Waiorongomai Mining.

Thames Star, Volume XVII, Issue 5192, 7 September 1885, Page 2

Waiorongomai Mining.

New Find.—Stoping on the ran o gold is now in fall swing ia the low level on No. i reef, and a good deal of gold is showing through the dirt. Drir- ' ing south on the same reef is also in progress, and the reef here is a Dice .kindly body of quartz in which some very fair gold is to be seen. Driving north from the winze on No. 1 reef has just been started. In driving the Arizona level north on reef, a.part of the reef made away' in the footwall, the winze sunk from Arizona level only carrying down the bangingwall portion, and hands have now been put on to cut down the hangingwall portion in the winze, through which some very nice gold is showing. Sloping is still being proceeded with on No. 1 reef above Arizona level, and fair crushing dirt is coming to hand therefrom. Good crushing dirt is also being obtained from the surface of No. 1 reef. No. 2 reef: Stoping is here in pro* gress above IS o. 1 level, and some good stone is being broken out. From the present prospects of the mine generally, better grade dirt may be looked for from the future workiogs in this mine. Work with the band rock borers was resumed on Thursday last. .

Colonist.—Some excellent stone iicom> ing to hand from this mine, which should gire a handsome return when treated. The returns for the past month were lodged at the Bank of New Zealand on Saturday as follows:—New Find: About 280 trucks were crushed for a yield of 2580z8 retorted gold, including that obtained from new tailings, and 6ozs obtained from old tailings. Colonist: 207 trucks crushed ; retorted gold 2380z5, including new tailings, no old tailing* treated. Total return for month, 4970zs retorted gold.— News.