Te Aroha AND Ohinemuri News AND UPPER THAMES ADVOCATE. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12, 1895.

Te Aroha News, Volume XI, Issue 1746, 12 June 1895, Page 2

Te Aroha AND Ohinemuri News AND UPPER THAMES ADVOCATE.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12, 1895.

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ChstE has not far to seek .to find evidences' of a' general; revivnl in the mining industry throughout this Hauraki district. Coromandel, Thames, Ohinetnuri. and Te Aralia, are alike sharing in the increased interest which is.being taken in, mining.'operations. For many years pastthe industry has been languishing, and little or no prospecting was being done, holdiags were abandoned, batteries ceased work, and miners generally turned their attention to other means of livelihood. The causes which contributed to this depressed state of affairs' are well known to our readers. It has been demonstrated that the old mercury process used in treating; free milling ores was not at all suited to the class of ore found in this Upper Thames district, consequently they were only: able to save from 40 to 60 per cent of the ass ay value- The rapid strides which have been made in the chemistry of mining during the last year or two,- and the introduction ofithe cyanide'has done much to stimulate, find in fact, has revolutionised the mining industry, so that, ores which were abandoned as unprofitable a few years ago are now being worked and paying substahtialdividends, Asa result of this .we welcome the improvement and Kail with joy. the prospect of brighter days. There is everything to warrant the ; perinanerice of the revival, and within the next, few months this part of tho field will again become an important centre of mining .interests. It is -a well known fact that no portion of this peninsula can, show such a varied network of gold-bearing reefs as can be seen at Te Aroha and WaioWngomai. It is, pleasing to note, the steady prosperity of the Loyalty, working by. tho old-process they are able to save loz of gold per ton, valued at £3 8s per oz, with the dry crushing and Cyanide they would save an additional 25 : per cent, which would make all the difference in. their returns,. and raise the j value of the qiiartz to £5 2s per ton. I With t.ho introduction of the .-English capital we shall have thedatest improved machinery and expert knowledge brought to bear upon the question. The good time we have all longed an 'l worked for has-surely come at last, not.only will the miners be benefited ,by., the >revivil but tlie whole /country will feel its pulse beat faster, and fresh impetus will be given, to agricultural and past rral pursuits, ani that will bring general .prosperity to all. ' • I