After last episode's blast, we're ready to muck out the resulting shot rock to get the face ready to drill and blast again. Less than fifty feet to ore! That blast was a learning experience and not in a good way - fortunately the boosters that I suspect caused our trouble have all been expended; we'll be priming all holes with dynamite now.

After conquering the water (which has occupied most of our recent working days), we'll empty the muck bay once again. When a truck and operator aren't available, running to the remuck is the most efficient way to cycle the face as even a 1-yard machine running over 200' each direction has a sub-3-minute cycle time.