H9 Shaft Archives - Qld Mining Crisis

North Goonyella Fire MRE’s March 2013 to December 2014. Installation of Compliant Surface Emergency Seals Including Shafts.

February 15, 2021

There are a series of Mine Record Entries from 2013 and 2014 that directly deal with Spontaneous Combustion, PHMP's, Emergency Sealing at the Surface at North Goonyella. How the…

North Goonyella Mine Fire 24th October Post B. Inspector Marlborough’s 27 Point Recommendation that the Mine should consider a staged re-ventilation and re-entry process. Do these Recommendation Carry any Legal Weight under CMSHA 1999?

February 12, 2021

MRE - North Goonyella - 24.10.2018.pdf Inspector Marlborough in the MRE concludes with a 27 Point Recommendation " that the Mine should consider a staged re-ventilation and re-entry process." He…

North Goonyella Mine Fire 24th October Post A. “Mr Black stated results are unreliable due to lack of confirmed TB line integrity at 32G also uncertainties of integrity of a number of other TB lines. Mr Black explained the difficulties the Mine was experiencing with the tube bundle lines. When we asked about some of the results the Mr Black again stated that we could not rely on some of these gas readings.”

February 12, 2021

MRE - North Goonyella - 24.10.2018.pdf There are problems with the pressure readings, tube bundle lines and gas analysis results that the mine is collecting. Repairs to tube bundle lines.…

North Goonyella Mine Fire 16th October 2018. “Les Marlborough noted the contaminants at 10N corridor 6ct were similar to H9, 32ct G and 36ct readings other than Ethylene which appeared to be higher than the other noted locations, Darren Brady concurred.”

February 12, 2021

MRE - North Goonyella - 16.10.2018.pdf On Tuesday 16 October 2018 Inspector Geoff Nugent attend the North Goonyella Mine Accommodation Village to attend a meeting in regard to progress…

North Goonyella Mine Fire 10th October 2018. “One of the in seam drainage blow skids was found to be breathing in. This indicates that the water trap underground has blown out and the gas could be free venting into the Mine atmosphere. Dennis Black stated that they would attempt to fill the riser and attempt to refill the water trap in this manner”

February 11, 2021

MRE - North Goonyella - 10.10.2018.pdf H9 temperature at 59 degrees C, drone with thermal indicator to be used as a check. This has gone up from the first reading…

North Goonyella Mine Fire 7th October 2018. “Shaft H9 . Further discussion revealed that the tube bundle sample point here is not actually in the shaft itself, but in a length of ducting in some of the refrigeration infrastructure.”

February 9, 2021

MRE - North Goonyella - 07.10.2018.pdf Today, 7 Oct 2018 I, Inspector Les Marlborough, attended a meeting at North Goonyella Mine to discuss the status of the spontaneous combustion…

North Goonyella Mine Fire 6th October 2018. “David Cliff does not believe that there is any sign of GAG gas at this shaft. he stated that we could be seeing gases from more than one source at H9 Shaft.”

February 9, 2021

MRE - North Goonyella - 06.10.2018.pdf Today, 6 Oct 2018 1, Inspector Les Marlborough, attended a meeting at North Goonyella Mine to discuss the status of the spontaneous combustion…