MINING NEWS.

Thames Advertiser, Volume XXVIII, Issue 8613, 17 December 1896, Page 3

MINING NEWS.

V (By Our Special Reporter.) .■■ ■' ■'■;' ROTHSCHILD SYNDICATE, Work has been resumed again on this syndicate's properly in the above district, tod the work undertaken this time is the advancement of a low level crosscut to intersect the reef .known as the Boundary :' reef. From this'lode very goid teaults •have been'obtained, and it is thought that as dopth is attained a further im- ■ provement will be evidenced, ■ >:;.':'.. :: VICTORIA. : This company's usual remunerative .return for -tne month camo duly to hand yesterday, 125 loads of genorui ore pro l dncing the fine yield of 2240za of retorted gold, whioh was afterwards reduced upon melting to 2190z 17dwts. For the mouth previous 110 loads' were treated for a yield of 2340zs 3dwts of melted gold, It ! will, be seen that there is a slight deprocia- ; tion in the sehernl quality of the oi e, but notwithstanding that the consistent yield fiom the .very: outset cannot bo con* Bidered. otherwise than highly satisfactory. •, ; , ■ " ■'■:■■; PURTJ CONSOLIDATED. The work of development in this mine is advancing, satisfactorily, and the results being met with are qnito consi-tent with that met with from the firs*, The rise on the npsirike of the Rimu reef , from the No. 2 level is meeting with a •''. class;'of country. thickly interlaced with ■ flintieiapd^:mineral veins, and in con- ,. sequence-of-"this the progress is very mubh retarded,nevertheless these flinties • have apparently a very beneficial effect upon tbe ( lode, for whpn shootin/ down the quartz" body strong- go'd is very freely seen'through tho ore, whilst the lode maintains its usual size and defined* uess of character. Driving upon its course south at this level a most congenial country 'is being enterod upon, but as has been the case here for -orao

time past, the lode has been left standing

and unbroken, At the No. 1 le.vel, south upon the course of the same lode, a bard of' country is now being passed ibroagh. This has had the efleofc of pinching the lode in size, and no goldbns been scon here during the week. It may be mentioned that 'the run of payable ore is fully 300 ft in length,'and the

manager antioipa'es meeting with another ' channel of good country as the drive • advances upon the' course of the lode: Tho nork of opening,up the Chairman's reef is a'so in steady progress, but there is no further chango worthy of mention. • KURUNUI.CALBDONIAN. The drive, north east upon the course of the N0..9-reef shows the quartz s body to vary murh'in size (which is not altogether an unfavorable fjature), from a few inches to a thickness of two feet. So far no gold has been seen, but the indications at thV pres°nt warrant an improvement, at any tim°. The quartz is very kindly in character and contains

a good- class of mineral. There is no change in the hu/d chnr ; iet u r of the ' ' country Hng' p n n-iiated in the north' crosscut.*. This innf, howevpr,[>i?fl place .' to'a'more 1 conducive country as the work

' advances, Stoping upon Darby's lead •rid'-the crosscut-is resuln'ng in a good class of' crushing di't b ing won, in whin!) .gold is wrv f-cqupntiy seen. The , ropai stot l o 'snaf ■ Irom ■ the No, 2 to. No. 3 level have been como'etcj, and when the woks in,.the winding 'plant are furnished the man>ger coniemp'ateß proceeding with the repairs to (ho shaft from tho No. 3 down to thi No. 4level. It will <bo,seen .that, every provision is , being niudo 'o sys'ematically develop the mine with a view to permauont operations at the various levels upon the different ree's, A sta-t has b'on mode to drive., tho crossont through the Kuronui Hill to ultimately tffeoba connection by tramline with the company's ' mill.. Much depends hero on tho character of tho conntry that will be met with 1 whether the work will be carried out by contract or day.la Sour, but that will no doubt soon be determined.

(BtTeleohaph—OwnCoehespondbnt)

Auckland, December 16. . ;; GREAT BARRIER. As a result of the treatment of 25 bags of ore from the Great Barrier Gold and Silver mine by the hot pan amalgamation, 790z 4dwts of bullion •was obtained, of tho valuo of £2 Us 2dperoz, ' TARARU EXTENDED. At a meeting of shareholders in the Tararu Extended 6.M. Co. to-day resold ' tions were passed authorising thodiiec- . tors to dispoie; of the property. Mr ' W, Ledingbam, who presided, intimated that the necessary docarnents bad been Bent Home and they had every reason to ✓ believe that the matter was in good hands.