MINING.
STONEBUKN SCIIEELITE AND GOLD MIXE. Tho ruinc manager's report to the end of August stales that the development of the mine has been proceeding satislaeton'y. Drives of n total length of 1300 feel have been opened, nil of which open up good payable go.d ore and carry sehee ite in quantities. In al eleven Ion? of sebeeate bave been oi> tained and rehires to hand of eight tons givo a net value oalmost £l)3 per ten. The sale of eleven tons is considered to 1 e very encouraging, as it has been hand picked A lar o quantity of milling scheelitc is n waiting treatment, and when machinery conies io hand 'hie should wash cu! well. The mine niifl'.'er stated that there is 10 000 tons of gold bearing ere in si.'-'lit. a "ays o; whi:b have shown up ' r - (1 " o' ."old, and in addition to this scheelite in sight is estimated at 100 tons
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 10871, 11 September 1913, Page 3
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157MINING. Star (Christchurch), Issue 10871, 11 September 1913, Page 3
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