reach. The directors have decided to instal a high-capacity deepdigging plant in order to treat the deeper areas effectively. An order has been placed in England for a dredge to dig to a maximum of>l3o feet and with a bucket capacity of IS cubic feet. This unit should be ready to operate in about two years' time, depending on deliveries of material. The shallower areas, which can be worked by the dredges at present in commission, provide a reasonable life for the Xos. 1 and 3 plants. REPORTS OF MANAGERS Alexander (Reefton).—Report for March: Xo. 6 crosscut—Two shifts of two men have been employed for a footage of Sift, making a total of Ifilft from the.surface. The country passed through is (rood reefinir country, mis quartz, crrit and leaders in places. The face is firm the underlay being to the westward. Sloping: Sloping has been confined to Xo. 5 level backs, no men bein? available to man the intermediate stopes. Xo. 5 stopes look very v.ell, tho south end also opening up satisfactorily. A solid stope is beinsr driven south of the main rise and shows stone three feet in width with a little stone going under foot. This stone appears to widen quickl.v overhead and will give a greater stopinsr length on this block. Battery: During the month 40S tons were sent to the battery and SOS tons were' crnshed for a return of IS3 tons 3dwt. of melted gold. During th<* same period the cyanide department treated '2.">R tons of sands for 50oz. Sdwt. of bullion. Total estimated value, £lo9B. In addition 7.55 tons of concentrates were saved valued at £"*>3. In estimating: the" above values, go'd has b"on taken at 11-*>s -per fine ounce Mount David (West fossO.—The sec ro-ta-v to the receivers for the debentureholders reports that after considerable delay caused through particularly hard- rock cutting, the tunnel has now been completed- > It is expected that the manager mU■fr®#'P operations opening out the claim w-obj. 1