ENVIRONMENT

Rapid face bolters warning

THREE recent incidents in New South Wales underground coal mines involving rapid face bolters have prompted the NSW Resources Regulator to warn mine operators to manage the interface between the bolter, the panline, and rack bars on an individual basis at each site.

Rapid face bolters warning

All three incidents involved rapid face bolters that had been hired by the mine operator. In the first incident a rapid face bolter was tramming across a face. When it stopped, a spotter noticed...

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