MINING NOTES.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XIX, Issue X, 28 August 1897, Page 299

MINING NOTES.

Waitaia.—The reef at the low level in the south face is a solid body of quartz, two feet thick, and continues to show gold when broken down. Progress-Castle Rock. —The reef at No. 3 level shows gold freely. Victoria.—At No. 3 level the reef averages from four to six inches in thickness, and shows gold freely. A little gold is seen in the quartz at the intermediate level when breaking down,and about slbs of stone have been selected. Britannia (Coromandel). —The new pumping plant is all completed and in working order, as a consequence of which work was resumed this week in all the faces below in the mine. Teutonic.—Work will be restarted next week on the Teutonic claim at Owharoa. A great quantity of goldbearing quartz is scattered over the surface of the mine, but so far the reef which shed this quartz has not been discovered. Waihi Grand Junction.—One of the boilers has been removed from the Waihi West section to the Junction shaft in order to compete with the water. Golden Falls.—An offer has been made by Messrs Bewick and Moreing for a working option over this property. Mount Waihi—Sir Julius.—A shaft is being jointly put ou the boundary of these two properties. Kapai Vermont.—The reef has varied from 5 to 8 feet in width, and of this from 2 to 4 feet has been saved for treatment, most of this being only of fair quality. An assay from the whole width of the reef returned : Gold, idwt 7grs; silver, idwt 23grs. In the stopes north of the rise the lode has averaged from 9 to 10 feet, and from 2to 4 feet of this has been saved. This is of very good quality. Assay : Gold, sdwt sgrs ; silver, sdwt sgrs. Dover Castle. —Some nice-looking quartz has been picked up on the surface from which good dish prospects are obtained, while colours of gold are also seen in the hard stone. Renown.—The main portion of the lode in this Puru mine is over 20ft in width, and six general assays all gave traces of gold, though nothing worth saving. Waitangi.—No. 4 reef continues strong, and assays recently made produced results equal to £l2 per ton. Imperial.—No. 1 reef shows considerable improvement. It measures two feet in thickness, and on the footwall side a band of good mineral is showing. In the eastern crosscut at No. 4 level manganese seams are seen which should indicate that the reet is close at hand. Nonpareil.—The leading stope in this Thames mine shows gold. Golden Lead. —A deposit of quartz was met with in this mine which showed gold freely and subsequently a reef was intersected which also showed gold. Cuirassier.—No. I and No. 2 reels have junctioned, and strong blotches of gold show frequently in the stone taken down. A further parcel of six pounds of picked stone was obtained from No. 2 rise. May Queen Extended. —Three loads of quartz from this mine were crushed for the return of 2oz ijdwts of gold, value about £8 10s. Phoenix.—The Muriel reef is now 18 inches wide, and gives a nice show of gold in the dish. Bunker’s Hill. —At No. 2 level the reef is one foot in width. Waitekauri. —The reef in the Kiln level preserves its size and good value, and is supplying a fine lot of ore for the mill. New Munster (Te Aroha).—The surface of a big reef has been stripped for over 40 feet. The reef itself is 30 feet in thickness and carries gold. Jersey.—Two new reefs were intersected in trenching across the top of the main spur on the Cabbage Bay mine. One is over three feet thick, and the other, two feet. The stone composing them is carrying visible gold throughout.