COROMANDEL MINING NEWS.

Thames Guardian and Mining Record, Volume I, Issue 119, 26 February 1872, Page 3

COROMANDEL MINING NEWS.

Tub late se/ere gale has had the effect of retarding the progress of mining matters in the district for two or three days. r l lie batteries were unemployed on Tuesday and Wednesday owing' to the landslips.ou the tramway and the broken state of the roads across the creeks, and tne claims both on the Ranges and the Beac-h have suffered more os less from the falling in of drives, influx of water, &c. The main diive of the Neptune is in about 60 feet.

The Morning Star, abandoned ground, was taken up two or three days ago by Glec.son and l’artv, and yesterday morning a leader was struck, which', from its appearance and direction, appears to he that of the (rolcondn.

The Moonshine lias also struck the same leader ; .both these claims will have to drive at a lower level to make-the stone payable, as th*y are at present too near the surface.

The (ioleonda has not yet exhausted its supply of quartz taken from the upper level, hut the stone now produced from tin* lower level cross drive is not payable.

The shaft of the Royal Charlie has just been completed. The Green Flag has been engaged since Tuesday last, in clearing out their main tunnel, which caved in on that day, and hard and diriv work it is. Only for this accident the (loleonda leader would have been met with ere this. The John Ihill lias at last cut the j veritable Green Harp leader; the colour I of the stone, the run of the reef, and the i prospect to he obtained from the stone, 1 all point to this, hut the present shaft I will have to he sunk deeper, or some other method devised for working at a ! lower level, as tiie cap of the reef lias | been onlv cut from the drive from the I bottom of the present shaft. The Emily (Tiki) is crushing at its own i battery, and judging from the tables, will i give a very handsome return. — .Uni/.