John Cooper, Mike Kousiounis and Lee Venning. Kushy down the hole with John hauling for the first hour then Lee arrived and helped with emptying. Lee then went to repair the generator connector. Kushy came out after 48 loads and John went down. Total of 60 loads for the session. More can be removed, especially with a breaker. The floor is 3m below the bottom of the ladder! Finally cemented in the top scaffold bar. 3 hours. John.
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| Cemented bar. Photo MK. |
Mike Kushy, Lee Venning and Sam Hill. Sunny warm morning. MK got started with the breaker around 1030 with SH and LV hauling, 20 buckets cleared. Loads more breaker work could have been done. Drilled 5 holes and loud noise made around 1300. After the initial charge the fumes were draughting out really well. John Cooper came to site around 1400 (the clouds had gathered a lot by now) and took some photos. Mike.
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| Fumes sinking back down the hole. Photo JC. |
Mike Kushy and Sam Hill. SH down the bottom and MK winching, 16 buckets cleared. Breaker work needed. 1 hour. Mike.
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| After clearing, looking down and facing South. Photo SH. |
John Cooper, Mike Kousiounis and Lee Venning. John down the hole with 2 buckets at 15.50. Still a bit smelly from Sunday. Kushy arrived at 16.00 and we hauled 19 good loads out before Lee arrived about 17.00. John then came out and Kushy went down with breaker. Another 11 loads out making 30 for the session. Breaker out and drill in for 3 x 30mm diameter holes (Lee’s SDS Max Hilti 110V). Spoil created. Fumes settled. 2½ hours. John.
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| Fumes. Photo LV. |
Mike Kushy and Lee Venning, we met for 1030. MK went down the hole with LV winching. 45 loads cleared, 3 of which being in rock nets. Good draught at the bottom coming from the obvious hole. Holes drilled and noise made. Back at the cars for 1400. Depth measured at 13.0m. Mike.
All photo's by MK.
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| Before clearing, looking North. |
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| Before and after clearing, looking South. |
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| Spoil stack no.2. |
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| Largest rock that came out today. |
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Spoil stack no.1 in the background.
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Mike Kushy, John Cooper and Hollie London. MK and JC met at 1600, set up the breaker and JC went down the hole with MK on the winch. HL arrived at 1800 and took over from JC who headed home. Towards the end MK had a go on the breaker and to assess the next step. 25 buckets cleared today, left at 1930. Mike.
Videos by MK.
First: HL using breaker.
Second: State at end of session.
