Well I sent this to Mom, Dad, and Aimee, and they said I needed to blog this. This is the southeast wall of the mine I'm working at for the summer. You can't even see the bottom of the pit here, but if you stacked two sears towers one on top of the other it still wouldn't come to the crest of the pit. Part of my job is to check pumping/monitoring wells throughout the mine, and some of them are wayyyy out on the edge of the pit, and its pretty incredible to look out over it. In this picture you can see the crusher (right in the middle) that crushes the mined rock to about the size of a basketball and smaller. Its then transported via conveyor 5 miles and through a mountain to the concentrator in copperton. The conveyor is so long, when they stop crushing rock it takes 45 minutes to completely clear the conveyor. Also, you can see haul trucks and shovels in a few places. The haul trucks I believe are 340 tons (max-- filled with rock I believe...), and the shovels have scoops that fill up those trucks in about 3 scoops, so they're pretty big too... Its all pretty amazing, and if any of you happen to pass though salt lake this summer I'll have to give you a tour and take you to the visitors center! Thats about it! Gotta go! Love you all!!!
-Walter B.
4 comments:
Wow, thanks Walt! That is so interesting and incredible! I can barely see the trucks. It must be beautiful to see. I wish I was passing through Salt Lake this summer! Its always great to hear from you. Thanks for another fantastic update. Keep'm comin'!
Oh no! I didn't know you were waaay out on the edge! I'm sure you're taking all the proper safety precautions, but you know me - I gotta say be careful!!! (Dad doesn't like me saying that, but it is my job!) It sure is interesting to hear about your job and your experiences Wally.
I didn't mean wayyy out on the edge, like hanging off the edge... I meant wayyy out in the boonies on the edge...
That mine is unbelievable! I wish I could be there to go on a guided tour. Keep up the good work, Walt. We are all so proud of your western adventure/work.
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