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Statement showing the Quantity of Quartz crushed and Gold obtained in the West Coast Inspection District for the Year ended 31st December, 1919.

During the 3 - ear, sixty-six persons were employed on unproductive mining operations. In addition to gold the Dominion Consolidated Mine produced 21 tons 1 qr. of scheelite concentrates, but did not dispose of them. James M. Cadigan, who re-treats the tailings from this mine, recovered 11 tons, of which 5 tons were sold, realizing £150 per ton.

Statement showing the Quantity of Quartz crushed and Gold obtained in the Southern Mining District for the Year ended 31st December, 1919.

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Average Locality and Name of Mine. NU MeJi' °' employed. Quartz crushed. Gold obtained. Amalgam. Cyanide. Estimated Value. Mablbokoui 1H. Wakamari na— Dominion Consolidated .. 30 Tons. 8,443 Oz. dwt. gr. 1,196 0 0 Oz. dwt. gr. £ s. d4,485 0 0 30 Waiuta —■ Nelson. lilac kwater .. .. ■ ■ ) ( 113 24,969 9,661 5 0 1,451 15 0 *892 8 0 43,582 15 5 2,553 19 8 Big River— f .in 4,254 2,907 5 0 326 2 0 *216 0 0 i 37 New Big River 37 12,447 4 11 750 15 5 Globe Hill— 15,980 3,578 13 0 846 15 0 *951 19 0 17,755 7 11 2,992 18 6 i> { 70 rrogress .. .. . . I 70 Crushington— New Keep-it-Dark .. .. 12 f I n 12 17 9 11 0 127 19 0 *136 9 0 20 5 10 376 8 9 386 4 7 ( 17 Consolidated Goldfields .. J Ingle wood—- .„ Murray Creek .. • • ) 40 4,512 1,910 17 0 339 14 0 *352 8 0 8,543 11 2 1,431 14 9 Ross — Mount Greenland .. •.. 7 Stillwater— Victory Mine .. .. 5 7 Westland. 679 590 8 12 2,336 16 6 5 100 12 16 0 49 5 7 Totals .. .. 831 3 3 I 58,937 19,857 4 12 5,651 0 0 97,712 9 0 Marlborough .. .. .. 30 Nelson .. .. .. 289 West land .. .. .. 12 30 289 12 SUMMARY. 8,443 49,715 779 I ,196 0 0 IS,058 0 0 603 4 12 5,051 0 0 4,485 0 0 90,841 6 1 I 2,386 2 1 Totals, 1919 .. 331 Totals, 1918 .. 398 331 398 58,937 86,495 19,857 4 12 27,522 18 5 5,651 0 0 4,460 19 0 97,712 9 0 127,846 8 2 Decrease .. .. 67 27,558 7,655 13 17 11., 190 I 0 30,133 19 2 67 * From concentrates, f Increase. The return this year inel illed for inclusion in annual returns. ludes gold w( m from concentrates treated overseas. 'his information has n< >t hitherto been sup

Locality and Name of Mine. Average Number of Men employed. i Quartz crushed. Gold obtained. Estimated Value. VlN ient County. Bendigo— Come-in-Time Alto .. 2 2 Tons. 427 8 Oz. dwt. gr. 17 0 0 9 10 0 f s. d. 54 14 8 35 10 0 Old Man RangeAdvance 2 40 41 0 0 193 15 0 Totals 475 67 10 0 283 19 8 Macrae's — Golden Point .. Deep Dell Wait mo County. I 5 * 3* 26 4J 6 4 1 0 18 20 23 0 0 3 7 6 Totals 30J 7 2 21 26 7 6 81 MMARY. Vinoent County 6 475 67 10 0 283 19 8 Waihemo County 8 SOf 7 2 21 26 7 6 Totals, 1919 Totals, 1918 14t 24 505j 1,690 74 12 21 226 18 22 310 7 2 821 7 11 Decrease 10 1,1841 152 6 1 511 0 9 * Also employed at scheelite-mining during tbo year, irdinanly employed at metal-mines. t Nine men were employed at non-productive mining op< but shown as q uartz-miners in the return of number of persons irations not iucluc led in this table.