RE: What is the decline distance - Box cut to Gold?21 Dec 2022 17:46
Bamps,
No, your info was clear and informative, thank you. Tried to give a general thank you, but that was not as clear...!
RationalAssessor provided diagrams that look like depths instead of distances (i.e. 916m from October as 916m down - well below what appears to be the Permian Cover which he has as a lighter colour at about 400m depth). These were diagrams that I had seen before and had confused me - hence my original measuring of the 3D model and question as to it interpretation / accuracy.
You and others have reassured me that distance is the correct interpretation and thus allow me to picture it better along with that 3D map GGP provided.
I dip in and out of reading comments and it is usually around major RNS drops, but appreciate that some contributors on here don't get on, so using the term 'sitting in Culpepper's camp' was unwise - it was simply in terms of his view of being happy to wait and accepting occasional delays.
As you point out, passing bays, vertical shafts and the side channels into the deposit will all add to project timings. Indeed the near horizontal drives you pointed out in the 31/7 post on the link you gave, that are near the bottom of the Permian Cover - as I am sure you now know from the 3D - are not single bore tunnels, for example the upper one is three 400m-plus parallel tunnels. Potentially additional crews brought in for these, but infrastructure complexity escalates from there.
Great to have your additional incite. Thanks again