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JANUARY
2006 NEWSLETTER: WEBSITE
EDITION
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NEWSLETTER
CONTENTS
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NEXT
MEETING:
Thursday,
Feb. 2, 2006 |
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From
the Chairman
From
the Program Chairman
GEM
News
Section
News
Upcoming
Meetings & Events
Member
News
Industry
News
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Topic:
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DPM Crossfire: Diesel Particulate
Matter Regulations from MSHA and Industry Viewpoints
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Speaker:
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John
Head, Continental Placer
Bill
Pomeroy, MSHA
George
Saseen, MSHA
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Menu:
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Service
will be restaurant style, with your
choice of two entrées:
Chicken Marsala, breast
of chicken sautéed with sweet marsala wine, fresh sliced
mushrooms, beef stock and herbs or Atlantic Salmon,
grilled
and served with lemon dill buerre blanc sauce. Dinner
will include an appetizer, salad, vegetable, potato or rice and
dessert.
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Reservations:
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ADVANCE RESERVATION
NEEDED
Call or e-mail your dinner selection to:
Gordie
Stevens at 630-963-6026 gstevens@cecinc.com
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Here’s a quick note to touch bases with all of
you before the next meeting. Just recently, I was thinking about the upcoming
National Engineering Week, which is February 19th through the 25th.
I remember attending the Engineering Week functions in Chicago a few years back.
Big turnouts. Lots of
engineering firms on display discussing their wares and
expertise...recruiting…a big affair. The
last few turnouts have been lean, to say the least.
Where has all the interest in engineering gone?
The Chicagoland area will once again celebrate engineering week this year
with several functions in the region. Do
a web search and find something of interest.
Then let’s take the time to try to attend one or a few of them and
support our engineering community. --Gordie
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This Meeting
“DPM Crossfire:
Diesel Particulate Matter Regulation - From Industry and MSHA
Perspectives”
A Brief Synopsis:
Bill Pomroy and
George Saseen of MSHA and John Head of Continental Placer Inc. will discuss the
metal/nonmetal DPM regulations. This pits strong proponents of the
regulations against one its most out-spoken opponents. Expect to hear of
the genesis of the rule back in the early coal days, through the ram-rodding of
the present rule on the last day of the Clinton Presidency.
MSHA subsequently
published a final rule on January 19, 2001.
This final rule was subsequently challenged by several mining companies and
mining industry organizations, and the United Steelworkers of America (USWA)
intervened in the litigation. As a
result of on-going settlement negotiations with the litigants and the USWA, and
as partial settlement agreements were reached with the parties, the effective
dates of certain provisions of the final rule were delayed, certain provisions
were stayed, and other provisions were changed.
What does it mean
to you? Just like California started the EPA clean air regulations, MSHA
has gone it alone in regulating diesel exhaust in the workplace.
This
presentation will summarize the rule's history, outline the provisions that are
in effect at this time, and discuss various DPM control strategies that have
been successfully used by mine operators in their attempts to achieve compliance.
.About the
Speakers
John
Head, mining
consultant with Continental Placer Inc.
here in Wheaton, has been involved in the mining industry response to the DPM
study from it’s inception in the late 80’s.
He has been the leading industry expert responding to various stages of
the rule making process, specifically dealing with the technical and economic
feasibility of compliance with the proposed MSHA diesel particulate rules.
He has represented the mining industry on behalf of several trade
associations and mining companies.
Bill
Pomroy
of MSHA is a former Bureau of Mines
safety engineer with extensive experience in mine ventilation.
Currently he is
serving as Staff Assistant, MSHA District Office, Duluth, MN.
Pomroy is the lead engineer in charge of Compliance Assistance to
industry for DPM regulation.
George
Saseen is with the MSHA
Certification and Approval Center at Tridelphia, WV.
He is an applications engineer with extensive experience working with
particulate filters and clean burning diesel engines.
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Last Meeting
David
Pitchford, Senior VP for MMD Mineral sizing talked about size reduction for
mineral products inside the constrains of 3 dimensions, as opposed to the
two dimensional crushing machines.
They have taken the concept of a “double roll crusher” used generally
in soft material and elevated it to a a high volume hard rock “sizer”. MMD uses a series of rotating arms on parallel shafts that
create a crush + shearing action to break the rock.
MMD builds sizers with a capacity from 300 to 6000 TPH, plus the apron
plate feeders to match the sizer.
This system had
success in soft minerals such as coal and gypsum, but use in hard rock was
limited until the company made a series of technical improvements which enabled
the new machines to handle hard rock applications. The improvements were in four areas: (1) forgings replaced most castings, (2) bolts and pins were
eliminated by fully welding the components, (3) an improved quality control
program for all welds and components, and (4) improved outboard bearings.
The move to outboard bearing allowed MMD to raise the horsepower of the
machines to break harder materials, and reduce the wear costs by up to 75%.
The MMD website
describes the machines and applications in limestone and other materials.
The link is http://www.mmdsizers.com/index.html.
Upcoming Speakers
February
22: Our
own John Magyar, of International
Mining Services has been involved with the reopening of the Turquoise Ridge Mine near Winnemucca,
NV. He will be talking on some of
the startup problems, with emphasis on ground control problems which resulted in
a shaft failure and the Minova backfill repair which stabilized the ground
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GEM/PIE
News
IAAP
Teacher’s Workshop
The
IAAP workshop is still looking for sponsors and specimen donations for next
summer workshop.
Contact the IAAP or our GEM coordinator Anne Leslie at 708-583-9290 or e-mail rdcdrill@rdc-drill.com.
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Speakers for Upcoming Meetings?
The
Chicago SME is in the process of scheduling speakers for next year.
If you have a subject you are interested in, know of someone you would
like to have speak to our group, please contact our program chair, Frank
Kendorski at 630-792-1520. Or
talk to any of our executive committee.
Corporate
Sponsor Links
The
Chicago SME section has added a sponsor page of links on our web site at
http://www.chicagosme.org/sponsors.htm#sponsor .
The links will be added for a small annual
fee, with the money going solely to support our GEM (Government, Education &
Mining) Committee educational outreach efforts.
This
is a small way to add to your company exposure and support educational efforts
by the industry at the same time. For
information, call Gordie Stevens at 630-963-6026 or e-mail him at
gstevens@cecinc.com.
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SME
Annual Meeting and Exhibit & 7th
Annual International Conference on Acid Rock Drainage
March
27-29, 2006
St. Louis, Missouri
AGGREGATE
SESSIONS
The
SME’s Construction Materials and Aggregates Committee (CMAC) is putting on a
strong program at the SME Annual Meeting. There will be four sessions
directly under CMAC:
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Monday,
March 27, 2006 2 pm: Resource
Evaluation and Planning: Session on market research and economics,
chaired by Mark Zdunczyk of Continental Placer, Inc.
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Tuesday,
March 28, 2006 – 9 am: Underground
Mining in an Urban Environment: Session on underground mining in
an urban environment, chaired by Bill Warfield of Atlas Copco.
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Tuesday,
March 28, 2006 – 2 pm: Health &
Safety Compliance Puzzles forAggregates: Session on safety and
health issues for the aggregate industry, chaired by Mark Savit of Patton
Boggs. |
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Wednesday,
March 29, 2006 – 9 am: Automated
Process Control for Aggregates: Session on plant design, chaired
by Steve Lenker of NSSGA
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Details
of the authors and the topics of their talks will be in next month’s
newsletter.
For more information registration, see the SME
link at: http://www.smenet.org/meetings/AnnualMeeting2006/index.cfm
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The 15th Annual MSHA Spring Thaw/State Grants Conference
Registration
begins at 12 noon with the conference opening at 1:00 p.m.
The $30 conference fee includes all training, breaks, continental
breakfast and lunch on Wed., plus an evening reception.
John
Head of
Continental Placer will be talking about Underground Stone Mine Safety at
the Illinois DNR-MSHA-IAAP joint safety conference at Starved Rock on
March 7th. The conference itself is a two-day affair.
For more information contact Art Rice or Mary Jane Summers, Illinois Dept. of Natural Resources, Mine Safety and Training Program, in the Benton office at
618-439-9111,
ext. 228 or 237.
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NSSGA
2006 Annual Convention
March 8 -
12, 2006
Tampa, FL
Schedule includes
Crystalline
Silica Legal Symposium
(Separate
$250 registration fee required)
March
10th
Going
Underground Seminar;
How, Why, When &
Where
March
10th
Headed
by Bob
Archibald
For
more information -
Online:
http://www.nssga.org/calendar/2006_Convention/
or
Phone
NSSGA: 703-525-8788
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Illinois Association of
Aggregate Producers
IAAP Annual Convention
May
18, 2006
At
the
Crowne Plaza Hotel
Springfield, Illinois
For more information call:
(217) 241-1639
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Frank Kendorski Appointed to NIOSH Mine Safety Review
Panel
Frank Kendorski of Agapito Associates, Inc., has been appointed to
the National Academies' Committee to Review the NIOSH Mining Safety and Health
Research Program. The Committee kicks off with a meeting with Academy and
NIOSH officials in Washington, DC, in January, followed by meetings with NIOSH
Officials in Pittsburgh and Spokane at NIOSH Laboratories. The Committee
is formed from a broad spectrum of persons from academia, industry, labor,
engineering, and safety and health organizations.
Information provided by Frank Kendorski
Four
Chicago SME Members to Receive 25 Year Membership Pin
Chicago SME members Douglas L. Gerner,
H. John Head, Roy Teifeld, and Edward C. Warner, Jr. all will receive their 25
Year SME Membership Certificates (and lapel pins) this January. The pins and
certificates will be mailed directly to the members in January by the SME.
Congratulations to these four who have loyally supported our professional
society for over 25 years!
Information
provided by Gordie Stevens
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New
SME Membership Category
Note
from Rick Ackerman: A quote from the related news release: “This
membership option was developed in response to members who need such an
affiliation in order to perform specialized functions related to reserve
estimation and reporting.” The
letter from the SME President explaining the new membership class follows.
Dear
SME Member,
It
has been a long time coming, and the Registered Member category of member-ship
in SME is now a reality. The Press
Release issued yesterday is posted on the SME website:
http://www.smenet.org/membershipSQL/registeredMemberPressRelease.cfm
http://www.smenet.org/memapp/member_app.cfm
It's simple; I just did it online in less than 5 minutes.
To
qualify as an SME Registered Member, you must present your degree from an
accredited university or recognized overseas university plus 5 years of
professional experience, at least 3 of which must have been in a position of
responsibility. You will also need
to present three endorsements from SME Registered Members.
During 2006, the Registered Member endorsements can be waived providing
you present evidence that you are licensed or certified in a state that is a
member of the National Association of State Boards of Geology (ASBOG), certified
as a professional geologist by the American Institute of Professional Geologists
(AIPG), licensed as a professional engineer in any state, or a member in good
standing of a Recognized Overseas Professional Organization.
During
2006, if 3 SME Registered Members are not available to you for endorsement, you
may present 3 endorsements from individuals who meet the preemptive
qualifications referenced above (i.e., licensed or certified engineers or
geologists).
This
category is established on the premise that applicants will present their
qualifications and experience in their respective disciplines of expertise and
providing they meet the minimum requirements stated above and are willing to be
bound by the enforceable Code of Ethics that is stated on the Membership
Application form, they may be recognized as an SME Registered Member.
While
the Press Release focuses the new category relevance to individuals who wish to
perform specialized functions related to
Reserve
estimation and reporting, be aware that the Registered Member category is not
exclusively for those who estimate and report reserves.
It is for any qualified SME Member who would like to obtain the added
recognition as a Registered Member in their respective areas of expertise.
Please
understand that SME is not yet a Recognized Overseas Professional Organization (ROPO).
The new member-ship category and Code of Ethics had to be established and
in place before we can gain recognition as a ROPO (the chicken and egg thing). SME has already engaged in discussions with exchange
regulators in the USA, Australia, Canada, South Africa and Chile, where such
recognition is expected and/or required. Now
that our new membership category is in place, we see nothing to get in the way
of gaining their recognition. Keep
an eye on the SME website for updates on the status of SME recognition by the
international securities regulators. Our
goal is to be recognized as a ROPO by all governing entities that have a program
for reporting reserves as quickly as possible.
Best
regards for the New Year,
Barbara
A. Filas, P.E.
2005
SME President
Illinois
DNR Mines & Minerals Office in Ottawa Closes Temporarily - But the
Inspectors are still there
The
Department of Natural Resources, Office of Mines & Minerals has
closed the Ottawa Illinois office.
The inspectors from that office will still be available around
the Ottawa area, to do the work they have been doing, while they
anxiously await the move to a new office.
The plan is to open at another location in the Ottawa area in
the next few months. Meanwhile,
the inspectors may be reached at these numbers:
| Rob Farabaugh 815/488/5408 |
| Linda Hiltabrand 815/481-2201 |
| Myron McCaskey 815/488-5410 |
| Barry McCauley 815/488-5409 |
If
there is an emergency or you cannot reach your inspector, please call
the Springfield office at 217-782-9976.
Information provided by Linda Hiltabrand
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Two
References for Your Use…
USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2006:
Stone (Crushed) Sand & Gravel (Construction)
A
link to the USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2006 publication is now available
at URL: http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/mcs/
Published
on an annual basis, this report is the earliest Government publication to
furnish estimates covering non-fuel mineral industry data. Data sheets contain
information on the domestic industry structure, Government programs, tariffs,
and 5-year salient statistics for over 90 individual minerals and materials.
Directory of Principal Crushed Stone Producers
A link to the USGS publication "Directory of Principal Crushed Stone Producers in the United States in 2004" is now available at URL:
For
BOTH References
You
can subscribe to e-mail notification of USGS Minerals Information publications
at the URL given below. There are
several hundred choices – by commodity, state, country, industry group and
more.
Information
on these services is available at URL:
http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/listservices.html
If you need more information, the USGS contact is Robert Callaghan at e-mail address "Robert M Callaghan" <rcallaghan@usgs.gov>
Information
courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey, Minerals Information Team
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