MINING NEWS.

Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 411, 16 October 1889, Page 4

MINING NEWS.

Thames, Oct. 10. Cambria. —Aboufc 5 feet in length of the main leef in the intermediate drive from the rise above No. 3 level was broken down yesterday afternoon, when the manager selected 51b of picked stone from the general dirt. As your readers are already awar9, only the hanging-wall portion of the lode is being carried along. Colours of gold are still showing in 'the roof of the drive, which is now in 15 feeb from tlio rise. The other workings present no change to report,

Saxon,—As the result of the past month' operations there are 501oz of amalgam on hand.

Cambria.—lslo. 7 leader is about 7 inches j in thickness and gold is seen when breaking down. ,Tho two leaders in the leading sbope in the intermediate drive below No. 3 level still average about 5 to 3 inches in thickness, and show gold freely when broken down.

Lone Hand.—There aro several small stringers ot'quartc crossing the face of the General Chute drive carrying some nice looking mineral, and colours of gold and nice>looking mineral are being seen in the various stopes.

Saxon.—A good class of crushing quartz is coming to hand from the stope?. During the week the rock drill has been employed in No. 5 level, in both the eastern and western drives, and is* working satisfactorily. The amalgam on hand for the week is 5010z., the picked stone on hand is 301b. In all the No, 5 level stopes the reef will average about 18 inches in thickness. The indications in the various scopes are favourable, and a good class of country is being met with. Vizard's Mine (Coromandel).—Mr A, Porter has received the following report :—Since my last, we had a small breaking down. Tho quartz showed blotches of gold, but no specimens as yet. From this on, we shall have straight forward work.

CoROMANDEL, Oct. 11. Royal Oak Mine (Coromandel). — Since last roport the mine has been looking more favourable. At present, there is a fine looking reef in hand showing a little gold at the bottom of the stope, from which a few picked stones were obtained, leaving gold showing going ahead. This seems to be a continuation of No. 2 run where the cross lead strikes the main reef. The tributers are still rising over where they gob the last crushing from ; the run keeps going up. About 61b of fair stone was got yobtorday. They have also cut No. 2 in the crosscut from the Poverty reef ; the reef is small, giving no prospects. — Pktjer Reid.

Thames, Oct. 11. Saxon. — Yesterday the No. 1 reef in the drive hill ward of No. 2 break was broken down. Numerous colours of gold were seen through the quartz, bub only about 51b stone were saved. The gold is coarse, and tho general appearance of the reef is very encouraging. Twelve pounds of picked stone were obtained near the present face of the drive. The. mine manager also broke down the No. 1 main reef in the drive west of No. 1 break. The reef here afe present is split into two veins, ISm and 2ft in thickness respectively. Both look kindly and are well mineralised, but so far no gold has been seen. The amalgam from the berdans for the three days' run is 770z.