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The faults which have been encountered in the workings have the same 

 strike as the coal, and usually a throw of less than 6 ft. A fault striking 

 east 65° south, with a throw to the west of about 100 ft., separates the 

 Jubilee and Walton Park Collieries. 



Coal mined and available. 



Most of the coal within a few hundred feet of the surface has been 

 extracted. The Saddle Hill and Jubilee mines have taken practically all 

 the coal from the outcrop in Christie's Creek to the line indicated on the 

 map. The distance to the west that the coal could be worked was found 

 to be limited because of the splitting of the seam. 



The Jubilee Company has now turned its attention to an outcrop about 

 20 chains south of the railway-siding. Here the amount of coal is small, 

 as the boundary to the dip is the Old Brighton Eoad. Christie Bros, 

 intend drawing the pillars in the Walton Park area and mining the ground 

 to the south of it. In Freeman's mine most of the pillars from a strip 

 about 20 chains wide back from the outcrop in Fernhill Creek have been 

 extracted. The Fernhill people have worked a block about 4| acres in 

 extent to the north of their entrance. The greater part of the working- 

 still contains pillars. The other companies have taken small amounts from 

 areas indicated on the map. 



To the end of December, 1919. 2,438,453 tons had been won from 

 the Green Island coalfield, but about 48,000,000 tons remain in this area 

 mapped. 



The life of Freeman's mine in its present position is limited. Later a 

 shaft with a depth of at least 300 ft. will have to be sunk in the neighbour- 

 hood of Abbott's Creek to reach the dip coal. Christies have many years 

 ahead of them in the field previously mentioned. The Jubilee has at 

 present the triangular area to the south of the railway-siding. The Green 

 Island Company has yet about 900,000 tons to extract. Much coal pro- 

 bably lies to the rise in the Fernhill and Brighton mines. 



An unprospected field lies between Brighton and the area wrought 

 alongside Christie's Creek. Bores put down at A and B would reach the 

 coal-measures at about 300 ft. and prove the area. 



Gold. 

 Hutton and Ulrich (1875, pp. 141-43) give an account of the Saddle Hill 

 reef near Christie's Creek. About 2,000 tons of stone were crushed for an 

 average, yield of 5 dwt. of gold per ton — a yield that is unpayable. 



Sand. 

 (rood outcrops of sand free of the overlying formation for a few chains 

 back, are found in many parts. The conglomerate band and lenses of 

 clay give little trouble. In all the pits two classes of sand occur — a sharp 

 sand used for cement-work, and a clean, white, rounded sand used by 

 piasterers. At present each coal company works the deposit on its ground. 



Clay. 



The clay of this area is one of the best of the province. The deposit 

 near Abbotsford Station owned by the Abbotsford Tilery Company is 

 35 ft. thick, is singularly free from boulders, has a fine texture, and makes 

 an excellent tile. A detailed examination of the clay was made by the 

 Dominion Analyst, who reports as follows : — 



