MINING NEWS.

Thames Star, Volume XXXXI, Issue 10498, 14 December 1903, Page 2

MINING NEWS.

THE WMHI RETURN.

19,318 TOMS YIELD £49,749.

TOTAL TO DATE £3,121,473.

By Telegraph.—Own Correapondesit

WiAXBX, December 14

Dua-ing the four weeks endixig 12tJi inst-, the Waihi Gold Maniixgi Compamy crushed! and treated 19,318 tons of ore for a retiirni of bullion, valued at £49,749. T!he return for thepreviowa niiontlii was £50,608, but on that Oi*casion a smaller tonitage was treated^ naanedy, 19,231 tons. Theaivwagw pe* ton of the ipresenit return work* <rut at about £2 19s, The total amount yon frami the mine to date to £3,121,----473, m shoiwni in the 'following' touM* of details: —

£ To July 31, 1890 13,639 July 31, 1890 to Deo. 31 1891 36,455 In 1892, 18,297 tons 46,213 1893, 19,805 tons 64,345 1894, 24,864t0n» 83,033 1895, 33,670 tons 120,335 1896, 34,410 tons ...135,156 1897, 40,764 tons .144,041 1898, 77,929 tons 256,494 1899, 102,381 tons ...302,625---1900r 112,012 tons 317,902 1901, 159,325 tons 461,205 1902, 179,487 tons '„ .581,574 £2,502,905 Period ending— .... , -.»-. : January, 17,587 too» 50,444 February, 18,699 ton* ......63;641 Maircih, 17,447 tons 63,707 April, 19,214" "tons .........53,855 May, 18,108 tons .....51,179 June, 17,944 tons ...51,336 July, 18,844-tons «2,209 August, 17,356 ton* ...51,589 /September, 18,127 imM .....50,136 October, 18,190 r...........50,J1» ■NoTember, 19,231 t0n5.......50,608 Droemberi 19,318 tojw ......ij^ift^j Total :to date ............£3,121,473. Total dividends and) initawt to Sept. 1, 1903 ...jBI.I 90,396