MINING NEWS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22839, 21 September 1937, Page 5

MINING NEWS

YIELDS OF COMPANIES Mataki (Murchison). —290z. from 1)900 yards in 132 hours. Nemona (West Coast). —970z. from 15.M00 yards in 124 hours. Okarito (South Westland). —570z. 4dwt. for 119 hours. REPORTS OF MANAGERS Big River (Reefton).—Period ended September Hi:—Xo. 4 level, intermediate centre stopo: In north end ttsft from winze more solid stone appears to he making in footwall and this may he south end of north Work. In south end stopped work on hangingwall branch as stone was cutting out overhead and have started work on footwall track on stone about lift (iin wide. South block intermediate: Taken out luft on footwall for average width of oft (iin. Balance on hangingwa" side is still to be taken out, also '_' ft (iin of stone that is running into footwnll on the north end of the stope. No. 5 level south block stope: Drove 7ft on a rniall splice.. in the south end, which has rV.- 0Ut JL IO -' ln overhead and have also been filling the stope. Am getting ready to start another stope. Centre stope: Have carried this stope along for 38ft through boulders ol stone mixed with reef track. More solid stone appears to be coining into south face. I ,,..L l ' r ' vp , : I'll is has been driven on for I'lft through reef track, the first 9ft consisting of stringers of stono for width of drive in which somo fine cold can be seen, l ie cut ahead is in reef track with a little stone in stringers showing. As far as opened up there appears to be a chute of stone overhead in,iking stronger going south-west. A tota! of STVj tons of stone was delivered to the surface bins.