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Statement showing the Quantity of Quartz crushed and Gold obtained in the West Coast Inspection District for the Year, ended 31st December, 1920.

During the year eighty men were employed at unproductive gold-quartz mining operations.

Statement showing the Quantity of Quartz crushed and Gold obtained in the Southern Mining District for the Year ended 31st December, 1920.

Summary of Inspection Districts.

Locality and .Name of Mine. Average 01 ««artz crushed. - employed. i__ Gold obtained by ■ Estimated Value. *™-«"n. aasjjg; M ARLBOROTJGH. Marlborotji Vukaniarina — Dominion Consolidated Develop- i mont I— marina— ninion Consolidated Develo] Tons. >p- [ 25 I 1,649 I 25 Tons. 1,649 ()/.. dwt. gr. Oz. dwt. gr. £ s. d. 359 5 0 [ .. I 2,291 3 2 toss — Mount Greenland Gold and i Quartz Mining I — 7 Wesilan. 140 24 4 0 121 0 0 Vaiuta — Blaekwatcr Mines Ho be HillProgress Mines 5ig River — New Big River !rushington— New Keep-it-Dark 108 43 31 14 Nelson. 108 24,468 9,497 1 0 1,508 0 14 58,887 18 9 43 8,102 1,730 3 0 728 12 7 13,570 18 0 31 2,970 2,500 1 0 220 15 10 14,332 19 3 14 263 29 8 0 129 17 4 Totals 228 228 37,592 14,152 2 0 2,523 8 13 89,333 17 0 larlborough Jelson Vestland 25 196 7 25 190 7 SUM M Mi 1,649 35,803 140 359 5 0 13,708 13 0 24 4 0 2,523 8 13 2,291 3 2 86,921 13 I" 121 0 0 Totals, 1920 Totals, 1919 228 331 228 331 37,592 58,937 14,152 2 0 19,857 4 12 2,523 8 13 5,651 0 0 89,333 17 0 97,712 9 0 Decrease 103 103 21,345 5,705 2 12 3,127 11 11 8,378 12 0

Locality and Nar Locality and Name of Mine. me of Mir ne. Average Number of Quartz Gold Estimated Men crushed. obtained. Value, employed. lid Man Range— Advance Vincent County. „-, ,, , , „ , Tons. Oz. dwt. gr. £ s. d. ..I 3 110 122 12 ill 03 5 10 lacrae's — Ounce W aiiiemo County. .. I 5* 35 8 4 12 I 41 4 10 SUMMARY. Incent County v'aihemo County Totals, 1920 Totals, 1919 Increase .. Decrease .. 3 110 122 12 11 639 5 10 5* 35 8 4 12 41 4 10 8f I 15 130 16 23 680 10 8 14 505f 74 12 21 310 7 2 56 4 2 370 3 6 6 360J * Also employed at scheelitomining during the year, but shown as quartz-miniirs in the return of persons ordinarily employed at metalLines. t Eight men were employed at non-productive quartz-mining operations not included in this table.

Inspection District. iSS.2SW| *«•—"**• Bullion obtained. Kstimated Value. Northern (North Island) West Coast (of South Island) Southern (Otago and Southland) Statute Tons. 918 194,316 228 37,592 8 145 Statute Tons. 194,316 37,592 145 Oz. dwt. gr. 134,315 12 12 16,675 10 13 130 16 23 Oz. dwt. gr. 134,315 12 12 16,675 10 13 130 16 23 £ s. d. 325,853 19 8 89,333 17 0 680 10 8 £ s. 325,853 19 89,333 17 680 10 Totals, 1920 Totals, 1919 1,154* 232,053 1,423* 286,0W 232,053 286,OW 451,122 0 0 555,665 17 9 451,122 0 0 555,665 17 9 415,868 7 4 574,021 8 0 415,868 7 574,021 8 Decrease .. 269 54,004 54,004 104,543 17 9 104,543 17 9 158,153 0 8 158,153 0 * In addition, 228 persons during 1920, ami 150 pi Mirsons during 1U1U, were employed at unprc vc.i'a employed at uup productive gold-quartz i ■oductivj gold-quartz ■/. mi mining operations. lining operations.