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FILE NAME Colonial Sugar Refinery CSR DATE 1962 Sept 14 DOC CSR093 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Letter to Mines Dept from District Inspector of Mines with Inspection Results of Wittenoom Port Hedland The State Kining Engineer Nincs Department PERTH A . 14th September 162 - Blue Ashertoa Pty &+ ttenoch . I carried out an inspection of the underground Forking places and throughout the milling sections of A.B.A. Pty Ltd on 12th and 13th September : In my general report of 23th hugust I referred to the unsetisfuctory working conditions as regards the purity of the underground and mill atmospheres and I stated that I held an opinion that the advancement of underground working faces would tend to bring about a further deterioration in the purity of the mine atmosphere . On the occasion of my recent visit I did find that alterations to the primary ventilating circuits had appeared to have improved conditions in the No.s 4 and 5 level stoning areas The alterations have been effected by the erection of new Coors and the renoval of some old foors plus an blitz on the correct usage of the ventilation Goors generally inspection I only noted one ventilation most doors were either left oenor were On the occasion of this popped open previously damaged to some degree control I still This aspect indicates better supervision and on the main haulage und service levels but in the stopes observed a very poor appreciation on the part of minero for the need to use ventilating equipment provided for the need to try and allay duet by adequately catering the face and inmedia sunrounding or for the need to use sprayu provided at the tippi position of scraper holste There is a creat turn of labour at Fittenson and many of the miners have had little previous mining experience It is quite noticable that the majority do not appear to understa the re nonswhy the working faces and immediate surroundingo bust be watered down and ventilating equipment uvr~ 4o far so they are concerned time upent in attending to these tricks doco not earn then any noney and money is their only concern Wittenoom will continue to have this large over of labour and re Dust . . * . * - accept the work force dust which 4. | fact that there will be a who will make no attempt majority of to minimise the underground mining operations the amount of can create - - labour shortago has been that miners are To doubt the answer lies in the the sant miners but the proper education of in known and the lack of success in this regard prompts to doubt the rseiqnucierreimteyntosf tihnetmheanagement their efforts to comply with our _ that best use of cater to allay dust It is well recovery of fibre results from the treatment of dry ore . Sa Mares ultimately disappear disappear the use the Soma action has been taken in the mill to escape of dust from the tailings bin and prevent ~ a conreeqcureussthefrosr bientttheer Sceocnotrnodlaroyfrusshpinig llage fromstuerngeeabthintheI mSaydmeons . the mill is being kept fairly well section and in general being exhausted from the sealed The problem of duct clones still persists but this adopted if of the nylon bag filters is moy ;