Nearly Broke again/some gear/frustration
At standstill again as we wait for the other containers and machines half of the support spares filters ,oil,compressors, oxy etc is still on the way ????have put scurb canopies on the dozers but no oxy or cutting tools to fit the stick racks,all 3 dozers that are here are now over heating because we cant clean the radiators and it is still over 40’,drop boxes on the rams need cleaning after 70hrs so the Chinese machinery is real top class stuff at least the canopies have reduced the cab temperature by 2’.
Citadel still not fronting with enough cash and we are waiting again for money be back to 2sdg again soon .One positive have got rid of the trouble makers in camp some old union boys, will be 18 gone by Saturday so even though 9 have gone today the attitude has lifted a lot amongst the others will have mostly young keen guys and a few steady old hands left will have about 19 left plus cooks and us so will have hopefully a good team left and any more who don’t work and can’t hack the pace will go as well.
All our patience is just about gone as we wait again to get enough money to operate There will have to be a large fiscal commitment from Citadel soon or we will have to go on care and maintenance as we are just running out of time before the wet and we just don’t have enough supplies to last right through so it is crunch time for the project for this year as every day late now makes us a week behind and the reality is we are a year behind now and not making any progress.
Still we keep our humor up and greet the new day with not always a smile but always a greeting from Clarence the crow who seems to have a miners lamp on his head and is always at the tent flap before dawn making a fuss about something or other with his mates. Vernon the vulture has not been around for awhile so must have a carcass somewhere else to naw on.
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