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About three miles north of R3mapuram are the remains of fairly 



extensive old workings. The reef on which 

 The reef. . ... 



they are situated strikes nearly north-north* 



east — south-south-west and can be traced for about 3 miles. 



Throughout the whole of this distance old workings are found along 



the outcrop. The quartz is white and barren looking, with occasional 



patches of ferruginous material and iron pyrites. Mr. Middlemiss 



states that he found visible gold in the reef " near Alisupagadda hill." 



Still further to the north-north-east, in a direction corresponding 



with the strike of this reef, and about i| mile north-east of the 



Prospecting shafts sunk viIla S e of Kavudahalli, some prospecting shafts 

 by Mr. Holmes. were sunk by Mr. Holmes in the neighbourhood 



of old workings : these old workings were, however, apparently only 

 in small stringers of quartz, and no reef was found during the pros- 

 pecting operations, which were subsequently abandoned. About 6 

 miles further to the north, and about ih mile 



Old workings at Hosur. . 



north-north-east of the village of Hosur, are a. 

 few old workings, consisting chiefly of small quarries in the gneiss. 

 Thin bands of white quartz only about two or three inches in 

 thickness apparently constitute the only ore-body, and are of no 

 practical importance. 



Summary. 



The general results of the above may be summarised as follows: 



1. Numerous old native workings for gold occur in the Kolleg^l 

 and Satyamangalam taluks of Coimbatore district: but they areas a 

 rule small and unimportant, and the ore-bodies are either very thin 

 or barren. 



2. Three reefs have been exploited to some extent, and a few 

 prospecting operations undertaken. These are — 



{a) Bensibetta reef : a large reef on which are extensive 



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