hello cruel world, page-21

Sad very very sad. 23 of September 1966 was my first day underground, i said 47 years not 50. I dont, like some need to ridicule other peoples expertise. I will give you something else to think about. There will be a limited depth to the deposit as the slip which is believed to have occured about 5 million years ago, took away one whole side of the mountain. How thick the overlying layer is i dont know. When mining eventually takes place a great deal of work and expence will be required to stabilize the pit walls as the ground will be highly fractured from the siesmic event, this will also apply if any underground mining takes place. Strangely i have known many airleg miners who were still using a machine and airleg until they retired at 65. The oldest guy i met was 84 years old, who had a small show not far from Bamboo Creek.