Fletcher Outby Deflector Pads

Underground pictures taken at: Lone Mountain Processing Huff Creek Mine

July 2008

Inverse Rock Deflector Beam

Fletcher Outby Deflector PadsAuxiliary Rock Deflector Device consisting of a fixed center pad which straddles the center of the ATRS beam, and two hydraulically deployed steel plates mounted to the outby side of the ATRS bar.

Outby Deflector Pads on Fletcher DDR Roof Bolting Machine

View from rear of machine– shows center walkway.

Right side operator– overhead protection provided by drill station canopy and new outby deflector pad

Left side operator– installing bolt through hole in outby deflector pad

Hole being drilled through right side outby deflector pad

(view from outby ATRS bar)

Bolt hole being drilled through hole in deflector pad

(View from inby ATRS bar)

Bolt hole being drilled through hole in deflector pad(View from inby ATRS bar)

Bolt being installed through hole in outby deflector pad(View from outby looking toward front of machine)

Bolt hole being drilled through hole in outby deflector pad(View from left side of machine looking across toward right side operator)

Bolt hole being drilled through hole in outby deflector pad(View from outby ATRS bar)

Bolt being installed through hole in right side outby deflector pad(View from outby ATRS bar)

Right side operator– overhead protection afforded by drill station canopy and outby deflector pad(View from outby ATRS bar)