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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Otago & Southland Provincial Districts]

The Premier Mine

The Premier Mine , which is situated four miles from the township of Macetown in a very wild and rugged part of the range, is at present owned by the Premier Sunrise Gold Mining Company, Limited, with a capital of £5,000. The mine is now being worked by means of a low level adit, and incline of 1 in 4. The hauling is effected by means of an electric hauling machine placed at the top of the incline, the power for generation being obtained from the counter-shaft page 1036
Macetown.

Macetown.

in the 20-stamp battery. The mine has natural ventilation, assisted by a water blast placed at the entrance of the low level adit, and at times this is supplemented by a fan worked from the electric motor in the mine. The air course is from the surface, by way of the low level adit incline, up the lower passes, and back on top of the old workings, and thence by a rise into the high level, and out to the surface. The lengths of the main working tunnels are as follows: Low level adit, 1,600 feet to top of incline, and 1,668 feet on to the incline face, making a total of 3,268 feet from the surface. The airway has a total length of about 6,600 feet. The ore being mined still yields a small profit above working expenses. Mr William Patton is manager and attorney for the company, which employs twenty-eight men and boys.