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May 30 2018 MRE North Goonyella PHMP SOP COMPLIANCE VENTILATION OFFICER and UNDERGROUND MINE MANAGER

February 19, 2021

PHMP SOP COMPLIANCE VENTILATION OFFICER and UNDERGROUND MINE MANAGER L4 Meeting Nov 2017 Carter, Romanski, VO requested but did not attend L3 Meeting 6 and 7 Feb 2018 Amongst Findings…

May 30 2018 MRE North Goonyella. General Condition of 9 Nth Longwall.

February 19, 2021

CONDITION OF 9 NTH Throughout the Longwall face numerous sets of lifting equipment were found that were either incorrectly colour tagged or were defective and did not have “Out of…

May 30 2018 MRE North Goonyella. ERZC Inspections and Reports

February 19, 2021

The extracts are from the Inspection of 31st August 2017 as well as 30 May 2018. There are several issues tied together. 31st August Firstly the creation of a "Window"…

May 30th 2018 MRE Gas Monitoring Comments North Goonyella

February 18, 2021

Inspector Brown Audited the North Goonyella 9Nth Panel 2nd Workings Standard Operating Procedures in November 2016. Inspector Brown identified multiple deficiencies in Spontaneous Combustion Management elements, Borehole Management, Change and…

North Goonyella “Structured Audit on the subject of PHMP for Gas Monitoring” 14th March 2018. What did the Mines Inspectors Audit Find?

February 18, 2021

MRE - North Goonyella - 14.03.2018 Audit Gas PMP.pdf This Mine Record Entry is putting on record the information required, the purposes, structure and processes of the Structured Audit of…

North Goonyella 9Nth MRE 30th May 2018. “The two gas monitors one in the take-off road and the second the Longwall 9N inbye monitor were examined. the first was hung by a hook over roof mesh and too high to read, footprints on pipes stacked below was evidence of persons climbing to view the displays. The second was covered in dust but equipped with a lowering rope to bring it into view.”

February 15, 2021

MRE - North Goonyella - 30.05.2018.pdf If you are going to read any of the Mine Record Entries I have posted this is the one. This Mine Record Entry is…

North Goonyella Mine Fire MRE 14th May 2018. “The draft sealing management plan was discussed” “The method of sealing appeared to be straightforward with minimum complications. The draft sealing management plan was discussed with no significant issues identified at this time.”

February 15, 2021

MRE -9 N Seal Presentation North Goonyella - 14.05.2018.pdf If only the 9Nth Longwall Move and Sealing had proved "straightforward with minimum complications" In my opinion the "risk assessment…

L 4 Compliance Meeting ERZC Management 6th February 2018. “ERZ Controllers Shift Managers and Control Room Operators who were known to have direct involvement in mismanagement of methane levels during January 2017 and involved other mine officials who were also at the Mine during that period.”

February 15, 2021

MRE - L4 Site North Goonyella - 06.02.2018.pdf The meeting was conducted as a consequence of the investigation carried out by the Mines Inspectorate into the methane issues that occurred…

North Goonyella Level 4 Compliance Meeting Methane >2.5% in LW Return Legislation Breaches. 20th November 2017. “The NGC team objected to the level 4 on the basis of discussions held in March and the outcome of that meeting consequently demonstrating that the situation is now under control.”

February 15, 2021

Carter Romanski 2.5% CH4 L4 20 Nov 2017.pdf The meeting objective was stated as a closure of the NGC methane gas exceedances experienced at NGC around January 2017. As a…

North Goonyella 9Nth MRE 1st March 2017. “Continuation of production for 7.5 hours when the real time monitoring point for the Tailgate was in bypass.” “The Inspectors expressed the concern that the documentary evidence showed that there was a risk that the presence of elevated methane levels had become ‘normalised’ and the Mine needed to deal with the issue as a matter of urgency.”

February 15, 2021

MRE - North Goonyella Bypass - 01.03.2017.pdf 9 Nth 2nd workings Audit PB sept 2016 Less than 6 months after the Mine Record Entry of Inspector Brown with his Findings…