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		dreen on Dec 20, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Under Seattle, a Big Object Blocks Bertha. What Is... So what is the typical procedure when encountering a large boulder? Get people there and just drill through it manually? Or would they have to completely remove the entire boulder? (how?)

abduhl on Dec 20, 2013 [–]

Access the face and bust up the obstruction so that it can be ingested or sink a shaft and remove the obstruction vertically.

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