MINING NEWS.

Thames Star, Volume LXII, Issue 17387, 27 March 1928, Page 8

MINING NEWS.

MANAGERS' IiEPORTS. Occidental Una.—The ore broken from the north end stopes still continues to show gold. i\o quartz has been broken from the south end stopes for the past week. The men have been engaged for two and a half days repairing the road to the battery. Crushing operations will be started when there is enough water in the creek to drive the battery. Moanataiari.— The following is the mine report for the week ended March 24, 1928:—The drive seaward on the main reef of No. 1 winze has been extended 6ft., a total of. 124 ft. The reef here averages 2tt. wide, but is still very mixed with mullock. The drive on the loot wall of leader at the seaward end lias been extended 6ft., a total of 71ft. The ref here averages 3ft. wide, and is a fine body of stone, carrying nice mineral blend and silica. Colours of gold are seen in the ore. About sft. back from the face a leader Sin. wide is going off into the footwall at very near right angles to the leader. A little water is coming from the leader, and when the main drive is further ahead this leader will he worth driving on, as the quartz looks very well.

Waihi.—The following information has been cabled to London: For the people ended March 10, 18.951 toils 01. ore were crushed for a result of 6476 fine ounces of gold, and 28,951 fine ounces of silver. This includes 2872 tons of ore mined from the Grand Junction area, which yielded 1126 ounces of gold and 4325 ounces of sil-. ver: In the No. 7 level at 17ft. in the north crosscut, we have driven 40ft. to the east in quartz 4ft. wide, the assay value for this distance being 29/6 per ton. At the No. 10 level of the Empire lode in the Grand Junction area we have driven a further 20ft. to the east in ore assaying 45./- per ton. The lode was crosscut at 56ft. aiuj. measuring from, the north wall, the first Bft. averaged 40/6 per ton, the next 4ft., 13/- per ton, being « mixture of quartz and country and the last 9ft. is country rock. In'the West lode, west of the' Shark crosscut, the drive was. diverted slightly to the south and at 255 ft. intersected quartz sft. wide, assaying 1/9 per ton. In the No. 11 level in the Grand Junction area a further 16ft. have been driven east on the, Empire lode in ore assaying 33/6 per ton. The lode is about 4ft. wide.