MINING

Hokitika Guardian, 27 December 1933, Page 5

MINING

BELL-KILGOUR MINE. The secretary of the Bell-Kilgour Gold Mining Go., Ltd., reports that the wash-up lor the week ended December 22, from the development work, amounted to 9ozs. lOdwts, I6grs.

LAWSON'S FLAT RETURN. The Lawson’s Flat Gold Sluicing Company’s wash-up for the two weeks ended December 18 was 4811 ounces ot retorted gold. Heavy rain caused delay in completing the work of washing up.

ALEXANDER MINES LIMITED

•REPORT FOR DECEMBER, .1933

• No. 3 intermediate drive level had been driven 17 feet, making the total length driven on s*'on e 145 feet. The lode in this face had been gradually improving and. was now over (four feet wide. Value 12dwts lOgrs per ton. Width - 38 inches.

No. 4 level north: Sixty-nine feet driven on stone, the face showing lode averaging five feet in w : dth. Value Sld.wts 14grs per ton. Width 51 inches. The water race was expedited .abort 70 chains being completed out of a total length of 90 chains. During the period 237 tons were crushed for a return of 1420/s Bdwts melted gold. The cyanide plant treated 163 tons cf sand- for 35ozs 19dwts rf bullion. Total estimated value £lOls. In addition 8.89 tons of cencentrates were saved valued at £2lB. (In estimating the above values gold bad been taken at 120 s per fine ounce).

BIG RIVER GOLD MINES LIMITED

Gold returns for December were: — Battery: 170 tons of ore crushed 'for 73ozs lSSwts melted gold. Cyanide: 150 tons sands treated 15ozs idwt of bullion. Total estimated value: £5lO. In additionlo- the above 3 tons 17 cwt. 88 lbs. of concentrates wcr e saved valued at £lO5. Note: In estimating the above values gold has been taken at 120 s per fine ounce.