MINING NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 579, 6 August 1909, Page 6

MINING NEWS.

■ : V > •■■' STOCK EXCHANGE. •: ■ ; . './ .'.(From. Om ; Special Oomapondent.) '-.'/.' ■ . Auckland, August 5. . Business was somewhat dull on the Stock Exchange' to-day; Sales * were as follow:— Kuranui Caledonian, 2s. 2d.' May Queen, 6s. • 2d., 6s. Id. Iβ. 2d.: ■ ■'.•' . ,• ■■;■' .:■-.' WaiotaM, 7e. Bd., 7s. 7d., 7s. 6d. . 'Consolidated Goldfields, 265. 6d. ~Progress Mines, 175., 17s. 6d. , ..■'■ Koyal Oak (paid'up), to.'3d., 4s. 2d. Royal Oak (cont.), is. Id., Is., 35.10d.,'35. 9d-, Ss. 10d., Sβ. lid. ' :■•■■■• Waihi, £3 lls. ' Waihi Extended, 7s. 10d., 7s. M. ■ Waihi Grand Junction,. 565., 555. 6d. Waihi Grand Junction'(option), 335. 6d.,. 335., 335. 2d. ' ' ■ ■ ', . ■ , ■ : (By Teleera-ph.-Preea AesoolatloQ.) . '.: : Dunedin, Augnsfc 5. Stock Exchange sales: Waihi Grand Junction, £2 15s.- 6d.; Royal Oak, 3s, 9d. (two parcels) j Waihi (five weeks forward), £9 10s. 6d. Sales-reported: Waihi Grand Junction, £2 Us. 6d., £2 17s. 6d. (eight weeks), £2 16s. 6d. (eight weeks), £2 165.; May Queen, 6s. 2d.; Waiotahi, 7s. 6d.; Tairua Broken Hills, 2s. 10d,; Consolidated Goldfields (London delivery), £2 ss. 9d., jei'-6s. 3d., .£1 6s. 6d.; National ■ Bank, £5 95.; Waihi,. £9 10s, ■'. . .' ' • , _, - "I . WAIHI GRAND JUNCTION. (By Telegraph.—Special Correspondent.) ■.'"."' ' Auckland, August 5: Tho new moke of mineralised ore in.the face of the north crosscut on the Martha Keof at No. 5 level of the Grand Junction has considerably increased since yesterday morning. This niake.has coino up. fr.oni the, floor of tho drive,..and is.now more than halfway up tlio face, and is increasing in strength. Samples of the ore look well, and afo highly mineralised. They are also nicely coloured, and should assay well. The width of the reef is now over 40ft.,. - and there is no 6ign of tho footwnll.. •i ■ . ■ .'■■■■■■ Ail ex part©, application by. the Grand Junction for H days protection in respect of their western properties has been granted by_ the warden. The claims nre: the -Waihi West, Christmas., Box, New Year, -Waihi Welcome, Ilaines-- Morrin, Waihi North, Wnihi' Consols, and Golden Lino. . . NEW BIG RIVER. •,The Wellington Stock Exchange, has received the following telegram from. the.New Big River Company:—Fifteonth dividend (Iβ.) declared Amniat 3, payable to-moiro\K..' , ' ;