MINING NEWS
WAIHI REEFS-GIGANTIC. The mtuo manager of tho Waihi ReefsOigantio Consolidation, Ltd., reports for the week ending April B:—"We aro stlU penetrating good-looking quartz in west face in north drive at 300 feet .love], and it appears to be. an immense body of ore having a. north-east and south-west trend, it is certainly showing a great improvement as wo'advance tho drive. I am pleased to state that improved appearance is malting, and wo • anticipate mooting with good results on the footwall or we6fc side, this being tho side on which better values may lie expected. Wo have driven over 36 feet into the reef with no footWall yet to hand. Tho quartz coming to hand in being stocked on tho surface, and will b6 thoroughly tested as soon' as the. new assay plant is completed. Tho little water making from tho lodo is no trouble, and all machinery is working satisfactorily."
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Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3051, 12 April 1917, Page 8
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152MINING NEWS Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3051, 12 April 1917, Page 8
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