MINING.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 6091, 31 January 1898, Page 1

MINING.

I United Press Association— By Electric Telegraph— ! Copyright. , <■ Beccived Jan. 29, 9 a.m. MELBOURNE, Jan. 29. At the half-yearly meeting oE the Broken Hill Proprietary Company the chairman stated that the loss through the late fire n the mine was .£33,000. TPek. Press Association.! WES I'BORT, Jak. 30. The coal export for the week ended Saturday was -5082 tons ,1 cwt. — Westport Coal Company, 5061 tons 3 cwt, Cardiff, Company, G2O tons 18 cwt. GEEYMOUTH, Jax. 30. The coal export for the week was : — Blackball Company, 711 tonsScwt; Brunnei", 1972 tons 14 cwt. EEEFTOjST, Jan. 29. Quotations : — Alpine Extended Gs to 7s, Big Eivev 10s to 11s, Bnller Dredge 4s Od to 5s 6d, Cumberland 2s 3d to 2s 6d, Dillon Extended, Is 3d to Is 6d, Golden Lead 6d to 9d, Hercules Gd to 9d, Keep-it-Dark 17s to 18s, No. 2 South Keep-it-Dark Gd to 9d, Lord Edward Gd to 9d, Welcome 3s to 3s Gd, Boatman's Exploration Gd to 9d. Returns : — "Buller Dredge, 240z 4dwt for 132 hours' dredging ; total for month, 630z ldwt. The actual dredging time was three weeks, as one week was lost on account of floods. : . A payable reef fully 3ft wide has been reported from the Dillon Mine, and. there were inquiries for scrip yesterday. The stone was found in the low level. The following is the Manager's report from the Big River : — The winze below the intermediate level has been sunk a further deptli of 12ft. There is no change in the nature of the ground since last report. The crosscut from . No. 6 Level has been driven a further distance of 14ft. I have had to repair the\ quartz pass, as some of 1 the logs were worn through.