By Mark S. Kuhar How do you use drones and robots to make underground mining less risky for workers? Virginia Tech researcher Richard Bishop and his West Virginia University collaborators are working to answer this question. A recent two-year, $569,149 Alpha Foundation grant will allow the team to study ways to use autonomous drones to predict and prevent roof collapses…
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The Human Side of the Equation
My Fullest Understanding Of Who I Am And What I Am About Has Everything To Do With How I Treated Others And How They Treated Me. By Thomas J. Roach Many years ago, a supervisor of mine told me that he almost choked to death at a dinner meeting with corporate executives. One of the men at the table performed…
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Morgan Sand & Gravel Encourages Kids To Spend Time Outdoors With An Annual Event That Fills Their Sand Boxes And Supports Community Organizations. By Therese Dunphy For more than 40 years, a small sand and gravel operation in Fort Morgan, Colo., has been encouraging area kids to spend time outside through its Sand Box Saturday program. The program was created…
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The McHenry, Ill., City Council delayed action on a sand and gravel mine proposal from Jack Pease and Super Aggregates until next month, according to the Shaw Local News Network. At issue is a proposal for a wet-processing gravel mine on 110 acres at Routes 120 and Chapel Hill Road. Currently not annexed into McHenry, the proposal was last considered…
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