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Landis Bayless, President of WMEA, called the meeting to order at 8:05
AM and welcomed everyone to Reno, and
mentioned that we need new steering committee members to secure the
future of WMEA. Terry
Taylor talked about agenda items and needing to have more Mines
participate in presentations, and Martin Reyes talked about future
locations for meetings:
Nov
2002 - Denver – Renaissance Hotel
May 2003 - Edmonton – Fantasy Land Hotel
Nov 2003 -Tuscon - Double Tree Hotel
May 2004 - Casper
8:15 AM – Landis Bayless indicated there is a
change in the agenda for the present meeting. Mike Casson will not be
able to present his presentation on Visual Safety & Maintenance
Inspections for Excavators.
8:25 AM – Break into 6 groups for Group Discussion –
Innovations/New Technology
Agenda items for next meeting
Safety
Problems and Solutions
Technical
Presentations
9:30 AM – Jack Easton with Americable presented a video tape on splicing high
voltage trailing cable.
10:30 AM – Shovel
Productivity Improvement – Terry Taylor, Barrick Goldstrike Mine
presented advancements achieved with shovel productivity.
11:15 AM – Maintenance Planning – Lynn Nelson, Kennecott Utah Copper – presentation on
improving shovel maintenance primarily in the 4100A shovel fleet at the
Bingham Canyon mining operation.
1:00 PM – Technology Update – Mike Onsager, Bucyrus
International-
2:15 PM – 240
ton AC Drive Haul Truck – Bill Halli, General Electric –
Discussion of advancements
of the 240 ton AC haul truck.
3:15 PM – Stamler
Feeder/Crusher Conversion, Hydraulic to Electric Drive –
Tim O’Neill, Usibelli Coal –
Presentation on conversion of feeder/crusher operation at the
Usibelli Mine.
4:15 PM – Meeting
adjournment
8:30 – Group discussion – Summary of group discussions held
the previous day
9:30 – Continuous Improvement – Terry Taylor, Barrick
Goldstrike Mine –
10:45 – Open Discussion
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