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Miners News
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Headlining News
FEBRUARY - MARCH 2010
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THE TOP TEN REASONS FOR IGNORING SAFETY AT YOUR MINE
#10. Injuries Keep The Local Health Care Industry In Business ... |
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RESPONSIBLE RECLAMATION: LESSONS FROM ALASKA - Partial statements of fact, broad generalizations, and precocious assumptions often filter into the general public’s knowledge base about the mining industry, giving even more credence to the old saying, “A little knowledge can be a dangerous thing.” ...
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DUST CONTROL, RECLAMATION, AND SLOPES -
Controlling dust around reclamation sites is different than controlling dust on roads. Here, the key is to first control the dust until a carpet of vegetation has grown enough to keep the dirt in one place. In many cases, a dust control product is added to the seed as liquid mulch. ...
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February/March 2010
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ARIZONA PIONEERS HOME OPEN TO ARIZONA MINERS - Do you know a disabled or indigent Arizona miner who needs some help? They may be eligible to move to the Arizona Pioneers Home, which currently has openings at its home for Arizona miners. ...
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SUNCOR AND OTHERS GO UNDERGROUND FOR OIL SANDS - SAGD is the hot word around Canada’s oil sands. “Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage” as it is known, is an in situ mining process that promises to help mine the 85% of the oil sands that are too deep for conventional mining. In the process, it reduces the environmental footprint of the frequently criticized oil sands industry. ...
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COPENHAGEN HYPOCRACY - You don’t have to be a climate change expert to see that there is something fishy with the theory of global warming. Forget the controversial emails that indicate that British climate scientists rigged the global temperatures, ignored cooling data, and tried to silence global warming critics. ...
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MILITARY USES COAL BASED SYNTHETIC FUELS - In March 2008, Air Force Capt. Rick Fournier flew a B-1 stealth bomber code-named Dark 33 across a Nevada proving ground, to confirm for the first time that a plane could break the sound barrier using synthetic coal based jet fuel. ...
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BUSINESS TRAVEL IN OLD WEST MINING TOWNS - Traveling miners have it easy today. A day of travel in Business Class can get a mining executive to nearly any mine in the world. Along the way, they have decent food, imported wines, and comfortable reclining seats to make that travel as comfortable as possible. And, when they get there, they can usually rely upon hotels and restaurants that make the stay as bearable as possible. ...
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GRANITEROCK, GOATS AND RED-LEGGED FROGS - In an era where old, established companies seem to disappear with distressing regularity, there are some companies that have long histories. The family owned aggregate company Graniterock is one of them. This year it is celebrating its 110th birthday (it started business on Valentine’s Day 1900) and it remains committed to the basics of good customer service and environmental protection that has keep them in business in both good and bad times. ...
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CALIFORNIA BORAX MINE DOMINATES WORLD SUPPLY - Mention borax and most people think about mule teams and laundry detergent. Many of a certain age will also think about the TV show Death Valley Days and its host Ronald Reagan. However, few people know that these borate minerals extensively mined in the anti-mining state of California....
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MINING AFFAIRS FORUM - Having just witnessed one of the most incredible political miracles in a long, long time, it should cause us to pause and recognize what we might just be “saving” ourselves from. I am not talking dollars and cents here. Instead, I am speaking of a hope and a future for our nation. I am referring to the republic which our Founding Fathers gave to us over 210 years ago that has been slowly eroded over several decades. ...
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SOFTWARE UPDATES - Voxler® - Golden Software
Voxler® is a software program from Golden Software designed for the visualization of three-dimensional data. The name comes from the term voxel, a volumetric element. ...
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