MINING.
THE LAKE GEORGE MINES (LIMITED),
■ - .N.S.W. The general manager report? for week endiu" Decemb;r IS:— " Mining.—Southern section : Keating's sbaftPom)»t heads are erected, engine and oouer in position, and the buildings no* being covered with galvanised iron ; sinking of this shaft will be resumed at an early date. Gold^tunnel-SiliciousstopeS'-oritinue to open up well and are producing «od"d fluxing ores. No. 2 winze sunk Bft (total 45ft). in gossan ore. No. 1 tunnel—itstended 10ft, in gossan (total 2911 ft); present end Miowins a bold face o£ iron eossan ; winze to cn..nect with intermediate level sunk bit(total Mto. in ore- the slopes and faces are producing sum•cient dry ores for present requirements. Bright s shaft intermediate and OOfc levels-*top3s north "and south of main crosscut returning.larae quantities of payable sulphides from the pyntic lode. Northern section- Powell's shaft.'ln.), fi levelNorth drive.advanced 10ft in the footwall formation (total 20Stt), N03.-1, 2, 3, and 4 levels-^ Stopss in the four levels are-opemue up satisfac- ! torily and producing payable sulphides from .the ' large Dyritie lod«. . ! " Smelting.—Three large furnaces in blast in I ore reduction, and No. 4 concentration furnace for the full week, and all working satisfactorily. I From-Ist to 15th De-ember furnaces have reduced ! 2571. tons crude sulphide ore." : ■ . .-
MOUNT LYM.Ii MINING ANO RAILWAY
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Mr A G. F.^n\vick supplies the following extracts from bead offica ,report received by him :for week eridini; Dsc'ember 8 :— . Smelting Plant.—Five furnaces in operation. No. 0 furnace: Foundation awaiting receipt of ironwork. ~ ■ , -, ■ New Smelting 'Plant.—Commencement of exoivation iv prosresa at-junction of slag dump level and "Abt" siding. ' .: \ ,--,,.. Converter Plant.—433o tons of blister copper 'consigned to'date; being IOCi tons for tin current half-year; total production to dnte, 4489t0n.«. Kulnrgement of Converter Plant.—Concrete foundation for extra sets; boilers nearing completion. ' . . '■'.'■'
Mr Thomas Callender' reports 243 >z 17dwt figr gold from the. Moonlight Sluicing Company (Limited) Since last washing up. '
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 10999, 31 December 1897, Page 2
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316MINING. Otago Daily Times, Issue 10999, 31 December 1897, Page 2
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