MINING.

Thames Guardian and Mining Record, Volume I, Issue 95, 29 January 1872, Page 3

MINING.

i i »" t i } ( s CaledoMan.—On Saturday, 5270 z. of gold were ledged by the manager, 3190 z. from Tararu, and 208 oz. from the company’s battery. This brought the amount lodged for the week up to 2,0110 z. There were 810 oz. in bank before, and this with 1,433 <>j£sdwt., which were bought by the Bank of . New South Wales a short 'time back, will bring the whole amount of the roturn since December bp to 4,2540 z. sdwt. The general stuff crushed during the past month has improved greatly-on the previous one, as will he seen by comparing the returns. Some more gold has been taken from the lower level, but nothing very rich.

Golden Crown. —The u'gutd fortnightly j return from this company Vbattery was i lodged on Saturday. It amounted to 550 z 6dwt. 12gr. of melted gold from about 70 tons of stone crushed during the week. 1 |Ak,L Nations. The usual monthly clean up took place on Saturday. 400 tons j of stone have been crushed for the excellent return of 850 oz. of gold, or 2|oz. to the ton. This ought ito enable the directors to declare a dividerfdj as there / were 5730 z. lodged list month, making a;to’al of 1,4230 z. banked siiice4fic'last dividend' was paid. The ciushing is going on steadily, and if the present prospects hold good there will be an equally good return, | for the - Flying GLoftfif —-A partial retorting took place for this company at the Manukau battery. Crushing has been going on for a fortnight with 5 head, and the amalgam from the plates Was treated for a yield of 104 oz. lOdwt. of retorted g6ld. Between 50 and GO tons have been passed through the machine for this, so that the yield is a very good one indeed, and when the general clean up takes place a good average return may be safely looked for. Hazelbank. —The manager has opened out a drive from the shaft, in order to cut the lodes passed thorough whilst sinking. At a distance of five feet they have cut into the quartz, and find that the different branches have run together, and have formed a good body of stone, from which some good gold has been taken. It is his (the manager’s) intention to open out as soon as he gets through the lode, and he hopes to get something good. A few days more will determino the value of the reef at this spot.

Californian. —Another lodgment of gold has been made by the tributers of this company. About 200 tons have been put through for the fortnight, for a return of 158 oz. 7dwt. melted gold. This looks well, and the stone still coming out is good, so that more good yields may be looked for.

Golden Calf. —The manager has been getting some nice gold from the No. 1 iode, and he is also now opening out both ways on the No. 2, and though nothing is yet seen, the stone looks very good, and the indications are satisfactory. Una.—A lodgment of 58oz.'of gold has been made by this company from the few days during which crushing has been going on. There will be more stone to hand in a short time, and crushing will go ahead regularly. A part of the mine has been let on tribute on very good terms for the company, and the tributers will crush at the company’s battery.

The following returns of gold are to hand : —Caledonian, 2,0110 z. ; All Nations, 850 oz. ; Californian tribute, 158 oz. 7dwt. ; Golden Crown, 550 z. 6dwt. 12gr. ; Una, 580 z.; Flying Cloud, 104 oz. lOdwt.