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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, 1925.

Statement showing the Quantity of Quartz crushed and Gold obtained in the Southern Mining District for the Year ended 31st December, 1925.

Summary of Inspection Districts.

Average Gold obtained by Locality and Name of Mine. of Quartz crushed. Value. | em P'°y rf - Amalgamation. c^ncenteates. Nelson. Waiuta — Tons cwt. qr. Oz. dwt. gr. Oz. dwt. gr. £ s. d. Blaokwater Mines .. .. 144 37,939 0 0 16,224 3 0 2,379 13 0 *74,915 7 9 Globe HillProgress Mines .. .. 3 .. .. .. -(-950 19 4 Reefton— Murray Creek .. .. 4 124 0 0 101 17 0 .. 372 8 9 Wealth of Nations .. .. 38 6,790 0 0 2,004 18 0 884 8 0 11,550 13 5 Crushington— New Keep-it-dark .. . . 5 165 0 0 54 1 0 12 3 18 204 18 6 Alexander River — Alexander River .. .. 12 645 0 0 1,646 19 0 .. 6,636 8 1 Big River — New Big River .. .. 42 3,976 0 0 2,775 15 0 656 0 0 13,497 5 7 Alfred River— Taylor and Williams .. .. 2 .. 59 3 0 .. 224 15 6 Wakawarina — Marlborough. Dominion Consolidated .. 20 3,615 0 0 787 10 17 .. 2,857 3 10 Totals, 1925 .. 270 53,254 0 0 23,654 6 17 3,932 4 18 111,210 0 9 Totals, 1924 .. 248 51,467 0 "0 22,034 1 0 5,540 13 12 115,651 18 4 * Includes £492 2s. premium on concentrates treated previous year. f Includes £519 8s. 8d. premium on concentrates treated previous year.

Average Gold obtained by Locality and Name of Mine. c?ushe! I 7 Value. employed. ! Amalgamation, i Cyanide. I i _ | | Vincent County. Old Man Range—, I | Tonscwt. qr. Oz.dwt.gr. Oz.dwt.gr. £ s. d. Advance .. .. .. ! 3 i 40 0 0 31 0 0 .. 129 0 0 Totals, 1925 .. 3 40 0 0 31 0 0 .. 129 0 0 Totals, 1924 .. 6 97 0 0 63 2 22 217 13 0 1,113 4 9

Inspection District. Persons employed' Q uartz crushed. Bullion obtained. Value. Statute Tons. Oz. dwt. gr. £ s. d. Northern (North Island) .. .. 677 193,907 576,426 17 0 348,703 15 4 West Coast (South Island) .. .. 270 53,254 27,586 11 11 111,210 0 9 Southern (Otago and Southland) .. 3 40 31 0 0 129 0 0 Totals, 1925 .. .. 950 2.47,201 604,044 8 11 460,042 16 1 Totals, 1924 .. .. 1,129 261,045 625,161 18 10 490,850 1 3 In addition, 139 persons were employed at unproductive quartz-mining.