MINING NEWS.

Thames Star, Volume XXIX, Issue 8604, 8 March 1897, Page 2

MINING NEWS.

(By onr Special Reporter.)

WAITEKAUBI UNION G.M. COM-

PANY (Limited).

Great activity is displayed iv connection with the various works under development iv this mine, and a large staff, numbering 50 men, are engaged in driving a series of prospecting crosscuts for the purpose of locating and testing the various lodes. A number of men are also to be employed exploiting the surface sections of the mine, and, as the area comprising the company's property consists of 100 acres, it requires a good number of hands to get over the whole area. In the Central section several lodes have been uncovered, and are being systematically opened up. On the north-east section of the mine the company purpose sinking a shaft to a depth of 400 feet, and then commence cro9scutting for the north east continuation of the Golden Cross reef, which, if it maintains its bearing through the country, should traverse the Nebraska and Australian sections of this company's mine. At the depth mentioned, it is anticipated that a good permanent channel of country will be penetrated, and enable the work of crossoutting to be pushed on in a section of country that should carry ore bodies.

VICTOKIA.

This company's crushing will be cleaned up about "Wednesday next,

CARDIGAN,

Owing to a large amount of sur* face soakage of water coming into the new shaft reoently commenced, an injector had -to be used to assist in expelling the temporary inflow. Very good progress is now being made, but the solid country has not as yet been reached; this will no doubt be met with in due course, when the water difficulty will be overcome. MATA REEFS (Taw.)

Prospecting works are steadily proceeding on this company's property, and so far with very favorable results. A good description of country exists in this locality, and as the work proceeds it is anticipated that something of a payable nature will be discovered.