MINING RETURNS
The White's Electric Gold .Dredging Company's official return for the week ended April 9 was 18oz of gold from 8300 yards treated in 129 hours' dredging time. The New River Gold Dredging Company's official return for the ten days ended April 8 was 740z of gold from 12,000 yards treated in 179 hours' dredging time. The Nemona Gold Dredging Co., Ltd., give the following return for the week ended April 9:—Yield, 71Joz; hours dredged, 127; yardage treated, 1000. ■ ■ ■ ■.. ■
' Big- River Gold Mines Limited have issued the following .report lor the weekending April 6:— • ■ Nos. 1; and 4 Levels.—Repairs were, carried out in these levels. No. 5 intermediate north drive: This was advanced 12ft through mixed stone and country rock. No. 5 level, south drive: Stripped out 3ft of stone for 9ft on the footwall side and timbered up the face, placing backing-up sets so that a winze can be sunk on the hangingwall side. About 4ft of stone is showing in the face; 25J tons of stone Were delivered to the surface bins.
(By Telegraph—Press Association.) .GREYMOUTH, April 11. The Mossy Creek return was 270z sdwt from 7714 yards in 123 hours. DUNEDIN, April 11. The Waipapa Beach wash-up was 560z. ldwt for 132, hours.' The Gillespie's Beach return was 90oz3dwt for 168 hours.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 85, 12 April 1937, Page 12
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216MINING RETURNS Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 85, 12 April 1937, Page 12
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