MINING NEWS
WELLINGTON MARKET. Yesterday's quotations oil tlio mining market were as follow:— Buyers. Sellers. £ s.d. £ s. d. Waihi 113 6 — Grand Junction — 0 14 3 MURRAY GREEK. The mine manager reports for the montl of February as under:—"No. 2 intermedl ate level has been extended on eontrao' for the month a. distance of 91 feet, mak intr a total from No. 2 winze of 124 feet I followed the reef by driving in the foot wall. I knpt the reef in siffht in th< hansring-wa.il of the drive, except for £ defiance of about 40 feet, in which th< 1 reef made a sharp turn, but after driv jug 40 feet it made back on its conra apain. At about 90 feet I had the lod< bored to find the width, whioh was inohpfi: also nt 120 fnet from winze, whicl shows a- width of 50 inches. The Valuei arc* similar *n all anpear«ncc to the in termediate level above. No. 4 level: The contractors completed .driving crogsoui for rp-agazm© gainer towards the Phoenix reef 50 feet. They then oommenced U l oxtent No. 4 level, which thev bave don< i for a distance of 74 fret, mo-king a tota | from the chamber of 5G5 feet. Then ; remains some 300 feet to dr ; ve before w< • rtan expect to intersect the reef." Tht I battery superintendent reported that th( [ work boin? carried on alt the battery ii ! on the whole pom*? forward woll, bnfc i\ : is a difficult matter to j?ive t a deffaH< i date when a. start will be possible, thoturl" the end of April rtiould see things aVoul ready for commencing crushing. I :
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Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3026, 13 March 1917, Page 8
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276MINING NEWS Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3026, 13 March 1917, Page 8
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