MINING NEWS
YIELDS OF COMPANIES Gillespie's Beach (Southland). —Week ended July 1, total of 670z. in 131 hours. REPORTS OF MANAGERS Mount Lyell (Tasmania). —Fortnight ended Juno 22 —Mines —Tons extracted: North Lyell, 87! >8; Crown Lyoll, 2054: West Lyell, 20,104; Lyell Comstock, 3484. No. 0 level, north drive to ,155 ft through mineralised schist; west crosscut to 37ft through heavily pyritised quartzitic schist: No. 2 mullock pass- rise to 02ft through low-grade ore. No. 10 level, cutting plant and pump chamber completed; main crosscut to 17ft through porphyry. Reduction works; Furnace in blast for 8 1-3 days of period; 8420 tons refinery anodes made for current year. Concentrator: Mill operated 336 hours and treated 36,312 tons ore, producing 2030 tons concentrates. Copper refinery: Tank house in operation throughout fortnight, 402 tons copper produced for period. Total for current year, 8817 tons.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23080, 4 July 1938, Page 7
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