WAIHI GOLD MINE
J i Sll 'i >I; TA,\ TDK V Kl.i 1 1.'.\1 1-;\ ts. Per Press Association. Auckland. Thursday, no utl\ in which the Waihi mine \s opening up at No. 8 level goes far' to prove that there arc vast reserves of valuable ore for the future of this jyorUU'amous mine. At No. 8 level the ■ ill"''' Kcct l"' ovcs to l,e "'5 fr=et in w'ldt.li, ami all tlie ore is very rich. A i)kx-k of a limit lew!., oil view at tlie omee of the enmpany, is very lieavilv minoralised. Tt sliows broad seams 'of preeiuus metal through it. Altopother tins may l:e eonsidpred the mo.U impovtant development the Waihi Company has ever had to report. An idea of the way in which the mine ig opened up may be gathered from the fuel that it will lie a. year or two before stopping, tor the (supplying of ore to tin's mill will lerjmre to be done at tlii point, there wing now over 1,800,000 toils of ore already opened np and ready for breaknig out when required.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 47, 14 February 1908, Page 2
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182WAIHI GOLD MINE Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 47, 14 February 1908, Page 2
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