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To: long-gone who wrote (88458)	8/1/2002 12:22:27 AM
From: E. Charters	Respond to of 116790

Miners have been killed in Tanzania, Ethopia, Rhodesia, and Ghana for many years. Artisinal or unpermitted mining has been a fact of life and death in Africa for many years. In Tanzania many of the artisinal miners or galamsay are in fact permitted, and have crude mills which may produce as many as 1500 grams of gold a month. In other words they are not that badly off. Cave ins or loose rock falls are a a frequent cause of accidents but blasting mishaps, falls, gassings, and water floods are common as well. Miners should become familiar with ventilation practices, safety fuse and thermalite timings and scale carefully. Pit props of concrete or wood should be used. Concrete pillars are not that hard to do, with jute reinforcement. Rock bolts are not that expensive or hard to do either. "Concrete bolts" using a rebar in the centre and concrete and jute fibre as the glue will work adequately. People we know supplied Tanzanian miners with crushers and grinders and other simple gas operated equipment for working in Tanzania's many small projects underground and open cut. EC<:-}