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<strong>August</strong> <strong>2011</strong>, Edition 39 Page 8<br />
Newlands Coal Surface Operations<br />
Dragline Dragline Dragline 3 3 3 and and Shovel Shovel 1 1 moves<br />
moves<br />
We’re nearly there……....DL03 has been relocating from Suttor Creek to Eastern Creek since the 6 th<br />
May. That’s a total of 42 km and a lot of challenges have been dealt with along the way.<br />
The dragline has made good time whilst it has been<br />
walking. The purchase of extra cables and keeping<br />
the substation on a float has allowed the dragline to<br />
stay on schedule to reach the powerlines on the 7 th<br />
June. En-route the dragline crews have dealt with<br />
boggy conditions, public road crossings,<br />
powerline de-energisations (to deadlines) and mine<br />
traffic when walking along the haul roads. DL03<br />
was parked up for almost 3 weeks on the Eastern<br />
Creek haul road when components in the left cam<br />
failed. The maintenance crews took this time to<br />
also repair both the walking shoes and one of the<br />
swing boxes.<br />
At the time of writing, the dragline was walking to<br />
the top of Ramp 10 at Eastern Creek and was only<br />
a day or two away before commencement of<br />
digging. With a new approach to blasting at Eastern<br />
Creek, it is hoped that production figures will be<br />
improved, compared to the last production in the<br />
area (approx. 2006). We will find out soon.<br />
Shovel 1 has also been relocated to Eastern Creek.<br />
It travelled a little easier on the back of a Lamson<br />
megalift float. After passing through the powerlines<br />
on the 7 th June, it was only a couple of days before<br />
it was digging prestrip material. Upon<br />
commencement of digging at Eastern Creek it has<br />
achieved good dig rates, which need to be<br />
maintained to stay ahead of Dragline 3.<br />
Credit should be given to all involved, including,<br />
though not limited to, the Technical Services team,<br />
the maintenance crews, the electrical crews, and the production operators involved in the relocations. It has been<br />
a huge project getting these two machines to Eastern Creek and I am sure everyone will be happy when they are<br />
finalised. Now that these large digging machines are in place, we need to maximise production for <strong>2011</strong> to have a<br />
successful year.<br />
Nathan Townley 10.06.11 Serviceman<br />
Leigha Cleary 10.06.11 Operator<br />
Michael Whyte 10.06.11 Operator<br />
Troy Hawken 06.06.11 Fi�er<br />
Shane Bright 16.06.11 Operator<br />
Neville Lowmow 21.06.11 Operator<br />
Congratulations to<br />
John and Jacinta Wimmer<br />
on the birth of their son Henry,<br />
from everyone at<br />
Newlands Surface Operations.<br />
Tim and Lana Nash<br />
have welcomed a baby girl, Charlotte,<br />
to their family.<br />
Congratulations from everyone at<br />
Newlands Surface Operations.
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