| Job Title |
Sand Filler |
| Job Description |
Fills Stopes (underground Openings From Which Ore Has Been
Mined) With Sand To Prevent Cave-ins Of Ground Surrounding
Worked Out Areas: Opens Pipe Valves To Pump Sand, Waste
Minerals, And Water Resulting From Treatment Of Ore, Until
Stopes Are Filled Sufficiently To Support Walls And Roofs.
Switches Flow From One Stope To Another To Allow Time For Water
To Drain Off. Plugs Holes And Cracks In Stope With Burlap Bags
And Scrap Timber To Prevent Sand From Leaking Out When Dry. May
Install Temporary Pipelines From Slurry Main To Distribute
Slurry In Several Stopes Consecutively.
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