MINING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17215, 18 January 1918, Page 6

MINING.

Queensland's gold returns for December sliow that tho yieid for tlio month was 15,142 lino oz, valued at £63,319, ae compared with 17,254 line oz, valued at £73,290, for December, 1916—a reduction of 21120z, and £8971 in value. Charters Towers showed an improvement of 7260z, and Ktheridge an improvement of 231 oz lust month, a# comiKircri with December, 1916; but {hero was a falling-ofl' of 107oz at Croydon, 1119oz at Gympio, 9610z at Mount Morgan, and 4130z at Ravenswood Tho Undor-secretary of Mines has furnished a return which shows that tho Now South Wales gold yield for December was 46970z crude, equ.iA to 436807. fine, valued at £18,511. as compared with 26,8910z crude, equal to 26,2300z lino, valued at £111,416, for tho same month in 1916. Tho yield for tho year 1917 amounted to 85,9540z crude, equal to 82,1710z fine, valued at £549,038, as compared with 16,5290z crude, equal to 108,1450z fine, valued at £459,370, for the year 1916, thus showing a decrease of 25,9740z fine and £110,332 jn raluo, MOUNT LYELL MINE. Report for tho fortnight ended January 2:—Mount Lyoll mine: No. 7 level—No. 7 crosscut extended to 18ft in pyrites. North Mount Lyell mine: 700 ft level—North drive reached 175 ft through grey schist; 925 ft level—No. 2 north drive extended to 293 ft through high-grade ore; 1000 ft level— Crown shaft rip© raised to 104 ft through ehloritio schist; No. 326 Diamond drill bore drilled to 204 ft. Reduction works: 1.3 furnaces in blast during the fortnight. During current half-year 1597 tons of blister consigned to electrolytic works, Port Kembla, for refining.