WAIHI MINING NEWS.

Colonist, Volume LI, Issue 12503, 2 April 1909, Page 3

WAIHI MINING NEWS.

[United Press Association.] _ ... Waihi, April 1. .?, The Waihi mine; which ranks- as one of the, greatest propositions Mn the florid, having produced in the last 18 years nearly seven and a half million sterling, and paid to its share-, holders over fhree million sterling, is' again entering upqri an interestirig stage of development by the opening up of No. 10 level at a depth of 1000 feet. - '-„ „. •.-■■.- Consistent with the developments of the upper levels, the results of operations at the mqment of washing are most satisfactory, the -exploitation showing the two reefs, the Royal 'and the Empire; .of the series of sixteen met with in the higher levels, to be of equal strength and value, the present tendency indicating . even improvement. ' \ ' • ■ ■"*■■/ *'■■ ; " < The adjoiniiig property, the Grand Junction, . situated about a stone's throw from "the main workings of the Waihi mine, is also entering upon an important stage- of development in opening up its No. 5 level at practically the same" depth (1000 feet) as the Waihi mine. Crosscuts from the west and east from the bottom of the' shaft (No. r 5 level) are being prosecuted to inter-- | sect the-well-'kno.wn Martha' reef. The No." 2 lod.e is already being exploited in the upper levels and to the east of the Empire and the; Royal. In : the -meantime three winzes from the No. 4 level are_ being sunjf™on the Empire, and one winze on; the.Rpj'al. The results of these ' operations have disclosed high grade mineral ore,, upwards of £9, extending ove? the full width oil 1 the winzes, •; ' '.' S' '' -■■' ' The enhanced valuie .of theJEmpire". and Royal Reefs -in; : depth, point to valuable disclosures -being met within, ■N0. .5 level.v ;.. ■..•>"■ - "'"■-•'■

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