The 2007 Metal/Non-Metal Mine Rescue Contest, sponsored by the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety; Mine Safety & Training Program and MSHA, was held on June 26th, 27th, & 28th, 2007 at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds in Golden, Colorado. Eight mine rescue teams and seven first aid teams participated in the competition which was highlighted by a message from Ron W. Cattany, Director, of the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety at the Awards Banquet. The Division’s Mine Safety & Training Program Staff would like to congratulate all participants in the contest!
This year, the contest was dedicated to the memory of Larry G. Miller Jr., also known as “Rebel” in his wide circle of friends. We lost Larry on May 19th, 2007 in a tragic motorcycle accident near Belton, Missouri. During Larry’s 5 year stint with MSHA, he became very active in developing and coordinating the first aid and mine rescue parts of regional mine rescue contests. Larry will be greatly missed.
On
behalf of the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety, the Colorado
State Traveling Trophy was presented, posthumously to Larry Miller and his
family. The trophy will be located at the MSHA Rocky Mountain District office
in Denver, Colorado in his name. A plaque, which honors Larry’s dedication
to the health and safety of this nation’s miners, was also sent to Larry’s
wife, Vicki, and Larry’s family.
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While
all the teams are winners in the valuable training they received, the teams
and team members with the lowest scores in their respective categories are:
BG4
Combination Team
1st Place WIPP Silver
Biomarine Combination Team
1st Place Barrick Goldstrike
Mine
Rescue
1st Place
WIPP Silver
2nd Place Carmeuse Lime and Stone
3rd Place Mosaic Potash
First
Aid
1st
Place Climax Molybdenum
2nd Place WIPP Silver
3rd Place Carmeuse Lime and Stone
Bench
(BG-4)
1st
Place Pat O’Connell, NSTec
2nd Place Curtis Sanders, WIPP Silver
3rd Place Hank Miller, Mosaic Potash
Bench
(Biomarine)
1st
Place Rod Christenson, Barrick Goldstrike
2nd Place Mike Campbell, Barrick Goldstrike
3rd Place Mike Mitchell, Carmeuse Lime & Stone
Gas
Detection
1st
Place Carlos Cuevas, Barrick Goldstrike
2nd Place David Miller, Mosaic Potash
3rd Place Greg Sensibaugh, WIPP Silver
2007 Mine Rescue Contest Participants
Barrick Goldstrike Mines Inc. Barrick Goldstrike Team Elko, Nevada
Carmeuse Lime and Stone Maysville Raiders Maysville, Kentucky
Climax Molybdenum Henderson Mine Team #1 Empire, Colorado
Hutchinson Salt Company Hutch Salt Team Hutchinson, Kansas
Molycorp, Inc / Chevron Mining Molycorp Red Team Questa, New Mexico
Mosaic Potash Mosaic Responders Team Carlsbad, New Mexico
NSTec Nevada Test Site Team Las Vegas, Nevada
Washington TRU-Solutions WIPP Silver Team Carlsbad, New Mexico