New Zealand Gazette – 1912 – No. 67

Page 2483

✨ Mining Statistics



GOLD-DREDGING.

TABLE XLII.—Showing the Number of Gold-dredges in Operation in April, 1911, the Character of Organization, with Particulars as to the Hands and Power employed, the Cost of Production, and Value of Gold won during the Year to 31st March, 1911, and the Approximate Value of Machinery and Plant.

Provincial Districts. Number of Dredges. (See Introductory Note.) Character of Organization. Hands employed. Machine-power used. Horse-power. Days worked. Number of Cubic Feet lifted per Hour. Average Depth dredged. Expenditure on Total Yield of Gold. Value of Gold won in 1910. Value of Machinery and Plant. Capital of Registered Companies.
Individual. Firm, or Limited Partnership. Registered Company. Co-operative and Miscellaneous. Steam. Electric. Water. Suction-gas. Unspecified. Ft. Labour. Plant, Repairs, &c. Management. Total. Oz. £ £ Amount of Subscribed Capital. Amount of Paid-up Capital. Amount of Loan Capital. Amount of Paid-up Shares issued to Vendors.
Auckland 1 74 7 .. .. .. .. 126 895 6,350 15·14 3,792 3,164 1,473 8,429 4,497 15,103 10,849 13,125 13,125 .. 1,250
Nelson 4 1 1 2 .. 3
Westland 2 8 3 468 55 2 4 2 1 2,476 11,182 106,926 25·54 75,608 69,926 9,817 155,351 55,210 212,755 232,724 227,533 197,086 1,000 60,697
Otago 64 2 12 39 8 3 90 11 .. .. .. .. 280 2,473 21,029 15·27 10,928 13,374 996 25,097 8,430 33,185 19,763 6,500 6,500 .. 550
Southland 11 1 8 2 .. ..
Totals 82 4 21 43 8 6 632 73 2 4 2 1 2,882 14,550 134,305 23·28 90,328 86,464 12,286 188,877 68,137 261,043 263,336 247,158 216,711 1,000 62,497

COAL-MINES.

TABLE XLIII.—Showing the Number and Character of Organization of Coal-mines in Operation in April, 1911, with Particulars as to the Hands and Machine-power employed, the Amount of Wages paid, the Quality, Quantity, and Value of Coal mined during the Year to 31st March, 1911, and the Cost of Production.

Provincial Districts. Number of Mines. (See Introductory Note.) Character of Organization. Hands employed. Wages paid. Machine-power used. Horse-power. Quality and Quantity mined. Total Quantity produced. Total Cost of Production. Total Value of Output. Capital of Registered Companies.
Individual. Firm, or Limited Partnership. Registered Company. Co-operative and Miscellaneous. Steam. Electric. Water. Horse. Manual. Compressed Air. Brown. Pitch. Lignite. Bituminous and Semi-bituminous. Amount of Subscribed Capital. Amount of Paid-up Capital. Amount of Loan Capital. Paid-up Shares issued to Vendors.
Auckland 10 1 .. 10 .. .. 910 128,576 10 .. 1 4 .. .. 335 344,497 .. 4,527 179,048 528,072 172,117 215,123 369,350 326,938 79,78 161,500
Taranaki 1
Nelson 14 3 9 1 1 .. 126 17,293 2 .. .. 3 7 .. 40 2,402 .. 3,084 28,540 34,026 22,021 21,464 7,000 6,725 .. 275
Westland 9 2 1 3 .. 3 1,438 221,054 5 1 1 5 .. 2 1,300 660 .. 1,664 723,688 726,012 306,857 374,479 434,330 434,330 26,881 500
Canterbury 6 2 3 1 .. .. 77 9,317 3 .. .. 4 .. .. 12 14,459 .. 6,022 .. 20,481 11,614 12,795 10,000 9,950 .. ..
Otago.. 47 28 11 5 1 2 596 75,411 16 1 6 16 4 2 966 201,601 6,483 52,332 .. 260,416 117,400 131,631 206,694 205,578 154,800 3,350
Southland 31 20 8 2 1 .. 184 21,253 12 .. .. 13 5 1 246 59,974 4,525 55,642 .. 120,141 33,904 44,719 32,400 32,400 .. 30,000
Totals 118 56 32 22 3 5 3,331 472,904 48 2 8 45 16 5 2,899 623,593 11,008 123,271 931,276 1,689,148 663,913 800,211 1,059,774 1,015,921 261,475 195,625

NOTE.—In one case the cost of production was not stated, the reason given being that development and mining were being carried on simultaneously. Under the heading “Description of Works” the following terms were used: Fully developed, 1; bord and pillar, 60; open face, 25; open and bord and pillar, 13; worked by adit, 1; worked from dip, 1; tunnel, 3; tunnel and open face, 1; surface tunnels, 2; stoping, 2; adit dip;drives, 1; a hole in hillside 4; levels, 1; adit, level, bord and pillar, 1; development, 1; not stated, 1 = 118.



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🌾 Gold-dredging Statistics for 1910-1911

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
Statistics, Gold-dredging, Production Costs, Gold Value, Machinery, Labour

🌾 Coal-mining Statistics for 1910-1911

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
Statistics, Coal-mining, Wages, Production Costs, Coal Quality, Coal Quantity