CORRESPONDENCE.

Hokitika Guardian, 11 January 1930, Page 2

CORRESPONDENCE.

GOLD MINING ON THE WEST COAST.

To the Editor*

Dear Sir.—M!t. Green,land, near Ross, has come under the notice of practical mining men, and now will have careful attention on examination of the auriferous areas at Mt. Greenland, the writer finds the rocks of the Greenland series are thrown into well developed folds, the strike direction being. North 384 deg. to north of west 280 deg. and within a few degrees of a hearing: of 300, the dip is about 00 deg. to 70 deg., and a.s low as 30 deg. The Greenland series consists of two kinds of rock, namely grauwacks and Argillites, which are extensively developed on the sloped at Mt. Greenland, and are interbodded with layers of grauwacks in hands of great thickness, the grauwacks and slates of the Greenland series are identical in age with the auriferous rocks of the Reefton mining fields, and it is only reasonable to expect that the attention of practical mining knowledge, will yield gold as did the Reefton mining fields. A few of the returns are given here, Ajax Mines produced 150,385 pounds worth of gold from 33.437 tons of ore, and paid dividends to the extent of £57,000. Wealth of Nations Mine, gave a net,profit of £154.022, and operated'to a depth of 2,250 ft. The Inglewood Mines produced 172,000, pounds worth of gold and are still working.

Tests taken from the areas now under attention at Mt. Greenland, gave very promising results indeed—by amalgamation only, gave in many cases over 2, ozs to the ton, while the concentrates are worth £7 per ton, and the sands from this treatment would be worth at least 355. per ton. The reefs in which this was broken from are of a good mining thickness—being from 4ft. to 10ft. in width, and of great length and giving backs ,above the tests of 200 ft.

A strong syndicate is well in band for the purpose of further testing this property by sinking a winze on the rich ore which is showing strong underunderfoot and when the several reeling systems are linked up on this property it is the intention of the organisation to form a large, company to handle this property at lower levels, and while, nature lends itself in . many ways, tlieM should be no great difficulty in carrying out the above works. I am etc., I W. (>. BIER-WORTIT, Superintendent. lteetfon.