MINING NEWS
REPORTS AND RETURNS
The supervisor of the Brian Boru dredge reports that the bottom tumbler has, been repaired and replaced, the new method of fitting steel wedges and studding same in position having been used. The stacker rollers, etc have been bushed and the driving gear has also been overhauled. The sand chutes and the main pump have been repaired. The main winch is partly dismantled for the purpose of fitting a new head line brake. New lips are being fitted to buckets and the screen is being braced. The supervisor reports that satisfactory progress is being made, and it is expected that the alterations and repairs will be completed about the end of August and the dredge should then be ready for a trial run.
NEW GUINEA GOLDFIELDS, ] The monthly returns of production . and estimated profits of New Guinea Goldfields, Ltd., are as follows:— Edie Creek Mill- June" Tons f3566 3448 Fine gold, oz 1269 1161 Fine silver, oz 3581 3037 Alluvial— Fine gold, oz 1088 1141 Fine silver, oz ...... 826 863 Golden Ridges Mill— Fine gold, oz 1244 1599 Fine silver, oz 847 1039 Operating profit— April. May. £ £ AUuviai 5478 46Q0 Golden Ridges mill . 5999 3782 Edie Creek mill .... 3731 , 3704 *From May 14 to June 14. fFrom June 14 to July 14. STAFFORD. The Stafford dredge ran 122 hours in the week ending July 24 for 320z melted gold from 9581 cubic yards treated. Previous return, 27$oz for 8173 yards. NEMONA. "! The Nemona. dredge, after adjust-' ments and alterations, resumed operations on Thursday morning and expects to wash up on Friday next. . | ARGO GOLD. Argo Gold Dredging Company's official return for the week ended August 1 is as follows:—Yield, 690z; hours dredged, 125; yardage treated, 12,200. MAEREWHENUA. The secretary of Maerewhenua Gold- ; fields Development Co., Ltd., reports the following progress for July, 1936: I —One wash-up, No. 30, took place on ' July 9, which produced approximately lOoz 12dwt of gold, estimated at £76 16s. Approximate production expenditure, £30. Severe frosts diminished water supply, so that most of the time was devoted to tunnel work and neces-' sary preparations for installing goldsaving devices at Golden Gully. The tunnel, which was reopened early hi July, required a considerable amount of additional excavating work, so as to assure safety from blockages in the future. Work on this job is still in progress. A considerable amount of snow has fallen, and as soon as the thaw sets in an ample water supply cai> be anticipated, which will permit gold production in Duffers Gully and Golden Gully simultaneously. The extension money, £124, for the month of August in connection with the option tp London has been received.
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Evening Post, Issue 30, 4 August 1936, Page 12
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447MINING NEWS Evening Post, Issue 30, 4 August 1936, Page 12
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