MINING NEWS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2449, 30 April 1915, Page 8

MINING NEWS

WELLINGTON SHAKE MARKET. The Bales recorded in tie mining n.arkot yesterday wore: 1781111 at 4s. 6d., and Waihi' Grand Junction at 255. 9d. The quotations were as under:— Buyers. Sellers £ s. A. £ s. d. Rob* ; 6 0 8- — Talisman 14 9 15 0 Waitansi 8 12 0 16 6 STOOK EXCHANGE. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.. Dunedln, April 29. The following sales were mado on the Stock' Exchange to-day:—W-iiJii, £2 Is. and £2 Os. 9d.j Waihi Grand Junction, £1 56. 10d.; and-N.Z. Paper Mills, 17s. 9d. The following' sale was reported :—Mismjn Consolidated, £1 : ss.' LONDON MINING QUOTATIONS. (By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright.) London, April 28. Quotations made to-day for Australasian mining shares include the following:— Broken Hill Proprietary, 435. 3d., 445. 3d.; Block, 2Js. 9d., 265. 3d.; Mount Elliott, 635. 9d., 665. 3d.

; WAIHI BEEFS-GIGANTIC. The mine ' manager reports on operations at the mine for week ending April 24 as follows:—The contractors have advanced the north crosscut at 10(10 feet level 18ft., making total length, from shaft 368 ft. This face is still in the dark hard coun.try, but during the- week a cross-course formation about 4 inches in thickness hae been passed thToush,' causing a, slight change for the better, some of- the holes being much easier to drill. The S.E. face ha.s been advanced 17ft„ making total length from chamber 268 feet. We are now on the line as directed by the surveyor,' and sro penetrating andeeito country, showing strong veins of pyrites: the country in this face has improved during the week; the total driven for Keek ■is 35ft: All machinery is kept in good running ordesr, and every effort is being made to ret. crosscuts up to the estimated lino of reefs.