CROWN G.M. CO.
Mr F. E. Daw is now utilising electricity for firing in the lower levels of the Crown Mines at Karangahake, ■with most successful results. A small battery is used, and after all the holes have been charged an electric current js applied, the explosion following very rapidly. As much as 30 tons of stone are brought down by the one firing. Apart from the profit accruing, the risk of accident will be materiallydecreased. As is well known, accidents frequently occur in consequerce of the fuse being defective or working •lowly. By electric firing, however, this danger will be a thing of the past, as all the holes must, of necessity, discharge at the one time. The men in the crown Mines work the little battery splendidly, and are quite pleased with this safe method of dealing with explosives. The underlay shaft is also lit up by the electric light. The Crown has led the way in the Ohinemuri district, and, doubtless, when it is seen that electricity can be effectively used with safety, other mining companies will be prepared to adopt the same system.
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Ohinemuri Gazette, Volume VIII, Issue 643, 28 October 1899, Page 3
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187CROWN G.M. CO. Ohinemuri Gazette, Volume VIII, Issue 643, 28 October 1899, Page 3
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