Russell Albury Archives - Qld Mining Crisis

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…

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 7Nth Heating MRE 14 January 2014. Similarities between 7 Nth Heating in 2014 and 9 Nth Heating and Fire in 2018

February 14, 2021

There are a number of close similarities between the 7 Nth heating in January 2014 and the 8 Nth heating, fire and explosion in September 2018. Both in final take-off…

Prep Seal Installation 7Nth Longwall Panel North Goonyella MRE 14th January 2014. Decision to install Prep Seals made which were used 3 weeks later to seal 7Nth and bring heating under control

February 14, 2021

140203 An event causing the withdrawal of a person from the mine or part of the mine The 7Nth Longwall Panel and Remaining Longwall Equipment were sealed using Preparatory Seals…

7Nth Longwall Spontaneous Combustion Event. 3Nth/4Nth Spontaneous Combustion Event Mine Management “Had Difficulty in Finding Any Information Because of Insurance Issues and Confidentiality.

January 28, 2021

140114 DME MRE That Statement the reply to a Question posed by Inspector Russell Albury's and contained in the MRE dated the 14th January 2018 I asked the mine if…

7Nth Longwall Spontaneous Combustion Event 2014 North Goonyella. Consent to Re-Enter denied until these matters addressed ….

January 28, 2021

140205 DME MRE Over the last several days the withdrawal of Workers at North Goonyella in February 2014 due to Spontaneous Combustion TARP's being exceeded has been pointed out to…

North Goonyella Mine Numerous CH4 HPI’s Longwall Tailgate, Cutting In Bypass. MRE 1st March 2017

October 20, 2020

MRE - North Goonyella - 01.03.2017.pdf The significant points that were apparent and brought to the attention of the North Goonyella representatives were as follows: Numerous occasions where the Tailgate…

Methane Levels in Underground Roadways Letter to all Underground SSE’s and Mine Managers 27th February 2017

October 19, 2020

The letter from the then Chief Inspector of Coal Mines was "to provide clarity for regulation 344(2) regarding the "sudden, temporary increase" of methane. It is instructive to look at…