Saturday 22nd February 2020

John Cooper, Nigel Graham, Pete Hann and Adrian Vanderplank. There had been a good water flow down the hole over the past week. One mix of cement taken to bottom. Pete used half at the bottom whilst John continued wall of 1^st February a bit higher to create space for clatch. Once cement used up Adrian continued capping conglomerate boulder with Pete and John hauling spoil up bottom rope. Once Adrian had run battery low we moved on up and hauled spoil from the top of the tunnel to the bottom of the entrance ready for a surface haul next week, if it’s not too wet and windy! 2½ hours. John.

Saturday 15th February 2020

John Cooper, Nigel Graham, Pete Hann, Wayne Starsmore and Adrian Vanderplank. Wet and windy so Adrian sent to the bottom to cap the conglomerate boulder in the floor. The rest of us hauled spoil. First we moved last week’s stash up to the bottom of the entrance. Then moved on down and moved spoil up to the two alcoves. Finally moved it on up to the top of the tunnel. By then the stream flow had increased so we made a run for it. Wayne went to look at the bottom and brought out the drill and capping kit as Adrian has run out of battery power. 2 hours. John.

Saturday 8th February 2020

John Cooper, Pete Hann, Rich Marlow, Mark Le Poidevin and Adrian Vanderplank. Adrian and Pete took one mix of cement to bottom which Pete used wall building. John carried the capping kit down. Adrian and John moved spoil upwards. Just as we had finished clearing the bottom stacking ledge Mark and Rich turned up. After a look at the face they came up and we hauled the spoil on up to the end of the tunnel. They then left and we descended to see how Pete was getting on. He had just finished cementing but didn’t want Adrian to do any capping so John carried the capping kit out again unused. 1½ hours. John.

Saturday 1st February 2020

John Cooper, Pete Hann, Adrian Vanderplank, Jude Vanderplank and Barry Wilkinson. Adrian sent to the bottom to do some capping. Meanwhile with Barry and Jude on the surface, John on the Naughty Step and Pete loading 18 buckets of rocks were hauled out. Then one mix of cement was taken to bottom. After Jude had a look at dig face she came up and waited. Pete loaded spoil at the bottom which Adrian passed on up to John to stack, apart from some clatch which he stowed. Finally John used 1 bucket of cement building a wall for clatch and Pete used the other wall building at the very bottom. 3 hours. John.

Saturday 25th January 2020

John Cooper, Nigel Graham, Pete Hann and Adrian Vanderplank. One mix of cement taken to bottom which Pete used wall building. While he was doing this the rest of used moved rocks up from where John had stacked them last week. Once Pete finished cementing we moved on up and cleared the spoil to the top stacking space, all ready for the surface next time. Bad day for Nigel. First he splashed cement into his eyes, then his light failed and finally he wrenched his shoulder so he was sent out early. 2 hours. John.

Saturday 18th January 2020

John Cooper, Pete Hann and Adrian Vanderplank. Carried drill to bottom. First Pete levered off shattered rock which Adrian passed up to John to stash. Then Adrian replaced Pete and capped more off. Meanwhile Pete came up to where John had stashed rock and John moved on up. We then moved the rock on up until John ran out of stacking space. Nice outward draught today. 2 hours. John.

Saturday 11th January 2020

John Cooper, Pete Hann and Adrian Vanderplank. John carried drill to bottom. Pete drilled 8mm holes for 12gm cord in boulder on floor and on side. Adrian then set up charge whilst John carried drill out. Adrian brought out wire and firer with the two of them being chased out by the fumes (good outward draught today). 1 hour. John.