Mining review . able limestone At 73ft. passed through small seam of green carbonate. to Soft sandstone country with occasional bands of slate and seams of240ft. ferruginous quartzite. to Yellow drift to Grev to Brown drift It was then decided to remove the plant to Waukaringa and test the lodes on theproperty adjoining the boundary of the Ajax leases. The position of Xo. 1 bore is 175ft. back from the line of lode, and 5ft. from boundary. The lode is dipping at an agle of 45°. Angle of bore, 30ft. in operations were
Mining review . able limestone At 73ft. passed through small seam of green carbonate. to Soft sandstone country with occasional bands of slate and seams of240ft. ferruginous quartzite. to Yellow drift to Grev to Brown drift It was then decided to remove the plant to Waukaringa and test the lodes on theproperty adjoining the boundary of the Ajax leases. The position of Xo. 1 bore is 175ft. back from the line of lode, and 5ft. from boundary. The lode is dipping at an agle of 45°. Angle of bore, 30ft. in operations were started on April 7th. The country passed through beingas follows :— Surface to Surface loam and limestone. ?6ft. to Calcareous slate country with small 38ft. quartz Blue slate country with calcite 6in. to Struck lode consisting of quartz and oxide of iron, assaying gold132ft. 6in. pel ton. to Slate to blue slate country showing pyrites in the AJAX MINE, NEAR WAUKARINGA,
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