I’d love to add this to my training also!!!

Drilling with Jack Hummer and blast

Hi Kel, yes we did, we premiered it at TRAM!!

Thank you!!

Mining is heavily monitored by the Federal Government as well as State Agencies. It is very hard to "cut corners" without breaking regulations and getting in trouble. MSHA does an excellent job to make sure companies are complient.

@@karinadelany5390 ...heavily...not sure what that entails...the fact that there is oversight is important...as we know what happens ....when there is none...

@@V_AAM "Heavily", as in it takes 7-10 years to permit a mine in the US (as compared to 2-3 in Australia and Canada) which includes 2-3 years of collecting baseline data on wildlife, vegetation, surface water, ground water, cultural resources, soils, geochemistry, wetlands, fisheries, visual resources, air quality, noise, transportation, socioeconomics, recreation, reclamation, public health and safety, and hazardous materials. Then mine plans are sent to the State and Federal government and 1-2 years are spent developing a Draft impact statement that is sent to the public to review and comment on for several months. then another year or so editing the draft, for a final impact statement. More public hearings. If found that the impact is appropriate as compared to the benefits, the mine gets the go ahead. But before they can touch one ounce of dirt, they must post a bond for the entire project so that if they were to become insolvent, the government could come in and reclaim the entire project. Then there are monthly, quarterly, annual site visits by literally a dozen or so Federal and State entities to ensure that you are working according to the mine plan submitted. In addition, there is volumes of reports submitted about all of the baseline items mentioned above. That is just the environmental "heavy" monitoring that goes on. MSHA comes to underground mines once a month and usually spends 5-15 mandays inspecting the mine for safety issues and writes tickets for violations. Open pit mines get the same treatment quarterly.

Thank you!