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APPENDIX II
SAMPLES OF MINE DUST COLLECTED IN 4TH NORTH DISTRICT ON 26TH AUGUST, 1947,
BY MR. R. N. FORSTER, H.M. ASSISTANT INSPECTOR OF MINES
| | Results of Analysis |
| | Per Cent |
| | Moisture | | Incom- |
| Length of Roadway | Plus | CO2 | bustible |
| | Ash | | Matter |
| Main Drift from 60 to 110 yds. from offtakes at top: | |
| Floor | 56.1 | 1.0 | 57.1 |
| Roof and Sides | 82.8 | 1.0 | 83.8 |
| Straight East Gate, from 10 to 60 yds. back from face: | |
| Floor | 46.9 | 2.7 | 49.6 |
| Sides | 64.9 | 2.2 | 67.1 |
| Roof | 35.3 | 2.2 | 37.5 |
| East Motor Bord, from South Heading 50 yds. up gate: | |
| Floor | 25.0 | 2.5 | 27.5 |
| Roof and Sides | 56.5 | 1.8 | 58.3 |
| South Heading, from 2nd East Gate to 50 yds. inbye: | |
| Floor | 51.3 | 1.2 | 52.5 |
| Sides | 61.0 | 1.2 | 62.2 |
| Roof | 52.5 | 0.8 | 53.3 |
| 3rd West Bord, from 10 to 60 yds. from South Heading: | |
| Floor | 23.2 | 2.0 | 25.2 |
| Sides | 43.9 | 1.8 | 45.7 |
| Roof | 47.4 | 0.7 | 48.1 |
| 4th West Bord, from 10 to 60 yds. up from South Heading: | |
| Floor | 22.9 | 1.6 | 24.5 |
| Roof and Sides | 54.7 | 0.8 | 55.5 |
| 2nd East Gate, from South Heading 50 yds. up gate: | |
| Floor | 23.0 | 0.7 | 23.7 |
| Roof and Sides | 39.8 | 1.8 | 41.6 |
| 5th West Bord, from South Heading 50 yds. up gate: | |
| Floor | 41.7 | 1.6 | 43.3 |
| Roof and Sides | 19.3 | 0.7 | 20.0 |
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