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At the apex of the anticlines there are no saddle reefs such as form at 
Bendigo, but the lodes occurring on the east and west of the anticlines 
correspond to the “ legs ’’ at Bendigo. So far as experience has been 
gained in mining on these lines of reef, it appears that only the west 
‘Begs ” or the lodes on the west side of the anticlines are productive of 
gold, and all the rich returns have been obtained on the west “ legs/’ 
In this respect the conditions are exactly the opposite of what prevail at 
Bendigo and Castlemaine where the east side of the anticlines is most 
favorable for the occurrence of gold. 
In the case of the western lodes the same bed of black slate with 
quartz that is highly auriferous on the west side of the anticline is barren 
on the east. side. 
The pitch of the Consols shoot is southward ; at the New Kohinoor 
mine this shoot comes up near the surface of the bed rock (about 250 feet 
below the present surface), but if miles further south, at the South Star 
mine, the deepest part of the syncline of the black slates and the Consols 
lode is about 3,500 feet from the present surface. From the New 
Kohinoor mine southward the Consols shoot of gold has been extensively 
worked up to the South Star mine. 
Workings. 
The accompanying section, prepared by Mr. W. Baragwanath, shows 
the geological structure and workings as surveyed by him. 
The shaft is- sunk to a depth of 3,170 feet. At 720 feet a western 
cross-cut is extended for 1,230 feet, and from near the end of this a 
blind shaft is sunk to- the 1,010-ft. level. A fault dipping west cuts 
through this shaft, and where it intersects the west ‘Beg - ’ or lode the 
quartz was richly auriferous. This shoot was worked from the 720-ft 
level to the 1,010-ft. level and for about 900 feet in length, and is said 
to have yielded 100,000 oz. of gold worth over ^400,000. From 
other parts of the mine £2 00.000 worth of gold has been won. The 
shoot above mentioned is on the Guiding Star line. At the 1,400-ft 
level a cross-cut has been driven west for 1,700 feet; before this cross¬ 
cut could intersect the black slate band again it would have to be driven 
a further distance of 1,300 feet, or altogether 3,000 feet from the shaft 
to the Albion lode. It therefore becomes a question whether it would 
not be better to sink another shaft which would command ground still 
further to the west 
The Albion lode is within the South Star lease, but has not been 
worked in this lease. In the mine adjoining on the north (the Star of 
the East mine) the Albion lode has been worked extensively. 
In the South Star mine the Consols lode is to the east of the shaft, 
and several cross-cuts have been driven east to intersect it. Of these 
the 2,500-ft. cross-cut has been carried further in to the east (some 500 
feet or more beyond the Consols lode). In the 2,750-ft., the 3,100-ft., 
and the 3,170-ft. levels, .cross-cuts have been driven to the Consols lode, 
which is near the shaft, but with results that are not favorable ; there is 
about 4 feet of quartz, but little or no gold. 
To reach the bottom of the Consols lode at the shaft would necessi¬ 
tate the sinking of it for another 400 feet, and this may be desirable 
in order to test the Consols lode at the syncline. Beyond what was proved 
in the east cross-cut at the 2,500-ft. level, the whole belt of country (about 
f mile across) between the shaft and the Ballarat East belt of indicators; 
is unknown and should be explored. 
