BIG RIVER MINE. (From Our Own Correspondent.) REEFTON, March 10.
The Big River mine manager reports for the past week as follows: —" Stoping operations are now beijjg carried on over No. 9 level. In the leading stope going north there is an average width of 10ft of good milling stone. Stone is also being broken out of the hanging wall side of this level. The quality of the stone in general is good. One hundred tons of atone have been raised for tho week. The battery commenced crushing on laßt Wednesday and is running three shifts."
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Otago Witness, Issue 2818, 18 March 1908, Page 34
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96BIG RIVER MINE. (From Our Own Correspondent.) REEFTON, March 10. Otago Witness, Issue 2818, 18 March 1908, Page 34
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