MINING NEWS.

Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 452, 8 March 1890, Page 5

MINING NEWS.

Thames, March 4. Lanigan’s Claim. —A parcel of five tons of quartz from Lanigan’s Claim, at Whangapoua, is in course of treatment at the Moanataiari battery, and is shaping well. Water Scarce. —Water is getting very scarce, and unless rain falls soon crushing operations at the various batteries will be seriously interfered with, as the water-race is getting low. New Moanataiari. —The leading stope has been commenced on the Reuben Parr reef west of winze, and when breaking down yesterday 20 pounds picked stone were obtained. West Coast Returns. —The Reefton gold returns for last week were :—Globe, 57Soz amalgam from 190 tons ; Welcome, 3220 z amalgam from 20 tons ; Dark, 86oz amalgam from 88 tons ; No. 2 Dark, 1620 z amalgam from 35 tons ; Progress, 2050 z amalgam from 10 heads ; Inglewood, 87oz amalgam from 85 tons. All mining is again at a standstill for want of water. Lone Hand. —Cleaning up to-day produced a payable return of 720 z 18dwt melted gold, from 57 loads quartz and 101 b picked stone. New Alburnia. —2olb picked stone were obtained to-day. Gold is still showing in the back of roof and stope. New Manukau. —Last week the manager was sloping in the footwali of tho new leader which looks fairly well, and got about lOlbs of picked stone. Lone Hand. —Tins morning the Mine Manager wired : “ Fifty-seven loads quartz , and lOlbs picked stone crushed for 74ozs gold.” New Alburnia.— The manager wired today : “ 201bs specimens, with gold showing in the back of stope.” Thames, March 5. Lone Hand. —During the past week the General Chute drive at the low level has been extended 23 feet, so that this drive is now 14 feet in the Company’s own ground. Crushing of the quartz that has accumulated from the Moa reef at this level is now proceeding at Bull’s battery. Dives. —This morning the mine manager wired :—“ Got 81b picked stone on rise.” Coromandel, March 5. Royal Oak. —The run of gold on the cross-lead, which was followed in sinking the winze, has taken a heavy dip west. In consequence, wrought ground has been broken into. This seems to be a leading stope from No. 1 or tribute reef. By this run taking such a heavy underlay, it comes to be what is termed No. 4 cross-lead, which still leaves No. 3 cross-lead intact from the intermediate, up and down about 100 feet backs, which place I intend to drive for as soon as possible. The rise in No. 3 level is being timbered. The reef is small, but looking better, owing to another of these cross-leads coming in. The new reef on tho west side of the range is getting large—about three inches- of solid stone. To-day there were better loose prospects, and the ground better-looking as driven on.