MINING

Hokitika Guardian, 15 December 1933, Page 3

MINING

HATTERS FLAT COMPANY.

The secretary of the Haters FlatMining Company, Ltd. (West Coast), reports that at a statutory meeting of the company Mr James A. Neilson occupied the chair. Outlining the work .done by the company, Mr Neilson stated that trie delivery of plant on the claim had been completed, with the exception of one pump. The Sauerman drags were working satisfactorily removing the overburden. Water races, dams, s imip, wash, and. gold-saving devices had been completed, .and it- was proposed to start the . claim working three •shifts.

The resident engineer was present ■at the ntecting, and outlined the development work already completed. Jt was hoped that by the middle cf February 25,000 yards of material would have been put over the boxes. The number of directors wer e fixed at- four, and Mr J. A. Neilson and Mr A. P. AUocy of. Dunedin, Captain €• J. Kerr, of Geraldine, and Mr J. Baxter, of Christchurich, were elected.

OKARITO COMPANY

Speaking, at the -annual meeting of the eompiiny ’■ of th<?-,Okarito Dredging Company,- at Dunedin on Monday night, the chairman fM’r J. E. Wheeler) said that more trouble bad been ex-

perienced with stones and gravel in the boxed. The question was • now being considered of fitting the dredge with shaker- tpbles.V. C&jfsW elation had Mso been given to -the- - ad visibility of lengthening tHe : ladder; This time

last year a - new Peltob' wheel had

been installed, and it- had - given very satisfactory service. The greatest -loss of power at present wg6 through the

hydraulic elevator, r.nd it was proposed to instill a Pcl':on wheel .and a pump which would save both power 1 and water. The alterations proposed / were not as costly .as might be ex- * pected, and he conskiered that the results would justify the expenditure. It was considered that it would take five years to work down to the bottom end of the ,claim, and perhaps another seven to work back. This would give some idea of ’the" ''’amount of -work th°re was to he done. . A shareholder, .said that it had been generally understood- that the claim was oil. Sand, -araii-Jt was news to the shareholder? that, it-he r ground was stony. He - asked' if .'the fitting of shaker' tables to deal'with the stones would not have a detrimental effect on the dredge. The chairman":skid’ that the claim was found ■to consist of /patches of sand and patches a-of . .stony ground. The .proposal- .adapt .-tlia.. dredge to de-! with the worst of the condi-tions-.likely'-to helmet. -.‘Actually, the installation of shaker- tables would result -in ii-Saving'of potver-. The'-ground now being covered had been worked by the- anti'Ut-kVrts hoped to get info- deeper' ground) .where the old "miners had-hot bee’B/ktble to work the bottom.. • • ’ : Y-

The following -report relates to' , the four weeks' from'. November; 5 to- December 2 :—Total ' gold -won, •’ 1290 z 17dwt ; total time worked, 441 hours ; total non-working '••time, 135 hours ; total yardage treated,' 25,500- (an average of' 58 cubic yards an hour); average value of ground, 4.8 d a cubic yard (on basis' c.f go!cl worth £4 an ounce).