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Greetings!
Welcome to the May 2012 edition of Miner Details, a newsletter bringing you the latest news and information for the construction aggregates industry in California. This month we highlight news regarding California's transportation debacle, job killer bills and the latest mineral report from the California Geological Survey. Our featured article touches on our newest addition to the EnviroMINE crew, bringing in a new set of skills and services to our team. Enjoy!
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The 2011 Department of Conservation annual reports are due July 1, 2012. The report form has been changed for the most current year and is requiring the submittal of a USGS quad map with the location of your reclamation plan identified. ("2011 Annual Report Instructions and Fee Schedule, Item #10")and this is in blue because it has a hotlink to the website below.This requirement is the result of SB110, which dictates that the location of all mining operations be available to the public. Reacting to this legislation, OMR petitioned the SMGB to revise the report format, which also includes the mapping requirement.
EnviroMINE has advanced GIS capabilities and can quickly and economically produce location maps for your mining operations annual report submittal. Damien Galford can assist you with this task. Call or email Damien at (916) 375-3018 or damien@enviromineinc.com. |
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News Blasts
Let The Pouring Begin: Spring Into Concrete Recycling! Despite the recent dips into more typical spring  temperatures, the concrete industry is already letting it pour! Did you know you could select recycled concrete aggregate as part of the Green Build program?...more.
Video: San Diego Grand Jury Reports "America's Finest City" is among the cities with the worst road conditions in the nation...watch here.
Event Alert: NSGGA Noise and Dust workshop June 5-7 in Irwindale-- A 3-day workshop of two days of classroom application, and one day of field work in which each participant conducts noise and dust monitoring...more.
California's Transportation Sink Hole: Thanks to labor  unions and big-government activists, transportation has become another form of social engineering...more.
California Bullet Train Board Approves Environmental Studies:The decision involving high-speed track to be built between Fresno and Merced sets the stage for possible legal challenges from Central Valley farming interests...more.
Job Alert!!! Wanted---Civil/Mining Engineer
Civil/Mining Engineer with PE wanted! 5+years experience. Assignments will include design of surface mining projects and management of permitting and development efforts with mining projects...apply here. | |
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The American Society for Civil Engineers (ASCE) assigns California a C grade letter when it comes to infrastrucure
Progress on Highway bill but Keystone Unresolved: Senator
Lawmakers on a U.S. Senate-House committee are making progress on finalizing a transportation spending bill, Senator Barbara Boxer said on Wednesday, although a provision that would fast-track the Keystone XL crude pipeline is still unresolved...more.
California Chamber of Commerce Releases 2012 Job Killer List:The California Chamber of Commerce today released its annual list of "job killer" bills calling attention to the negative impact that 23 proposed measures would have on California's competitiveness and job climate if they were to become law...more.
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| Hard Rock Economics
| Good News, Bad News on Construction Employment Front
The construction industry lost 2,000 jobs in April, following similar declines of 3,000 in March and 1,000 in Februar y, but still added 63,000 jobs over the past year as the industry unemployment rate shrank to 14.5 percent...more.
California Finance Bulletin, April 2012
California continued to experience a very measured recovery. Employment growth continued in the first two months of 2012, but at a much slower pace than at the end of 2011. The pace of homebuilding during January and February was subdued, but improved from a year earlier...more
California Geological Survey Publishes 2010 Mineral Report
Read the full report here.
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Visual Studies; a glimpse into the future.
By Terry Kinsman
Surface mining operations (and subsequent reclamation) change the visual landscape. Visualizing these changes can be difficult to comprehend and as a result, are the subject of concerns addressed in the environmental review process for mining projects. However, with the improvements in technology and advances in Geographic Information Systems (GIS), it is possible to accurately portray how mineral extraction and reclamation activities will affect the landscape before a shovel hits the ground. Through the use of the technologies mentioned above, a Visual Study can be produced to illustrate the potential changes in the landscape...more. |
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We hope you enjoy Miner Details - A Construction Aggregate Industry Newsletter. We are committed to providing you with the most up-to-date information on technical issues, regulation, news and events in California that may impact your business. Please feel free to contact us at crystal@enviromineinc.com with any comments or suggestions.
Sincerely,
Warren Coalson
President of EnviroMINE, Inc.
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