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FILE NAME Colonial Sugar Refinery CSR DATE 1961 Dec 6 DOC CSR102 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Govt Inspection Results - Colonial Mine & Colonial Mill wot PLAINTIFF'S EXHIBIT mee pe ES oF Wittencom .. 6/12/61 i Inspector Hunt and I have inspected all the current underground workings and have examined the milling operations e COLOCONLONIAL IMAIKLE standards generally were Conditions intense effort had been made particularly good and indicated that a by the underground underground staff to achieve the standards we requ eatedduring cur October inspection Matters still requiring attention are - Where possible secondary ventilation fans should be positioned on intake side of abutes and grizzlies so as to ensure that the dust created at these points is not drawn into any fan the travelling In those stopes where the scraper hoist is set back from the way a proper footway is to be provided across the top of the travelling 3 Secondary ventilation is required in the 6000 W Stopsam + tee agen: Some miners have been firing before the firing signal and offenders will face prosecution COLONIAL HILL The modifications carried out since oar October inspection have not improved the Kill atmosphere sufficiently to sure safe work enviroment Points noted during our inspection t- 1. The existing dust hoods over the Nordberg screens are too small to ensure effective dust collection over the whole of each screen Some screena do not have a hood over the discharge end 2. A considerable quantity of dust is created at every transfer point and many of these points are not effectively sealed 3. More attention is needed on the control of belt loading because of the excessive amount of spillage This spillage constitutes a severe dust hazard as it falls and as it is being cleaned up The temporary unit being used to treat tailings is e serious source of dust and it must be effectively sualed or its use discontinued with_water_sprays with_water_sprays with_water_sprays The tailings bin must be provided with_water_sprays with_water_sprays to be sprayed before being discharged or the tailings are The ducting connecting the tunnel from the nine kin to the Field dust collector is damaged and must be repaired The ducting to the north side of Ko 2 bagging position appears to have become blocked This matter should be investigated imediately OR er cane LNT District Inspector of Minas Cie