Sunday 29th March 2026

Mike Kushy, Lee Venning and Trevor Hughes. MK and LV to begin with and no water at the bottom. Started at 10.30. We both took turns with capping kit. It does work but slow progress in the conglomerate. A nice band of pink calcite coming out today. MK winched and LV filled buckets, 10 loads. We then met TH at the pub for lunch and to get materials. MK drilled and set up whilst LV watched. TH wired up the det. All filled and fired fine. Mike.

Friday 20th March 2026

Mike Kushy and John Cooper. Breaker work with MK in the hole and JC winching, 21 buckets cleared. A new hole to the North has been exposed that provides an overflow for the puddle, about 10l of water was bailed into this and it swallowed the lot. More breaker work to be done. 2 1/2 hours. Mike.

Drain Hole in Floor. Photo MK.

Friday 27th February 2026

John Cooper and Mike Kousiounis. Still warm, 10°C, but overcast and showers. Kushy at the bottom and John hauling. 30 loads of spoil and 2 loads of water hauled out. Breaker work next. Current depth 12.35m. 1½ hours. John.

Photos of floor looking North.

Detail. Photo MK.

For Scale. Photo MK

Tuesday 24th February 2026

John Cooper and Mike Kousiounis. Warm, 12°C and sunny, with little wind. John at the bottom with the breaker to start, with Kushy hauling. After the third breaker session John came up and Mike went to the bottom to clear. Then he continued with the breaker. Total loads for the day was 29. Finally holes drilled and destroyed. Should be more spoil ready for clearing next session. The bottom rung on the ladder is now nearly 2m off the floor making getting on and off quite interesting! 4½ hours. John.

Sunday 8th February 2026

Mike Kushy and Sam Hill. Arrived at 15.30. With SH clearing and MK winching 25 full buckets were cleared. The inert material hasn't reacted well to the last charge. Will try the breaker on it next. 2 hours. MK.

Before clearing. Photo SH.

Current dig face. Photo SH.

Friday 6th February 2026

 Mike Kushy. Drlled holes and set charge. Fired fine. 2 hours.

Wednesday 4th February 2026

Kushy, John Cooper and Trevor Hughes. A total of 30 skip loads hauled up the shaft, a lot of mud but also breaker derived rock from the eastern wall. A proper, albeit mud filled, pot is starting to appear. Trevor.

Looking North. Photo TH.