160 
The east cross-cut was extended to 126 ft. from the reef. 
Two crushings were put through, as given below, the first crushing 
being obtained from the winze:— 
Ore Crushed. 
Gold 
Yield. 
Total. 
Average 
per Ton. 
tons. 
ozs. 
dwts. 
ozs. 
dwts. 
29 
16 
12 
0 
11-4 
40 
13 
7 
0 
6-7 
Total 69 
29 
19 
0 
8-7 
[6.9.12.] 
KOYxlL GEOEGE TIY MIEE, MITTA MITTA. 
By J. P. L. Kenny, B.C.E., Assistant Field Geologist. 
The Eoyal George Tin mine is situated at the head of Digger’s 
Creek, about 5 miles north-west of Mitta Mitta township, the lode 
outcrop crossing a saddle on the spur between Digger’s Creek and 
Scrubby Creek. The lode outcrop, which consists of the characteristic 
pegmatite of the district, can he traced for a distance of 450 ft. 
It strikes E. 28° 'S., and varies in width from 1 ft. to 15 ft. On 
the surface, the best values show on the west, and where the lode 
has been opened up for a length of 20 ft. It varies in width from 
1^ ft. to 2 ft., and in places shows good ore. A few tons of stone have 
at some time been broken from an outcropping lens here, originally 
some 4 ft. wide, and the ore was apparently roasted on the spot. The 
present owners could give no infoimiation as to the result. 
To the east of this cut, at a distance of 100 ft. along the line, two 
separate lodes outcrop. They are 25 ft. apart, and are each 2 ft. wide, 
a patch of good ore showing on the most northerly outcrop. 
The lode crosses the spur 132 ft. from its most westerly outcrop, 
and here shows .solid pegmatite 15 ft. Avide, carrying a little tin. Just 
east of the 'spur this outcrop breaks up into three separate lodes, 
further east again only one lode shoAA^s, the Avidth varying from 6 ft. to 
8 ft.; 250 ft. east of the spur the lode is 8 ft. AAude, and carries coarse 
tin and griesen. The lode has been traced for a distance of 300 ft. 
east of the spur; beyond this point it has not been traced. 
The Eoyal George lode is in some respects typical of the lodes of 
the district. The lodes occur in lenticular masses, and consequently 
are very variable in width; the tin oxide is irregularly distributed 
through the lode, rich patches being separated by gangue, containing 
little or no tin. From my examination of the Eoyal George mine, I 
do not consider that the Amlues of the ore in sight are sufficient to 
permit of the lode being worked on a big scale, while the patches of 
high grade ore are too small to give profitable returns, if worked alone. 
So far no Avork beyond surface cuts has been done on the lode and 
prospecting at a deeper level may reveal payable bodies of ore. 
[22.12.14] 
