MARTHA GOLD

Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 22, 27 January 1938, Page 12

MARTHA GOLD

WORK DONE UNDERGROUND

The Martha Gold Mining Company (Waihi), Ltd., reports that the principal work carried out underground during the period ended November 20, 1937, was as follows: —Martha area, No. 14 level, Edward lode, Trout Block: The drawing of excess ore from the north end is being continued. Assay .Value throughout the period was 46s /9d per ton. Martha Lode, Gin Block: Assay value of the ore drawn during the period was 20s lid per ton. No. 13 level, Martha Lode, Cow Block: All the present available ore has been recovered. The ore situated behind, the drive sets willbe shovelled up at some future time. Assay-value during the period was 17s 2d per ton. No.. 12 level, Ulster Lode, Ulster Block: Ore breaking has been carried to 59 feet ■above the level. The ore drawn during the period assayed 28s 2d per ton. No. 11 (55ft) sub-level, -Dreadnought Lode: The • drive east of bomb winze was continued to 100 feet. Assay value during the period was 12s 8d -per ibn, the width being about 5 feet. The.west drive was advanced 11 feet, making a total of 89 feet./ .'Average , assay rvalue for this length was 6s lid per ton, reef s'feet wide,- No. 11 (71ft) up level, Edward Lode: North of Pike North rise The drive was advanced 32 feet, making a total of 119 feet. The ore was of -.good grade .with from 5. to 8 feet of ' reef exposed, the east., wall only being seen. The face is now close to Salmon empty shrinkage block. The drive south of Pike North rise was advanced 14 feet, making -a total of 97 feet, and at this point a crosscut east and West is n'ijw in progress.' No. 7 level Edward Lode, west branch: The drive south-west.of Rc-ach crosscut was advanced 32 feet, making a'total of 129 feet The ore throughout the period was'of good grade, varying.from 3to 4£ feet wide. The reef is very-loose, and it is necessary to timber the drive as work' proceeds." No. 7 (50ft) up level: Martha Lode, north branch east and west ol Giddens south rise The level was heightened to 14| feetyfrom 81 feet east to 40 feet west of the rlNo 6 (46ft) Up Level—Martha lode, north branch: Driving east was commenced from Kiley rise and advanced to 104 ft. At Bft the ore is of good grade" about lft wide. Westward a total of 62Jft has been driven, the width ib about lft, the ore being of good grade No 6 level:'Giddens winze is down 58 feet. From 32 to 50ft the vein is about 'five inches wide, of good grade. .At 58ft, two small stringers only are showing. , The, drive, west of Giddens north'crosscut"'frqm^676ft point was continued to 766 ft. From 682 to 704 ft, the reef is small and irregular; _ from 704 to 753 ft, the assay value is 38s bd per ton, width about 2ft; and from 753 to 766 ft, 2ft wide, assay value 16s 6d per ton. Giddens south winze was continued 49ft, the average width of the vein about 1-Jf t. Assay . value ranged from 6s 8d to ore of high grade. Royfl is being made to ooen lip a block of ore east -of PriS South crosscut. The floor of level' is being : graded to facilitate trucking to No. 2 shaft. No. 5 level, H branch, Lovett.block: Ore breaking is" in operation at 48ft above the level. Taylor North, crosscut w|s advfnced 31ft, making a total of 82|ft. Three small leaders were intersected in this dStance. The crosscut is being continued No. 4 level,' Edward lode, east nart- The drive north of Lovett crossed was advanced to 133 ft, where wo A was stopped owing to the face of Ihe drive being close to No. 2 faft During the period the ore was of good grade varying from-2 to 5 feet wide. Lovett south-east crosscut was continued,to 171 ft A number of small veins have D een' intersected, the more important mp , being as follows—At 115 ft, lstt quartz Tomfool grade; 141 ft, 2|" quartz and country, assay, value 9s 6d»perton, 158 ft lft quartz of good grade; 164 ft, a rise at a point 115 ft west o;f Brown "Grand Junction' Ar exjunction No 7 (80ft) up" level, George lode, Ward Mock- A total of 396 tons was drawn fr»m this block during the period the assay value being 37s lOd r per ton. Waihi Co.^s No. 10 level, Ulster lode, Ulster block: <All available ore has been recovered from this block, 81 tons being shovelled up during the period assay value 18s 9d per ton Waihi Co's No. 8 level, Royal lode, No. 3 pass block: Ore breaking was in operation at 44ft above the level. During the period 74 tons were drawn off, assay value. 25s 2d per ton.