LATEST MINING NEWS

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume V, Issue 1441, 27 September 1905, Page 3

LATEST MINING NEWS

>(6pwi»l to ttiins TmseiirH) Thuds, thii day. THE WAIOTAHI TBI Waiotahi reef should bo to hand in the No. 6 Uvel croßsont from the shaft at any time now. The country is identical with. thai of the level above. As' a goldbearing leader is to hand in the No. 6, there is every indication that the anticipations, as to value will bo realised to the full, The leader is now being stripped The face of No. ,6 crossout from the Daledonianis still in quartz conglomerate. Good progress is being made with the repairs to the new battery. '.'■'''•■ Latjr, An important development hasocourred in the above mine, the Waiotahi reef coming to hand in No. 6 level crosscut from the shaft. Tho reef waß struck 216 feet from the shaft. The footwall bears all the '.characteristics of the reef in No. 6 level, being a splendid body of quartz. MAI QUEEN

The prospects of this propeity an improving. Since tha change c-»urr"' ! n the lode the quartz has made more il. at|waere is every indication thatthd ; prwement will oontinue. The qu&u.. comiag to hand shows nioe gold, .'■■■•'■ THE SAXON.

Operations are in progress for, opening up from No. 4 level on Cardigan No. 1 reef. Tber'o is every prospeot of t payable block .being ..oponed. The Cardigan showed a jrinotion at 100 feet with a gold bearing leader, worked on in the winze, and this junotion should cauie further improvement in the reef,

■-•_' OTANUI CONSOLS , I understandthatoperations are to bo commenced in this mine, which at present is beiog worked by an Aucklsnd syndicate THE CALEDONIAN ' • The 1 breaking down of the Cambria reef continues. The quartz looks promising, but bo foi no gold is reported.