MINING NEWS.

Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 321, 1 December 1888, Page 5

MIN ING NEWS.

Thames, Nov. 27. Sa.\ox. — The drive at No. 5 level has now been extended about 30 feet past the winze recently sunk from No. 4 level, and yesterday (Tuesday) ib was broken down. The lode averaged about 18 inches in thickness, and colours of gold were seen in a portion of the quartz broken out about 16 feet ahead of this winze, and some 20 feet from the present face. The country is a kindly channel of sandstone, and favourable for progress, but a further distance of 120 ft or 130fb will require to be driven before the No, 1 break is reached, and where, ib is expected, quartz of good grade will be met with. The lode having now been taken clown, the work of continuing the drive has been resumed, and stripping is again proceeding. At No. 3 level the drive is now in 25ft, and colours of gold were last seen when breaking down the quartz. With reference to the various stones, there is really no change bo report. Colours of gold are invariably observed in the quartz coming to hand from them. The fifth stope has been carried up to the boundary, but the sixth, seventh, eighth, and ninth are being: continued, while a tenth has been started. The reef in the last mentioned is somewhat pinched. There is no change to menbion from any obher part of the mine.

Paroquet (Waiomo) — The improvements being effected at the battery by the new company are proceeding at a satisfactory rate of progress, and it is expected that the mill will be ready to start crushing about Christmas. The first parcel will probably be some 130 or 150 ton^j from the Gem Company's mine.

Marototo G-. and S. M. Go. — A gentleman who arrived here to-day from Marototo, informs me that there is nothing: new to report from this mine, formerly known as the Prospectors. Quartz of fair grade is being broken out, bub, as mentionefl in a former issuo, the block is limited.

Cambria. — Colours of gold were seen when breaking down No. 1 leader over No. 4 level, and also in the stringers on the footwall side of the leaders. Colours were also seen when breaking down No. 6 leader and the hangingwall leader, No. 2 level. Five loads tailings have been put through the berdans for the return ot lOoz amalgam.

THE NEWBERRY-VAUTI3ST PROCESS The whole ol the machinery of the TSTewI berry - Vautin process was sefc in motion yesterday afternoon to test its efficiency. The trial proved very satisfactory, everything working smoothly. A good many trial parcels of tailings from the South Island, the upper country and some of our local mines are awaiting treatment. Roasting will be commenced in a day or two and everything will be in readiness for chlorinating early next week. »awj,.w.