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GOVERNMENT OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA
MINES DEPARTMENT
T. T>. 31trlat .Jn*P.CtO.E..o- Mlnoa, Kin*a Dapartsast, CUS.----------------------------------------------- _
KAMOOBUS. itth-Swpt*harf____.1961.
EnelMd, ;1m find a copy of tbs vastllatloa raport covering tbs slsss situated Is tbs districts nersally covered . by you, alas tbs tabulation of dust coasts asd tesperstura* for J ^ jWlttasoos.
\ As you can aaa from tbs report asd figures, ccodltless eneoustsrad vara fairly dusty, also tbs poor supervision tomrda tbs uaa of secondary ventilating sppliaaoss. You asst tbarafors undaratssd vby I as treating tbs Pittances bualssss wltb sueb sarlousaosa. I would therefore, ba sueb obliged If botb yoorsslf and Vorkaan* a Isspsotor Bust would pay particular attsstlos during your lsspsotloas to tbs eorrset uaa of tbs wantHating applltsoss. asd tbs supprassles of dust*
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Tho Sealer Inspector of nines, nines Depertsent,
JULQ008LXS. 15th scpteeber, 1961*
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ygrmATioy R8Pcag_F08 rat wn of, aootst. 1961.
Barevlth, ay report on ventilation to the State Ml nlng Engineer for the aoatb of Aogost, 1961.
':.' Assistant Inspsotcr Lcerton aoeoeppaled ae daring
a rlslt to Tbadane Copper vine. Bine Spec-Cold vino, Copper auis, Borthaaptea and wittaooea.districts.
At tbs ties of oar visit no andergracnd work ess
boles *one t Tbadane Copper Vine sad. all serk at -Bite tpao baft ceased a fee-day before oar 'arrival.. -
-At Copper EUle it eaa fem that alrfloe eae pressne-an-tln -the fool-level- eat if_______ in tbe-baSMaT-lnnlr'ttietb.lOva^eta., plaaaQien tsp of-.i
os 110 foot level to be opened op ao ae to elloo e satisfactory alrfloe to pasa-tbroogh to litO foot level.*
Is tbe Itarttaanptoa district tbe Mala abaft of tbe Charts Lead vine, is being sank, tble eerk et tbe tlse of oar laspeettes vea-22 feet bales ttO foot level eltboat asy seeeadary ventilation. . Written'In tbe Seeord Book eae "Secondary vastUet&oe
la rannirsl, for tbe Vela abaft *">**f operations*. .
gelation.- too.BatreInfosplloecetliaocn aorfetbtbeeC-noeZloorn'.lapfavliaDtae aotf Wlnlttetarcaoeotni.n
Tbe long break of 2* beers betvsan day .end afternoon shifts
inaagareted. daring teptesber 1960.has been radioed to-1 boor.
Fnn the recorded dastooents and .taepemtarOa, it oea be readily
seen that-this step eee rather prenetare. . Tbe folloelne see
written, la tbe Beeord.Book and sane op tbe
gem rail ji
"Altboosk tbe approach tonids .-installation supply of secondary vantUatlagettlpamt appsara to here Ignored, eondltlene gwereUy tbroogboat tbe Bine ere still sell balertbe repaired standard. -Of all tbe-please reiprtTing secondary - veatUatlon only's for bed-tbe aipiipnont uuuooUj- installed as repaired by.Sagaletloa 152 af the lines Wegslafl rr Aet.
'''.Tbe amp-genefelly is vary daety as la-ahem by tbe recorded dost.oovts and year sttenttonls drees to 100111011111 150 of the Vinos Vagnletlon Aet. .
- ttrbolb alrfleea.fln asay.parts of- tbe mrtlnrs
- oontlaae-to:be MMnlsteat.,partlealarly sene areas off tbe
. . wo* 4 end 5 leveled .
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* T irrt-rq-trflrr thnt iniliiruti-ll li itn iTntr rrTsii
' oadarnoind enployoee to saeuro thelr^eozklag place la edegoetely
ventilated before -ecaamolaf-work,ilt-'-ia tbe Saperrleor'e
; responsibility tqi sake ears'tflavths;.vanttlattng eplpnsBt la
correetly.installed end belay properly-teed. -
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Much dust ns faiiM to 0* ontoring tin aslh adit through th (tins tnnifi; Bin shea saptgr* This dust aast be stopped froa entering ths nine*
Conditions in tbs sill cantinas st s satisfactory level except for the primary crushing seotlon share such dust Is being liberated, however, voile is In progress In an effort to reduce this dust hazard*"
A aore ooaprehanslve report on this visit Is being coepUsd and will be subalttsd in tbs near future* .
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