MINING NEWS.

Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 326, 19 December 1888, Page 4

MINING NEWS.

Thames, December 15. New Albuknia. — The crushing of 20 loads of quartz and 601b. of picked stone was finished yesterday afternoon for the return of 58cz. gold. TKENTON.—The country in the bottom of the shaft is still very hard. Nkw Pxince Impekial. — The winze ac No. 1 level is down 18 feet, and colours of gold are seen when breaking down the leader, which is eight or nine inches thick. Cambria. — There are about 20 men employed in this mine. In the intermediate drive east, which is in 51 feet on No. 1 leader, the leader is six inches thick, and shows colours of gold. The leader on the footwall of No. 6 leader is now being stripped back towards the winze, and dabs of gold continue to be aeen in the quartz which is of payable grade. Stoping is proceeding on the Eangingwall leader below No H level, and colours of gold are frequently observed when breaking down the quartz. Saxon. — The cleaning up took place today for a return of 6220z of retorted gold. For this yield 475 loads of quartz were crushed, producing 500oz of gold, and 1301b picked stone yielded the remaining 1220z.

AN UNFORTUNATE ACCIDENT. News has been received from Waihi that a break has occurred in a portion of the recently imported machinery of the Woihi Gold-mining Company, and it will require to be brought to Thames for repairs. Almost all the hands have been discharged, but they will probably b« taken on again after tho New Year holidays. The Saxon Gold-mining Co., have purchased the New Prince Imperial battery for £800.

Coromahdel, December 15. Tokatea. — During the past week Duncan and party hare obtained 71b of picked stone, also some fair good crushing stuff. They have now on hand 271b of specimens, and fully one ton general stuff, which they intend to put through the mill about the end of the week, and expect about 30oz of gold. Steele and Dyer, on No. 8 section, have sent to the battery one ton and about 101b of picked stone. Dick and Cowan, on No. 5 section, have discovered a strong reef one foot in thickness in their low level drive this week. This reef has not been seen in any other part of your mine. Its course is about N. and S., with a great underlie to the east, fully one in one. The stone looks well and carries good mineral, and is in favourable country. White and Marjurey's crushing from No. 9 section gave 19oz retorted gold from 9 bags stuff. — (Signed) Jno. Bennet, mine manager. Royal Oak. — The manager reports : " During the past week there has been an improvement in the mine. The reef, as rose on, is looking mnch better. In breaking down thin morning there was about 251b of specimens and picked stone obtained, still showing gold in the reef going up. The tributera have finished their crushing, giving a return of 660z. retorted gold from 1501b specimens and picked I stone and 10 bags of general stuff. The ! most of this crushing came from No. 2 reef."