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Blast cap blues

A WORKER at an underground metal mine in New South Wales suffered temporary hearing loss after a blast cap blew off a paste pipe.

Karma Barndon
An image of the pipe as supplied by the Resources Regulator

An image of the pipe as supplied by the Resources Regulator

The incident happened when a crew was flushing out a paste pipe reticulation system between levels. With no visible signs of the flush at one level despite assurances from the operator of the paste...

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