Okay, I posted the material below, and now I see that I was supposed to respond to specific questions in "7 1/2 Habits of Highly Successful Lifelong Learning."
One of my learning problems is not reading carefully! But among the choices listed;
Easiest: Accepting responsibility; not too many problems there, I enjoy learning new things and go with the flow.
Hardest: View problems as challenges -- sometimes it takes awhile to get through roadblocks.
Below is something I learned about in the past year about the Sunshine Mine of Kellogg Idaho, the largest-producing silver mine in U.S. history.
In 1972, an underground fire broke out in some old timbering, specifically within a foam sealant, that led to high levels of carbon monoxide poisoning emanating from the 3,400 level. 91 men perished in the fire, making it one of the largest hardrock (as opposed to placer or open-pit) mine disasters in U.S. history. Most did not have or had never been trained in the proper use of self-rescuers, which are now obligatory safety equipment in all underground mines. Eight days after the start of the fire, two hungry, skinny and heavily-bearded miners were hauled out alive, having survived at the 4,800 level near a fresh air source. For a compelling history of the Sunshine Mine disaster, read The deep dark : tragedy and redemption in America's richest silver mine, by best-selling author Gregg Olsen, available in book and spoken CD, at DBRL: 363.1196 OLS.
In 2003, the Sunshine was acquired by Sterling Mining, which proceeded to reopen the mine under the leadership of Ray De Motte. Reputedly a stubborn but very capable CEO, De Motte was undercut by the Sterling board and fired or forced to resign in late summer 2008. The company went bankrupt in 2008-2009 amidst a confusion of contested court rulings involving Sunshine Minting, Minco Silver, and next-door neighbor SNS Silver. At the time of this writing, the mine is owned by Minco. There remains continued concern about flooding and water damage to the expensive mine infrastructure in the absence of routine maintenance since abandonment by Sterling in Summer 2008.
One of my learning problems is not reading carefully! But among the choices listed;
Easiest: Accepting responsibility; not too many problems there, I enjoy learning new things and go with the flow.
Hardest: View problems as challenges -- sometimes it takes awhile to get through roadblocks.
Below is something I learned about in the past year about the Sunshine Mine of Kellogg Idaho, the largest-producing silver mine in U.S. history.
In 1972, an underground fire broke out in some old timbering, specifically within a foam sealant, that led to high levels of carbon monoxide poisoning emanating from the 3,400 level. 91 men perished in the fire, making it one of the largest hardrock (as opposed to placer or open-pit) mine disasters in U.S. history. Most did not have or had never been trained in the proper use of self-rescuers, which are now obligatory safety equipment in all underground mines. Eight days after the start of the fire, two hungry, skinny and heavily-bearded miners were hauled out alive, having survived at the 4,800 level near a fresh air source. For a compelling history of the Sunshine Mine disaster, read The deep dark : tragedy and redemption in America's richest silver mine, by best-selling author Gregg Olsen, available in book and spoken CD, at DBRL: 363.1196 OLS.
In 2003, the Sunshine was acquired by Sterling Mining, which proceeded to reopen the mine under the leadership of Ray De Motte. Reputedly a stubborn but very capable CEO, De Motte was undercut by the Sterling board and fired or forced to resign in late summer 2008. The company went bankrupt in 2008-2009 amidst a confusion of contested court rulings involving Sunshine Minting, Minco Silver, and next-door neighbor SNS Silver. At the time of this writing, the mine is owned by Minco. There remains continued concern about flooding and water damage to the expensive mine infrastructure in the absence of routine maintenance since abandonment by Sterling in Summer 2008.
We visited outside of the mine in Summer 2009 where we took this photo; because of the fencing, we obviously could not get in. We also photographed the Sunshine Mine Memorial at the 2nd Kellogg exit on Highway 90; photos to follow. At a conference later that week, we met a public relations administrator for an active North Idaho mine who's grandfather was one of the victims of the Sunshine disaster.
