GEOLOGICAL REPORT

Hokitika Guardian, 16 September 1924, Page 4

GEOLOGICAL REPORT

KFM Alt A DEEP LEVELS; HAYES TERRACE; HATH.I, BROTH KBS’ j CI.ATM, NEAR ( A 1.1.AC1 IA NS. ! (Summary of Repots by I’. (1. .Morgan, Director, (ielulugio.il Survey...

Discussion on (he advisability <>l testing the deep gravels between Kama rn and Dillmaiistown having arisen, 1 I mad*' a search of the old reports, and on the (It h March last visited Ktimara and adjoining localities. j

South of Kuiuara, towards DillmiUistown, the gold-bearing gravels lire over I Kilt thick, and rest upon the eht.vstone of t’pper Oainaruian age known a:( the Blue Bottom. They lie above the level of the Tnramnkail River in tin old channel eroded in llif Blue Bottom l.v a large stream issuing from tbe ancient iaramakau gla- ’ cier—or, ralber. from tlm Iront ol the ice-sheet that once spread over a great part of the Westland lowlands. ! lie . upper layers, which rest, as a rule, upon a “false button” composed of gravid of less coarse grain, according to Mr .1. ltoeblord, manager of the Coveitiiuput water-races, have yielded gold to the value of K),*>(111. The false bottom and the layers underneath ii contain little gold, but towards and on the blue Bottom richer gravels appear. These have been tapped in two places by slialts, and also by a low-level drift from near the level of the Taramakau River, which connected with the more northerly ol the two slialts. According to report, the gravels near the shaft-bottoms earned from Idwt to 'Jdwt of gold per load, but ibis would not pay to drive out. Of the two prospeetiog-shalts relerred to, i iie was sunk about 1K!)2 and tj),. Other in l!ill(l-7. Since the alder date practically nothing has been doll" to test the deep levels, although so long as the shaft remaiimd in repair there would have been no dillieiilty ill driving, underneath the greater part of the deep ground. Tim Kumal'a district lias been geologically surveyed in detail, and the results of the survey will he found in Bullet ni No. Id l!UI). *)ii page ■' I (be Knmara deco levels arc discussed a, lollows: “At Ktimara the lowest pcrlii n of the ancicnl rivcr-cb.iniiel in I,ln- Blue Bottom ha - never lieeit pi" - peeled, though allonipts have been made to do so. and portions of tho ri in have been tested. It is practically certain that this channel, scooped old while the ancient iee-sheel was advancing by a stream which may be called the ancient Taramakau, contains a considerable amount of gold. Probably the richest layer is that resting on the Blue Boltom in the deepest part of the channel, bill only trial call show whether its exploration will lie profit a hie or not. ” Hayes Terrace.—-By this mini' I mean the Hal-topped ridge east nl Ktl-i mara. between Taramakau river and the lower part nl its tributary, the llohotni or Greenstone river. Here there are several hundred acres ol Ihiviatile and llovio-glarial gravels containing gold. These have been extensively sluiced at Westbrook, on the north side of the terrace. On the smith side a syndicate, with Mr l.nchlan Mi l.aiT-m as nmmigcr, is sluicing I,n* upper oart of the lliivio-ghteial gravels at Payne’s dully, and good results are I’l'piorLeil. Local opinion is that the whole terrace will pay for sluicing. Hut the abundance of enormous glacial boulders, which have to lie shilled by winches, etc., is a great drawhai k. For the ellieieiil working of the Hayes Terrace ground, water under higher pressure Ilian that given

1 1 v ilic Trans-Taraniakau water rare is desirable. References to Haves Ter* rare anil virinilv will lie found in Itnliel ill No. I.i. pares N 7 ami 'O. llavill Hi nt hers’ rlnini, near CallngI.an's. ■ llavill l'.ros. having brought in a low-level tail rare from l.ittle Kapilea Creek, are now working a elaii I lie north-east slot I Italian Hill liv hydraulic sluicing willi highly pa va hie results, although they are hampereil hy want of pressure in their I main water supply (Waiinea water rare"). The gravels lining shlieeil lest upon a sloping irregular surface of I>l no Bottom, near or on which most ol the gold occurs. Tl.e upporinost layer* are mniulv silt.

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