MINING NEWS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 194, 6 May 1918, Page 8

MINING NEWS

MUKBAY CHEEK. In his report lor'tho month of' April the manager of tuo Murray Creek Gold jiining Company, Limned, stales:—"J.'ho continued shortage ol miners has greatly retarded operations, auu in conswjjieuco only a small amount of development work lias been iu progress. No. i level: lho I'hoeuix has been driven on a further 31 feet, making a total distance of 46 leet. Tho face, wnich is still, in reef formation, is 3 feet in width. Operations here are stooped for the present, the men employed "being required for other work. 11 a few feet, of lurther driving does not show any improvement in the re-;f a crosscut will be projected from the level below to intersect the Phoenix at that depth, iho distance to crosscut at this point is approximately 100 feet. No. 4. level: The reef recently cut in the hanging-wall is 3 feet wide iu the north face, and 4 feet of quartz showing in lho south face, lnere is no doubt now out that this is a parallel block to that which the winzu was suuK on. A crosscut is being projected from the level into the hanging-wall to cut thiß reef. According to the underlay it should be intersected about 25 feet from tno level The crosscut is in 18 feet m good reef country. As opportunity oners crosscuts will be put in at various points in the upper levels in order to provo how far this reef lives up.. The stopmg faces uenerally aro looking well. During the month the battery crushed 830 tons (1 atone for a return valued approximately at £1900. . _