RE: Decline progress8 Sep 2022 18:30
Hi Zoros
I think you are being ultra cautious.
The 150m/month was not on 24 hour shifts as far as I know, I can remember them increasing the hours.
The jumbo can drill around 6m, so when they blast 4m should be achieved per shift.
I think this will be 2x12 hours shifts but optimistic for 3 shifts.
8m per day will equate to 240-250m per month.
The gradient of the Decline was steepened slightly taking the length down to 2.6km, that would make 1.9km left so at 8m per day you be 240 days would take it to the first week in May.
This doesn’t take into account ancillary tunnels and shafts that will be progressing in tandem.
There was a note in the RNS about applications for infrastructure works are waiting for approval for the production of ore. These works will also run in tandem to the Decline.
Plenty of ways to accelerate but May looks an optimistic view.