Document k92bLx6aQNoEOQNxnRyqxeg5O
FILE NAME Colonial Sugar Refinery CSR
DATE 1961 Oct 29 DOC CSR047
DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Underground Staff Meeting Minutes &
Attendee List
UNDERGROUND STAFF
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The following are the minutes of on Sunday 29th October 1961 at
the the Underground
99..30 30 a.m.
Staff
Meeting
held
at the
Guest
House House
Chairman O.A. Allan J.F. Shanahan W. Claus A.E.
PRESENT
oo:
K.J. Carter
S. Alberti A. Silbert H. Rymer and
J. Crawford T.J. SBiomycloacnkd H.M. Ho Srirmomcoknss J. Hunt Mines Dept. W. Hart W. Gordon
0V.isPiitnokrav sa ; K. Drazic P. McKenna and A. Rossi
STATISTICS
3:
Underground
Statistics for the preceding three weeks were presentperesendted by
The Chairman together with
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comments
month
over
32,000
tons
of
ore
was
broken record
5,480 square yards yardage broken
1. During the previous
fortnight which was a
broken in the previous pay
and efforts must ca
were
However
ore
stocks
increased by 600
tons
during
the period
made to reduce this ore stock
produced 454 trucks which was a record tally for one shift
2. The Saturday shift the dirt around the mechanical devices
3. Extra men are required on Sunday to clean up
on the belt
4. Holes per shift over the last week were -
NO
No. No.
2 Level
3
11
4
HAMET STEEL :
HAMET
overdrilling is be used before
TRAMP IRON :
19 181/3
17
Tests with
Generally a problem converting
All tramp
;
No. No No.
5 Level
6
It
11
7
16
181/3
17
Hamet Steel are proceeding satisfactorily
33 mm
the miners cut
all 33 mm
Steel has proved popular
among
still on hand
and must
However stocks of 40 mm Steel are
entirely to 33 mm
should be cleaned up to prevent damage to
metal in stopes
mill machinery
shortly be equipped with steel handles
be carried at the
Spaller heads will
to
broken on grizzlies Spare spallers are
these being
SIDE SIDE CHUTES
:
The
underground
design
design
underground
435 Chute has The width at
with a chain control the
been equipped
increased from 2'6
the throat has been
optimum size is 4'0
to prevent
store
first of this
to 3'1 The
RIZZLIES + a Stope grizzlies 3 x 12 openings
b Level grizzlies 15 x 10
problem in at manway positions as the bogging
are to be put
out of the manways by
DEVELOPMENT : In future points The rises can then be bogged
of rise dirt prevents a
hand shovelling methods
mechanical bogger instead of by
is to be made up by Mr. A. Detoni Electrical
TRACK SWITCHES A compressed air switch
switches are expensive
Aid Classes are to be commenced shortly The course is of
renewed
at
the
completion of
Certificates Certificates
this
Certificates are current time time for a person
for three years only to remain certified
and must be
prevention ':
DUST
: :
The Senior
Inspector of Mines Mr. Boyland
need for dust
outlined the seriousness
The asbestos dust has
of the
of the dust hazard at Wittenoom and the
has taken a serious view
Public Health Department
take
proved a health hazard and the
the Company to be conscious of the fact and of
situation He urged all officials of
preventive measures whereever possible
comments
on the
Mr. Simmons and Mr. Hunt seriousness of asbestosis
both from the Mines
and its prevention
Dept.
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also
added their
Lowe
on
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