The West Tamar council will consider a different approach to repairing the Beaconsfield mine, after receiving a new report from engineers Pitt and Sherry.
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Mayor Christina Holmdahl said the plan would see the mine shaft filled completely to the 375 metre level, the most desirable fix, which was originally costed at more than $2 million.
“They are able to access suitable locally available material to be able to fill the enitre mine shaft within our budget of $1.2 million,” she said. “The report wasn’t extensive and detailed and they are coming back to us with that, and if that report arrives we will call a special council meeting on the 7th of February to pass that recommendation.”
The council had planned to drill down the outside of the shaft and pump high-pressure grout into the holes to fill the cavities around the shaft failures and damage.
Cracking and surface subsidence was discovered in the mine yard last year caused by signifcant rainfall, leaving the iconic headframe at risk of sinking.
Holly Monery
Holly Monery is a journalist for The Examiner newspaper, based in Launceston, Tasmania. Her main area of focus is local government.
Holly Monery is a journalist for The Examiner newspaper, based in Launceston, Tasmania. Her main area of focus is local government.
