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By Kate Wiltrout, The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va. Jul. 13--NORFOLK -- Helicopter crews would search the Chesapeake Bay for simulated mines and fighter jet squadrons would reduce the number of explosives they drop off the coasts of Virginia and North Carolina under a revised training plan the Navy is considering. Both changes are part of the Navy's comprehensive review of its training tactics in the Virginia Capes area, which covers a swath of the Atlantic Ocean between Delaware and North...
In a corporate goodwill initiative, DynCorp International is helping a non-profit organization teach Afghan children to avoid mines and unexploded ordnance. DynCorp International is working with the Organization for Mine Clearance and Afghan Rehabilitation (OMAR) to reduce casualties from mines - a dangerous legacy of years of conflict in Afghanistan. OMAR converted a small jet plane into a classroom for children, and DynCorp provided audio-visual equipment, including a DVD player and...
Tajiki mine-clearing slow due to insufficient funds ALMATY, July 6 (Xinhua) -- An official from Tajikistan said Saturday the work of removing mines in the country is slow due to fund insufficiency, the Interfax news agency reported. Among the total mined area of 20 million square meters in Tajikistan, only 1.5 million sqm has been cleared, the report said. The mining center needs 5.5 million U.S. dollars to increase personnel and equipment this year, but only 2 million dollars have been...
By TONY DAVIS At meetings days apart, sides cite damage, others a chance for jobs It was a case of two gatherings, same location, same subject - but with different views on what the ultimate impact a copper mine would have on the region. Monday night, hundreds of opponents of the proposed 4,400-acre Rosemont copper mine in the Santa Rita Mountains gathered for the third hearing in two months to make their case against the project. They said the mine would use too much water, create too...
PALM DESERT, Calif., July 2, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- U.S. Mine Makers, Inc., (Pink Sheets:USMM) announced that the previously aired interview featuring CEO Ron Bell by MoneyTV, viewed on June 29, 2008, will air again this Sunday, July 6, 2008. Mr. Bell will again be interviewed live on July 17, 2008 when he will discuss USMM's precious metal recovery process related to future earnings. About MoneyTV MoneyTV is the nationally syndicated television program all about money and what makes it...
By Tony Davis, The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson Jul. 1--It was a case of two gatherings, same location, same subject -- but with different views on what the ultimate impact a copper mine would have on the region. Monday night, hundreds of opponents of the proposed 4,400-acre Rosemont copper mine in the Santa Rita Mountains gathered for the third hearing in two months to make their case against the project. They said the mine would use too much water, create too much truck traffic and...
By GARETH DEIGHAN PIONEERING engineering work in the North East will be at the forefront of new attempts to mine gold and precious metals from the seabed. Soil Machine Dynamics, based in Walker, Newcastle, have secured a pounds 30m contract to produce the first Seafloor Mining Tools (SMT) that are planned to be used off the coast of Papa New Guinea next year. The company - which will design and manufacture the two machines at their Tyneside plant - have been given the contract by...
By Seeds, Dennis G Reviving Israeli copper mine is a timely and critical venture Quick - what has doubled in price over the past three years? Before you start making a list of items because, well, just so many things fit that category, I will give you a hint. At press time, it was traded at more than $8,300 a ton. It's copper, and the skyrocketing prices are largely due to its increased consumption. China, and other rapidly developing countries, will need to manufacture anything from woks...
TEWKSBURY, Mass., Nov. 28, 2007 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Navy has awarded Raytheon Company a $52 million contract for the low rate initial production of nine new AN/AQS-20A sonar mine detecting sets, spares and their accompanying kits. The award represents the exercising of options under the Navy's existing AN/AQS-20A contract with Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems, bringing the total contract value to $191 million and increasing the total number of systems ordered to 20. AN/AQS-20A, a...
By Wagner, Breanne Navy's mine-hunting technologies wait for the Littoral Combat Ship THE NAVY HAS A NEW SUITE of anti-mine technologies designed to roll on and off a ship as needed. It just doesn't have the ship yet. In September, the service unveiled a transportable "mine warfare mission package" that will one day replace current minesweeping boats, which are scheduled for retirement in 2016. The new mission package is slated to go aboard the littoral combat ship. But it is not yet clear...
