NEW BIG RIVER MINE.
REEFTON, August 31. ! The New Big River mine's report on the various stopes is as follows: — No. 5 stope: Branch block reef, 3ft; No. 6 stope, same block, 12ft; No. 5 stope, eastern block, reef , 12ft; No. 6 stope, same block, 6ft ; No. 7| fltope, eastern block, rtv-i ISin. We have ' just reached the reef in No. 9 level south. ' We have continued on the reef track in No. 9 winze wiUhout sign of the hanging wall. , In No. J level we expect to break through ' the level into the rise early next week. No. 8 level i« being repaired preparatory to driving on the south reef track. One hundred and fifty tons of Btone were raised during the week, and the battery made full time.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/OW19080902.2.145
Bibliographic details
Otago Witness, Issue 2842, 2 September 1908, Page 29
Word Count
130NEW BIG RIVER MINE. Otago Witness, Issue 2842, 2 September 1908, Page 29
Using This Item
Allied Press Ltd is the copyright owner for the Otago Witness. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Allied Press Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in