LATEST MINING NEWS

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume XX, Issue 6762, 10 November 1922, Page 3

LATEST MINING NEWS

WAIHI G.M. CO. GOLD YIELD FOR OCTOBER PERIOD LOW LEVELS DEVELOPMENT For the tour-weekly period ended 28th October the Waihi G.M. Go. crushed and treated 15,177 tons for a result of 4,229 line ounces of gold and 36,272 fine ounces of silver.

The following information on low levels development work has been cabled to the London office if the company:— No. 10 level—Edward lode, south; Commencing at 1264 ft, the next 90ft of (he lode is narrow and practically barren ; at 1358 U the full width of the reef is 10ft, assaying 68s 3d per ton. Wo. 12 Level—Driving east from Cow crosscut: The next 38ft assays 7? 9d per ton. North section of Martha lode west: The next 50ft of driving assays 29s 6d per ton. Eoyal lode east of south crosscut from No. 4 shaft: The next 46ft of driving assays 13s 3d per ton. No. 13 Level—North section of Martha lode west of No. 4 shaft crosscut: The next 50ft of driving assays 13s 3d per ton. North section of Martha lode cast of No. 4 shaft crosscut; The next 34ft of driving assays 18s 6d per ton.

RISING SUN GOLD MINING CO

MANAGER’S REPORT.

The mine manager reports tor tho week ending 4th November as follows; , The Main level isi all cleared and in working order, and a start has been , made to clear and repair the drive on No. 2 lode. This level branches off from ( No. 3 level, north of the shaft and runs nearly parallel to No. 1 reef, but on tno west side of it. I inspected No. 2 reef at tho intermediate level south of the main winze. Apparently a start had been made to open up a leading stope. I understand the values taken from this lode hvero from £2 to nearly £4 pd ton the best values going south. Jhe reef is 2ft 6in where they stopped, with two clear defined walls showing. OHINEMURI MINES'.

development report. The manager’s report for the week; ended 4th November, 1922, is as lo - lotvs;— The south drive on th© CamooJaj reef i s notv out 327 foot.. Tho'xecf is still the full width of the drive, jwitu; neither wall showing. Tho quartz con-, tinues to he very hard, but is of a good _ description, and values can b© seen in ( the stono broken. The north dnvc is out 157 feet and the reef ia .also the full width of the drvo with the. footwall only exposed. Tho reef at tin© point is of an oxidised nature. Assay icsu a taken over the full width of the drive are as follows :-At 307 feet south, 6s 7d per ton; at 312 feet south, 10 6 W ( per ton; at 317 feet south, IBs per ton.