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Secondary Extraction Plans Notices and Approval. Moura No 4 Windridge Inquiry Panel Design Recommendations and Inspectors Approval Changed

April 13, 2021

In several posts I have mentioned the Second Workings Standard Operating Plans and how they are required to be submitted by notice to the Mines Inspector prior to Second Working…

Inspector Matthew Kennedy interactions before and after issuing Directive “Suspending mining operations and directing that no-one was to return underground” with Grosvenor Management on 6th May 2020. What was the Anglo management response to the Kennedy Directive?

April 6, 2021

In my previous post I raised about why Inspector Kennedy has not given and is not scheduled to give evidence, and that is critical that he give evidence along with…

Why haven’t Inspectors Dobson, Brennan and Kennedy given any evidence at the Grosvenor Inquiry. Why hasn’t Peter Newman (Chief Inspector) given any evidence about Grosvenor Mine?

April 4, 2021

There are in my count at least 4 Inspectors with direct knowledge of Grosvenor Mine who have not given evidence about Grosvenor Mine. How can anyone fully answer these questions…

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 Mine Fire Mines Inspectors Recommendations 3rd September to 23rd October.

February 13, 2021

Inspector Recommendations Only NG 3 Sept to 23 Oct I have collated whenever Mines Inspectors have used the word "Recommend" or "Recommendation" in a Mine Record Entry between the 3rd…

Mine Inspectors Recommendations. What can an Inspector Recommend and what Legal Weight and Standing does an Inspectors Recommendation Have?

February 13, 2021

There is absolutely no ability for an Inspector to right the words "I Recommend" or Listing something as a "Recommendation" without invoking a Directive Power in particular 166 and 168.…

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 8th October 2018. “D. Cliff stressed “that after further consideration a coal fire had been evident but that products from a separate methane fire were also present.”

February 10, 2021

MRE - North Goonyella - 08.10.2018.pdf Discussion H9 readings continuing steady downward trends in terms of CO/ H2/ C2H2/ C2H6, with CH4/ C02/ N2/ and 02 relatively steady. The…