COROMANDEL MINING.

Thames Star, Volume XIII, Issue 4277, 15 September 1882, Page 2

COROMANDEL MINING.

Kapanga.—A. handful of solid gold was takeu out of the leader last evening, which requires no melting. . Union Beach.—The tangye is working splendidly, doing more work than the main lift, The water is down 113 feet.

lona.—Hamson and. Robinson hare a contract for the erection of machinery. Tieenan's.—Got 81bs picked stone yesterday. They have now SOibs in hand. New Zealand Timbee Company's Estato.—:A rich specimen, weighing only sozs. but containing 2|ozs gold, has been found. Four men are prospecting for the reef. Tokatjba.,—The manager, on September 11th, report? :—No. 7 level: The reef in No. 1 crosscut has split into two branches, one bearing away to the right and forming a footwall leader, the other continuing along with the hangingwall. The quartz from both the leaders shows a little gold, and we expect, when the country gets more defined and the drive' well in from the heave, good crushing.stuff will.be obtained from these new workings. The Ne>2 crosscut is in 22ft, still cutting leaders and small veins. On Saturday Jas6 a body of stone was cut through about 18 inches thick, .and another leader is now showing in the face. Intermediate level:—The lode has opened out to about a foot thick, showing a few colours, of gold. The country is hard, as we have scarcely passed the pinch. The stopes are about the same as stated in last report. Nos. 3 and 4 are producing good crushing stuff, with a fair quantity of picked stone in each breaking down. The battery has been kept going on the general stuff, which is shaping for a good payable return.—Star.