MINING NEWS.

Thames Star, Volume XXIX, Issue 8602, 5 March 1897, Page 2

MINING NEWS.

(By Our Special Reporter.)

HAURAKI ASSOOiAf D KEEL-;* Ike Coromandel News Sis tin follow ing: "Mr Frank Slic P I. ate of the V^ Broken Hill and U.m r,vk »i 1O « Watoao (mader the Ang o < :oH'h,chUA, Company) ha< bsen appoin', J mtntcnr &f the Hauraki A«a >ci»tel<; ,|,f&ii ..f 4 vice Mr A. N. Ogilrie, rei^.-nd PUKU (ONSOLIi) vTER Ye«terd*y tha mant^er wlr*l rh .t a iscided improTement h*f taken p!. «i a the reel in the lo » lerel »r,d that t»i • ore had a fair show of g n rd through it. Begardinff this 1 mi«ht m ntion tha» p ; O r to this the drive had been caravi a o'» the rref for ore.- lOOf', aod throujr our. the auarn allowed strong g.ld free v. bataboor. 25ft to 30ft back ack frooi .fc prea«nt faco aam ill fa-ilt pa se Ith on h the lode, which had tha effect of disturbing it to such an ex en* that it w«»« mpUtely brokf nnp Latter y nince > he drira adTaneed e^ear of the fau t, the We again assumed its u»«%l djmon»ion#,^nd is now ugain a «ne, s'roML*. d^Bned bo^y of ore, m auuring 2ft to 3ft in thickness, with erery indication of continuing f o. It maj be of interest to kn w tha' the ■ame quarts body is opened np at the No. 1 lewl, fully 200H ahead of the low le»el, and at that poi .t of deelorment 'ha ore comiDg t 0 hand is of a hi/b class, so that there is c ey chance of a )ar/o exent of payable ore beta* in reser> c when the present low lecel r« chei ; nndercea:h. where rhe face of No. 1 lerel is at piesent.