MINING NEWS. KARANGAHAKE.

Te Aroha News, Volume III, Issue 147, 27 March 1886, Page 8

MINING N E WS . KARANGAHAKE.

Mr ReiJiy's experiments with the Mackaj pan and settlers, are bein^

attended wilh piHi highly Pf»ti«fnctory renilfr*, that it wouM be no surprise to me to see n complete jVnnt of tint t'e «ei'ip(ion located here for tho treatment of ore in bulk before |nn<f ( Woodstock. — Woik in tho internv 1--di ite, as well as in tho low level, is still in progro^. and the lode ip looking and \iel«liiii» woll ,it both points. There is now a large tonnage of quartz on platform at tho fnrna^e, and the hoppers are all full of 010, which will speak for itself when subjected to the smelling process. The first carsro of 40 tons of iron ore has all been carted out to tho the head of the self acting tram, which lei initiates at the furnace sill, and a second cirgo of 50 tons is now on the way from Wh.tnjjarei. When t l n$ parcel is to hand smelting opviatious may be commenced, seeing thai all or.het material lequired for the purpose i<now on the ground. Keniluorth. -.-Driving on the reef from the eastern side of the spur with a view to getting 1 unper the place where the last crushing was broken oat, i»» now iji progress ; and tho stone improves in quality as> the level advances upon it Cleaning up for this mine at the Ivanhoe battery in the early part of the week resulted as follows : Thirteen tons of quartz, broken out from the intermediate level, yielded 17 ounces of retoi ted gold, and 5 tons of the refu«e of snmliy parcels sent to the furnace, gave a, return of 2<>zs of retorted gold. The return from the first mentioned paicel will pay handsomely anil that oltained from the last will leave a slight margin of profit after paying all expences. j Crowu. — From this mine there is nothing new to report. S toping operations on the No 2 ixef are sttil in progress, and stone showing strong colours of gold is coming to hand ever shift. luipei ial. — 8inkiny beneath the low level is beiuur attended with a fair amount of success in <^o far as the quality j • if the qtianz coming to hand i* concerned. The whr/jr Jias now nttaine I a depth of 25 feet, ana the leef meassiiiing H feet in thicuness sliows gold very frequently. IS u 1 1 o. — The winzo is now down to a depth of 57 feet, and the reef still maintains an aveiage thickness or 3 feet, i.urying gold and silver thionghont. Of late the duve m tue wmztj li.is been lwfchei troublesome, but the manager has ! overcome this jiih'culty by moans of a windsail which meets all requirements. Diamond. — Several small lodes have been met with in extending theciosscut, which is uow close up to the point where the manager expects to meet with the reef, which thoul I be in hand to-day. In t.ie surface level the reef looks well underfoot, indicating that good stone will be met with nhen it is intersected in the first mentioned level. Rose. — Some very good »enernl crushing dirt is being obtained from the stopes on No 1 reef, and a new level is now in piogiess for the purpose of interacting No '2 reef at a deptu of GO feet beneath the surface. Crushing for this mine is now proceeding at the Ivanhoe battery, and the parcel to lie dealt with amounts to IS ron->, fiom urine. i the manager expects a good icfcuin. A ; eline. — The low !"vel tunnel is being steadily advanced towards the point wnere the underlie of the rich of metal worked upon at the intpi mediate level should be met with, and the manager will tuen be able to furnish the smelter with another parcel of rich stone. Ivanhoe. — There is nothing of impor tatice to chronicle from this mine, wuere the usual work is going on with very encouraging results. At the battery 12 head of stampers are running one shift, and the crushing is shaping for a return of fully one ounce per ton.