Pacific Islands Mining

Notes New Guinea

Enterprise Of N. Guinea, N.L.

IN a progress report from August 25 to Sep tember 16, the general manager of Enterprise of New Guinea N.L., New Guinea, advises that in the Surprise Creek area sluicing by monitor pro ceeded on three shifts, and box sluicing on one shift. Pipe lines are now being installed to permit of additional monitors being employed. In the Edie Creek area, reef prospecting and geological surveying continued. Engineering surveys were commenced with a view to obtaining an adequate supply of hydro-electric power for the Edie mine.

Sunshine Gold Development Ltd.

Sluicing operations of Sunshine Gold Development Ltd., New Guinea, to September 30, yielded 480 j>z. of gold worth £3156. The plant ran 1232 sluicing hours and treated 59,426 cubic yards, including overburden removed when opening out the pad dock. The average depth of overburden and pay gravel sluiced was 33ft., leaving a further 33ft. of pay still to be treated in the present paddock.

Expectation of higher values lies in the deeper ground, which will be treated as the elevator is lowered. Most of the preliminary work will not recur until a new paddock is blown in on another site. In the circumstances, returns are likely to show variation and the average should

be looked to rather than an individual yield.

Working costs have not yet been determined accurately, the report adds, but the original esti mate of /I per cubic yard, will not be exceeded.

A gradual increase in yardage is expected. A second elevator will be shortly in commission.

New Guinea Goldfields Ltd.

The monthly returns of production and estimated profits of New Guinea Goldfields Ltd. are as follows;

Sandy Creek Gold Sluicing Ltd.

The mine manager of Sandy Creek Gold Sluicing Limited reported early in October that during the month of September, 310 ounces of gold were recovered from 11,707 cubic yards of material treated, giving an average value of approximately 3/11 Vi per cubic yard.

Upper Watut Gold Alluvials N.L,

Advice was received in September from the mine manager of Upper Watut Gold Alluvials N.L., New Guinea, that the complete gravel pumping plant was expected to be in operation by the middle of October. Ground sluicing was progressing on the area below the power house site.

Later information stated that the first clean-up by the Company of No. 1 working, power-house area, gave a yield of 130 oz. of gold.

Bulolo Gold Deposits Ltd.

Bulolo Gold Deposits Limited were advised by the manajger at Wau, New Guinea, early in October that 439 oz. of gold had been cleaned up from 8,500 cubic yards in 451 working hours.

Oriomo Explorations Ltd.

Oriomo Explorations Limited has taken an option over newly discovered gold-bearing areas in the Mandated Territory of New Guinea. The Com pany’s engineer has left for the field. The Com pany has also taken a free option over alluvial areas in the Hill End district (New South Wales) after preliminary examination. Testing is pro ceeding.

Irowat Gold Alluvials N.L.

Irowat Gold Alluvials, N.L., New Guinea, report that 30,677 cubic yards treated during September gave a return of 2490 z. gold. Advice has also been received that four elevators are now in

operation.

Month ended July 14 Aug. 14 Sept. 14 Edie Creek Mill Tons 3,448 4,089 4,662 Fine gold, oz 1,161 1,417 1,232 Fine silver, oz 3,037 — - — June July Aug.

Alluvial— Fine gold, oz 1,141 1,166 1,147 Fine silver, oz. „ 863 837 776 Golden Ridges Mill— Fine gold, oz 1,599 1,617 1,681 Fine silver, oz 1,039 1,258 1,249 May June July Operating Profit— Edie Creek mill ..., .. £3,704 £2,275 £2,287 Alluvial 4,600 4,214 3,803 Golden Ridges mill ... 3,782 6,130 7,266