According to the Chilkat Valley News:
In what seems sure to become another dramatic episode of "Gold Rush: Alaska," two Porcupine gold mines being filmed for a reality TV show were shut down recently after failing to meet federal training requirements. They also were cited for violations of worker-safety regulations.
Inspections by the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration Aug. 4-8 resulted in a total of 13 citations and two compliance orders against John Schnabel’s Big Nugget Mine and the Jim Nail Placer Mine operated by "Dakota" Fred Hurt, according to a website maintained by the agency.
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Parker Schnabel said he doesn’t doubt that last winter’s TV exposure drew the attention of regulators. According to the Alaska Miners’ Association, there are about 200 small, seasonal placer mines in the state, which federal inspectors are required to inspect once a year. "We’ve been operating 25 years and never had a (federal) inspection," Schnabel said.
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4 comments:
A short, to the point, entry hit the reader today. May I say, been there, done that, totally understand.
well stated. Posted at http://thedorkfishexpress.blogspot.com/2011/08/gold-rush-alaska-mines-shut-down.html
West Virginia's equivallent, "Coal", got nailed the same way last year. When you show blatant safety violations on national TV, expect someone to dime you out, especially if you're a non-union shop like that one was.
The government doesnt want people to grow their own gardens, own their own gold and silver nor live off of the grid on well water, gardens, wind turbine electric and solar power. Everyone must be dependent on Big Brother as a dependency facist state. It doesnt surprise me one bit they are shutting them down but most people are too brainwashed to even believe this is happening around them.
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