MINING NEWS.

Te Aroha News, Volume I, Issue 28, 15 December 1883, Page 3

MINING NEWS.

(From fho " Coromandol Mail.") Wk are glad to find thero is an improved feeling in mining matters. All over the gold-field there is an idea that things have como to the worst, and thore seems some small prospect of a revival for the better. Sevoral of the mines which have been fighting a very up-hill fight show signs of life, foremost among these being the Union j Beach mine. The manager having had a large amount of faith and a good deal of perseverance, determined to push in a level on the Venus reef, he feeling sure if he got into the right belt of country it would carry gold. So far his expectations have been more than realised, some nice coarse gold being got some time even before he expected it. 'Che reef has now pinched in .somewhat smaller, but has a first-class appearance. The whole of it is saved for crushing, and is shaping very well in the battery, which started to crush this week. There is no great change in the rest of the mine, but the leaders in the intermediate level are looking well, and will turn out lirst- class by and by. Coruy. — The Corby is another mine which is very greatly improved of late ; the reef in the l»w level lias been looking wonderfully well for some time, but about the end of hist week the manager began to obtain colours, and then good pi'bspects in the dish, and from this lie obtained a few small stones showing strong coarse gold. Although he is still a long way from the old shot of gold thero is every appearance that the stuff now coming out will pay for crushing, and we may hear before long of rioh gold being struck. Matawai.— -Mr Vaughan is energetically opening up this mine, and no doubt it will pay him handsomely. He has about thirty tons of quartz now at grass, which should yield several ounces' per ton. This will be sent to the battery next week, and thus a sort of guide for future operations obtained, j Vizard's. — Some remarkable rich specimens have been obtained from this mine, and the reef from which they came looks first-class. A largo paddock of general stuff is on hand, and as soon as possible will be sent to the battery, Unfortunately the road is not yet finished, and the late bad weather has retarded operations very much. Blackmore's.— We are glad to hear that the long-talked-of amalgamation betAveen them and the Home Rule has at length taken place. No doubt operations will be started again as soon as all the preliminaries are settled. Tokatea.— The low level is being pushed on without.any material change j thestopes are turning out the usual amount of failcrushing stone, a few picked stone coming to hand occasionally. The tributevs, ivnox and McNeil, are crushing a nice parcel of specimens and a lot of general stuff. Dick's tribute is also sending down a good parcel of quartz, which is expected to average first-class. JusT-iN-TiMir. — The manager is busy timbering up the top .level and cutting a chamber to sink a winze on No. 2. reef. Kapanga is taking out a block seaward of the old shot ; gold rather poor at present. Success is getting little dabs of gold daily from the stopes, New Coxonial.— -The manager is pushing in a new level to cut the leader. Queen of England is stoping out a good block on the reef, gold showing occasionally. Detached Squadron is still driving through 'the spur to cut the reef.