The Committee was also briefed on the operations of the shaft. During the morning shift six people are taken down to the various pump stations where the shafts are dewatered so that the neighbouring shafts like Tsepong and Pakisa do not get flooded. The head gear that was removed and replaced with a 300mm concrete slip with reinforced steeling at Shaft 6 next to Odendaalrus were removed by illegal miners. The total depth of the shaft is 1 600 m, and the sub vertical shaft is 500 meters deep. The shafts are interlinked in a 33 km distance through other shafts. A thorough inspection and maintenance of the shaft is necessary to ensure that the winders, conveyancers, ropes, steel work, and the barrel itself, are in good condition for people to travel there.