A COPPER FIND. NELSON, August 28.
Further important developments have taken place in regard to tho mineral belt of copper on properties owned chiefly by Christchu.rch and Timaru capitalists. The lode in United No. 7 level has been driven on 25ft, and is now 3ft wide in the solid, with clear, good quality sulphide ore, steadily improving. Some "30ft have still to be driven before coming to the ore bodies. The first cut between Nos. "2 and 7 levels is expected to be 400 ft back. What is known as the " stinking " lode at Arrow Creek, a continuation of the United, when opened out, appears to be 6ft wide. At Mount Claude the small lode is still farther north. A' ton of ore taken out at 6ft sinking gave 32 per cent. All the ores lend themselves to pyritic smelting.
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Otago Witness, Issue 2685, 30 August 1905, Page 29
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