MINING NEWS.

Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 325, 15 December 1888, Page 4

MINING NEWS.

I Thames, Dec. 12. .Saxon, — About 22ft of re«f at Xo. 3 level wab broken down * to-day in the drive. Coloum of gold were seen, and two or three pounds of picked &tone obtained.

Koiika Bkvcii Sand. — The treatment of : the black .sand from Koiea .Beach fay thy | berdans at fcho tailings plant in Paluu-sttcet has been stopped, as the. shareholders ai e now convinced thafc neither the berdan not the battery treatment is suitable for extracting tha gold fzom the Mil ft. Thu .shareholder appear san- , giiine, houu\er, that fhe sand is piryI able, but. tlifl difficulty is that the gold 'it , contains mil not amalgamate with bho j -.ilvei, although tiora oxpeumeni-& made by roaatiug the stuff it is found that the. precious metal can in that May be much better exh acted. It is in tended* tofoi waul a small parcel ot the deposit to Mr Mont .cromeiy, of tho School oi Mines.

Saxon. — The fortnightly cleaning up and relenting-, which should have taken place Jo day, hns bcun postponed untill Monday ue\l.

'i'jrMvus, J)ec. 13. Tiir-NTOs.— Five tendril have be<m il- ; oeived Ln- sinkiriK the ehaft a di-tanoo f»t 7)5it., tlie lowest bein<> th.it> ot l)a\w', Williams at £3 7s 6d pet iooL, ami tlu'j highest is. They ha\e been ioiM'aiued to | the directors for appiwal.

I Lamjjkia.— A cleaning up look place to day for a return of 480/*. lOchvts. retorted irold fiom 27 loadfc of quart/.

j Marototo Gold am> Sij^lrminim, Comr \x\: — The treatment of the one ton of cue was finished at the School of .Mines to-day, and the bullion is now being letorted. The return will be a handsome one, but uo particulars art) obtainable.