MINING NEWS. Thames, October 27,

Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 312, 31 October 1888, Page 5

MINING NEWS. Thames, October 27,

Camjbiua.— Ton men havo been discharged from this mine. In the future Uie stafF will number about 18.

THE PARKES REDUCTION PROCESS. A gentleman who has juct arrived here from Kavangahake informs me that the Parkes lurnace has commenced smelting ; operations and is now in full blast. The I bullion is to be drawn oil" threo times in 24 ! hours. When he loffc the furnace had been running 5 or 6 hours, and everything was working very nicely.

FAILURE OF TREATMENT OF TAILINGS. The Molloy process has proved un.succcss" ful in bi outing the tailings on the toicshoie. At a meeting ot tho dhectors of the Company held yesterday afternoon il was decided to suspend operations with the present machinery, the process not having been successful in saving gold in such quantity as was expected. Numeious assays have been made of the tailings, both before and after treatment and indicate that although they contain oold in payable quantities the pans *" do not save it. 'I he works will be closed tiom co-day, except that one man v>\U be kept employed creating the tailings by the ordinary battery berdans.

WARDEN'S COURT. An adjourned sitting of the Warden 1 © Court was hold yesterday afbemoon, when flic application ot William tioklswoithy foi protection of Pay I-vock and Hill-side licensed holdings at Marototo were adjoin ned until nc\b (Joint day. Tlie Ruapuke holding, Maioloto, was not tot feitcd, n^> the lent in ai roar wa-- paid oy C. E. !Maedonald. The Mining In^pecLoi's pluinl, tor toitcitiuc ot 1). B. I»i c Donald's Silvei Ciown holdinjr, Marototo, \va*> adjourned until Xovcmber Sth, ]>endinn' the ienultot the Receiver oi (io!dlicldB Ke\enuc s action lor the ieeo\eiv ot the rent in aiieai>.

THE I'AR.KKS PROCESS. The Paiko.s hirnace at Kaiangahake is wotluny The lc&ult will piobably be known on Tuesday, when <>enoial cleaning up will mosb likely lake place.

PARTIAL SUSPENSION. Twcnty-fne men weie to-day discharged by the Wailu t J old Mining Company, pendlnr;- the completion ot the election of plant for treating ote^. C'onoM \M>n,, October 27Uo\ vi. Oak.- — During the past week the mine has been "ladnally improxing. In diflerent bteakinirs-down of the reef theie wne about 501b of fail specimens obtained, At present the leef is getting large, showing- a little gold, also good mineral indications. In eveiy foot in rising the giound is more favoui able-looking for gold. At piesent the iuof is again being stripped The run is inclined towards the west. The tiibuteis aic working on dilleient icefs without getting anything. Tok vri, \. — Dming (he past u eek Duncan and i>ait}' have c een a few roloms of gold, and sa\ ed a little payable general .stud. The leef at pzescnt is about four inches thick and cauies good mineral indication*. Their last cmshing ga\e 200/. 13d wt. fiom 10 brigs and 251b. picked stone. Htecle and Dyer on No. 8 has obtained a few lbs. of good btone tiii? \\cek and some pay.ible general quaity. They have nearly one ton ot No 1 and tully one tone ot No. 2 scufl' icady for tieatment, but ha\e not yet decided when they will ha\e it tieated. The icef &till looks well and is about 4 inches thick.