Waiorongomai Mining.
BATTEBT.r-Thß battery did not start ■ work till Wednesday last, since when it has been employed as follows: 30 head •tampers New Find, 5 Werahiko, and 5 Lord Stanley. The tailings plant has been kept fully employed during the week 32 berdans on New Find, and 3 on Premier. . . .» Diamond Guilt.—Stopmg is, bemg carried on as usual, and it is expected crashing will ba commenced in about a fortnight, by which time about 70 tons of dirt will be on hand. The contractor is making good progress with the winze, which is now down a depth of 45ft; about "10ft more will complete this work. InvJtßHiss.— Negotiations are, now coing on for the amalgamation ■of this ..company With the Phoenix, and all the .preliminary . arrangements have been •greed.upon. Ph<ehix.—The winze to connect the upper and lower levels is now down some 20 feet. Geld has been seen every break- < ing down, pretty freely. It will take •boat 80ft of further sinking to connect the levels; and when this work is completed, a large block of ground will have been opened up for operating on. This company's ground is within a few chains of the new battery now in course of erection, and the cost of connecting with Mine will be very light.—News.
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Thames Star, Volume XVI, Issue 5058, 30 March 1885, Page 3
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213Waiorongomai Mining. Thames Star, Volume XVI, Issue 5058, 30 March 1885, Page 3
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