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SEPTEMBER |
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300 feet down the Nancy Hanks mine |
Looking back up at the Nancy Hanks portal |
Mining the Nancy Hanks |
MSHA trainer, Eric Johnson, leading site specific
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AUGUST |
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6 yard mucker |
On-site 550kw generator |
Excavator constructing ore pad |
Road header |
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Air ventilation into Nancy Hanks |
Mucker in Nancy Hanks mine |
Looking out the Nancy Hanks portal |
Mine buggy |
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Explosives for mine development |
Electrical grounding grid placed for Nancy Hanks mine. |
Construction on mine safety office |
Miner's tag-in office and showers |
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Powder mag |
Jumbo drill |
Mine fans |
Nighttime Nancy Hanks portal |
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Shotcrete and rock bolts |
Loading a round for blasting |
Start of construction of the mine safety office. |
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Spraying shotcrete around the entrance of the portal. |
Spraying shotcrete around the entrance of the
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JULY |
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Nancy Hank portal entrance frame in place |
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Placing the sets for the portal |
Mucker removing blasted rock fragments |
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Markings for blasting |
Up close at the portal |
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Excavator on portal |
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JUNE |
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Senior Consultant Aaron Charlton and engineer Johhn
Kotson of CDM at the portal location. |
Members of the Montana DEQ tour the mine
site |
Early stage of setting the portal. |
VP Geology, Bob Flescher discussing plans with the Montana DEQ |
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SEPTEMBER |
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Aaron Charlton, Chief Consultant, identifying the new vein at
Lead King |
Gold
ore for the mill |
Ore tailings |
Sampling the new Lead King vein |
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Gold
ore for the mill |
Dr. Sears analyzing the new vein |
Jeff Switzer measuring the new vein |
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AUGUST |
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Lead King ore stockpile |
Stockpile |
Screened ore pile |
Screening plant |
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Loading up the haul truck with gold ore for the mill |
Loading up the haul truck with gold ore for the mill |
Equipment operators |
Lead King Mine |
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Screening plant |
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Loader and excavator |
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Haul truck |
Haul truck to staging area |
Lead king ore tailings |
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| Installing a culvert on the county road damaged
erosion |
Road improvements |
Reclamation work |
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