Some info while waiting for the Triumph & Trio resultsto be...

Some info while waiting for the Triumph & Trio resultsto be analysis.

Found in a WA newspaper (Western Mail 14 Apr 1932 P45)

"At Edjudina Lorden's Lease adjoining the old Lizardmine is opening up well. The reef is parallel with the Lizard reef and is from20 inches to 4 ft wide. At a depth of 85 ft, water level the reef is wide andstrong, showing visible gold. A parcelof 60 tons from this property will probably be sent to the Yarri battery whenit reopens."

In June that year , Lorden (PA 1017R) had 25 Tons processedyielding 6dwt 9gr from the Mercury and the tailings yielded 1dwt 18gr giving atotal of 8dwt 3gr which is 8.125dwt/20*31.1gm per Troyounce = 12.6grams per long ton.

His other results that year were 32 Ton for 10oz 8dwt (10.1gm/Ton),

Other small miners that year on the same reef line got:

35 Ton 22.6gm/T

9½ Ton 14.7gm/T

9½ Ton 18.6gm/T

In 1934 an old guy (C.Halk) 70 years old and only 1 eye byhimself sunk a 70 foot shaft and put through 30 Ton of stone from a kidney lineat an average of 30gm/Ton.

This all happened before Paget started, before WWII.

Since then amongst others there has been Porphyry, Nexus, Hawthorne, Pancon, Anglo,Penzoil, Cambrian, Diamond Joe looking. Now Diamond Jim will find it.

The old timers got the easy stuff but the water stopped them.We have modern methods and technical know how to get the gold efficientlywithout scarring the land.

----- GO GIBB GO ----

(This is my opinion, correct me if I am wrong)