THE NEW GOLDFIELD AT WAIWA.

Waikato Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 2350, 2 August 1887, Page 2

THE NEW GOLDFIELD AT WAIWA.

Eesult of Dr. Hector's Analysis.

IbV TELEGRAPH —-OWN COBUE-SPONnENT.) CnuisTcurp.cii, Frbl iv. The following are the results of "Dr. Hector s analysis of the specimens forwarded by Professor Hutton, through -Mr J. B. .Smith. KOUli SPECIMEN'S FOR COM) KKO.M \VA ITOA, No 1 : Containing bullion per ton, 2vz. udwt. 12gr. No. 2 A : Containing hue lion, 4oz. No. 2B : Containing bullion, 4oz. Idwt. Cgr. No. d : Bullion, 14nz. 19 dwt. All four -samples appear to lie composed of the same minerals—viz., a light felspar sand, in which occurs a heavy sand of quartz, mica, titanic iron, and gold. No. 1, the “ Rhalitc Breccia,” only differs from the others in having been inundated by the infiltration of quartz, pigmeutly crystalline in drusy cavities, none of the materials showing any sign of being waterworn or abraded. The gold is leafy, and occurs in twisted angular grains, about one-hundredth inch in diameter, and has the appearance of being liberated from a matrix by decomposition. The appearance of the stuff is very similar to the surface stuff that was found over the outcrop of the reef in the old Mannkau claim atShortland before the working was commenced that extended into the Golden Crown and Caledonian reef. It is not improbable that there is here the outcrop of a wide reef that has been decomposed in situ, and all the sulphides having been removed, has left the gold in a free state. The gold is an alloy, the nature of which will be determined and reported on as soon as possible. The silts will also be compared by analysis with the solid rock, No. 1. In the absence of sulphides, there should be no difficulty in securing this gold by the use of light stamps and Buddie's amalgamator ;or still more simply, by ground sluicing over amalgamated copper plates, as is done at Charleston, on the West Coast.—(Signed) James Hector.’’ ANALYSIS OF HOLD OBTAINED FROM THE FOUR SPECI MENS. Gold, S4 7 ; silver, IU - 9I ; loss, 2.G2. As previous assays of gold from Te Aroha districts vary from 77 to S4 per cent, of pure gold, this sample has thus an average composition for the districts in which it is found.—(Signed) Jambs H ECTOB.