MINING NEWS.

Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 311, 27 October 1888, Page 5

MINING NEWS.

Thames, October 23. New Fearnought. — The mine manager has suspended operations in the crosscut and has commenced to extend the mam drive to intersect tho main reef. The drive ia passing through a splendid class of country, and will intersect the reef at the right angle?. Trenton. — The shaft has been sunk live feet during the week, the countiy being still very hard. Saxon. — A little picked stone has come to hand during the week. Amalgam on hand from berdans for the week, 2350z. New Pklxce Impliual. — At No. 1 level Bft has been driven on the small lead. The stone is of a nice kindly description and should carry gold. Richards and party, bribulers, crushed 2 loads of quartz for the return of 2oz 2d\vt, and Knowles crushed 2 loads and 151b specimens for 30oz sdwt. This last party are working a small stringer half an inch in thickness on the hangingwall of No. 1 reef, eastern section above No. 1 level.

Thames. October 24. Trenton. — Fair headway continues to be made with the sinking of the ehaft. Saxon. — Payable quartz is coming to hand from the various stopes, but there is really no change to report. The country in the winze being sunk on the reel from No. 4 level is tighter than it has been fcincc thib work was started, but sinking is being proceeded with as quickly as possible. Tlnee fehifts arc employed in this work. Ni:vi F car nought. — Unfortunately, opeialions in this mine, which is situated in the Waiotahi Creek, have nob yet resuited in payable quartz being found. The main drive is now being extended to meet vvith the main lodo. Good headway has been made, the sandstono being favourable tor gold and speedy progress. Camuiua. — Colours of gold were seen through the quartz when breaking down No. I leader on Monday. The quartz in the hanging-wall portion of the main reef is of a kindly description for gold. Colours of gold wero seen through the quartz when breaking down No. 7 leader, and also in a stringer on the hanging-wall side of the main leef over No. 3 level. Colouis were likewise seen in the main reef and hangingwall leaders over immediate level. 44 loads quartz have been crushed during the week for the return of 80oz amalgam. Five loads of tailings have been put through the berdans for the return of 9oz lOclwb amalgam. New Alijuunia.— Yesterday the quartz which recently came to hand from thefctope was broken down. No gold was observed, although the lead shows some bright mineral. Four ti ibule parties have finished crushing, and there are two parties at present crushing small lots — Foster and party and McCabe and party. Saxon. — The quaitz coming to hand from the footwall icef is of a payable nature, with a few pounds of picked stone occasionally. A little picked stone is also coming to hand from hangingwall reef. 150 loads have been put through the battery during the week. Amalgam on hand for week, 4890z ; picked btone on hand, 1201b. Nh\v Mam-kau — A little gold was seen last week. Mulligan'b leader is looking a little better in the stopes. Tho mine dirt is cru&hing a little better than last month. The mtno manager expects to get some more picked stone at the junction of a new stope east of winze, and a small leader in tho footwall.

CorojiandkLj October 23. Tokatea. — Duncan and party have cru&hed ten bags of general quartz and 251b of picked slone from No. 1 block, which yielded 21oz 9dwb of retorted gold. Wilson and party, on No. 3, have noc cub the junction which 1 mentioned in my last, but another three or four feet of drivingshould get it. "tfalpin and party, on No. 7, have not met with any payable stone at their low level, although the drive is now under their old workings. The leader is small— two inches thick — but the country slill looks favourable for gold.

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