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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, 1926.

Statement showing the Quantity of Quartz crushed and Gold obtained in the Southern Mining District for the Year ended 31st December, 1926.

Summary of Inspection Districts.

Average Gold obtained by Locality and Name of Mine Nu S?« r Quartz crushed. — Value. M , en , . , i Cyanide and employed. | Amalgamation. : 0 * ncentmtes . Nelson. Waiuta— Tons owt. qr. Oz. dwt. gr. Oz. dwt. gr. £ s. d. Blackwater Mines .. .. 152 40.044 0 0 13,732 4 0 4,299 15 0 70,232 10 8 Globe Hill— Progress Mines .. .. 3 .. .. 186 13 0 573 1 10 Reefton— Murray Creek .. .. 4 161 0 0 111 6 4 .. 425 2 8 Wealth of Nations .. .. 25 3,507 0 0 1,692 8 0 639 16 0 9,204 6 3 Crushington— New Keep-it-dark .. .. 5 245 0 0 108 6 0 24 14 0 504 5 7 Alexander River— Alexander Reefs .. .. 14 352 0 0 675 5 0 131 11 0 3,103 5 9 Big River— New Big River .. .. 24 1,799 0 0 1,156 12 0 570 5 0 6,607 17 7 Marlbobough. W akamarina— Dominion Consolidated .. .. 9 1,287 0 0 | 651 17 0 .. | 2,411 1 3 Totals, 1926 .. 236 47,395 0 0 18,127 18 4 5,852 14 0 j 93,061 11 7 Totals, 1925 .. 270 53,254 0 0 23,654 6 17 3,932 4 18 111,210 0 9

Average Gold obtained by Locality and Name of Mine. U *Me^ r ° enured. Value. employed. : Amalgamation. Concentrates. Waihemo County. Stoneburn— j Tons cwt. qr. Oz. dwt. gr. Oz. dwt. gr. £ s. dOunce .. .. •■ ! 2 60 0 0 8 7 18 .. 31 14 8 Vincent County. Old Man Range— I'll Advance .. .. .. 3 75 0 0 79 14 0 | 15 6 12 384 9 0 Totals, 1926 .. 5 135 0 0 88 1 18 15 6 12 416 3 8 Totals, 1925 .. 3 40 0 0 j 31 0 0 .. ! 129 0 0 j

Inspection District. Persons employed' J Quart* crushed. | Bullion obtained. Value. Statute Tons. Oz. dwt. gr. £ s. d. Northern (North Island) .. .. 696 190,638 506,003 11 0 349,195 19 1 West Coast (South Island) .. .. 236 47,395 23,980 12 4 93,061 11 7 Southern (Otago and Southland).. .. 5 135 103 8 6 416 3 8 Totals, 1926 .. . . 937 238,168 530,087 11 10 442,673 14 4 Totals, 1925 .. .. 950 247,201 604,044 8 11 j 460,042 16 1 __J In addition, 202 persons were employed at unproductive quartz-mining.