The Express.
London, England, 1850-08-02 00:00:00

MINING STATISTICS.

WnEAL GOLDEN Co:mots, comprising Wheal
Golden, Penhale, Lomas, and East Wheal Golden Mires,
in the parish of Perranzabuloe, in the county of Cornwall,
divided into 4,000 shares, 21. la, r share paid up. Conducted
on the cost book principle. 'These mires comprise upwards
of 300 acres, and are held under fresh grants for 21 years at
one '24th due.. The Wheal Golden, Lomax, and Penhale
sztts are on one continuous lode, in length apnea of 1,200
fathoms, on which 13 shafts have been sunk by men of eld.
and upwards of 3,000 fathoms of levels driven. But for 20
years previous to the year 1549, thin mines were no:
worked. Various causes were assigned why they had "en
abandoned ; among others, imprudent and reckless manage-
meat, the low trice of lead, and the wit prevailing, that the
sea bad been tapped and the mines in:misted. However, all
fears on this head are removed ; the water was forked out et the
Wheal Golden Mine in May, 1949, from which period it has
been kept in fork, by the enstin, performing 3 to 4 strokes
per minute. Many months were spent in clearing the vari-
ous levels of the runs and rubbi.h which had crowded them
by lapse of time, and it wig not until, October last the
Mina might be said to be brought into preliteble working;
from that period the produce has paid the monthly costs, -Le
sale of ores, having amounted to 3,2271.55., the feet late resits-
ing,l4l. per ton. The returns far May and June leaving nearly
5001 profit. The setts of Penhale and Esst Wheal Golden
Mines were also granted to the present company at one 24th
dues for a term of 21 years; and sr. edit level on East
Wheal Golden, which a former company had driven about
50 fathoms, is now being continued. This lode is parallel
to the lodes in Wheal Golden, Lomax, and Penhale, distant
about 120 fathoms, and 1,200 fathoms Ling, and hat been
eostesned and traced throughout the wnole length. The
end of the present edit is about 12 fathoms from a large
Elvin Cross course, and about 120 fathoms from the shaft
sunk by the former company, who, without any engine or
machinery, took out and sold many Inas of ore. The mines
are now replete with ample machinery. In addition to the
50 inch pumping engine which keeps the water as descrPted,
there is the hauling and crushing engine with rollers, S.:a.,
complete, three horse whims, and railways from the diffirent
shafts to the dressing floors.

LIR AUSTRALIAN MINING COMPANY. —Accounts
have this diy been received np to 27th April. The
mines were being vigorously pushed forward, and the
50 fathom level looking very well. The poorer ore■
would all be in course ot reduction by the commence-
ment of the wet season, and the engine would can-
mence working on the 13th May. The Onyx, with
150 tons of ore, had sailed fur London direct, and
about 80 to 100 tons were promised to be shipped by
the end of May. In our reputt ot the annual meet-
ing we made a slight error in the cub account,
having stated that the company bad paid its expenses,
with an overplus of 2,0931.: the real state was this :
expended in mining about 17,000/., ore shipped in the
same period 12,000/. Most of the heavy expentttare
during the past year was for machinery, plant, Nrc.,
which would not occur to the same extent again.