Staff Report
Anyone considering a career in mining can learn the ins and outs of working a surface mine with a three-day class offering from Rend Lake College beginning June 17.
Surface-Only New Miner Training will be held Monday-Wednesday, June 17-19, at the Coal Mine Training Center at Rend Lake College in Ina. The class will meet from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. each day. The cost of the class is $100.
Students will learn the basics of working a strip mine or the surface of an underground mine. Topics range from ground control to walking on stockpiles.
Anyone interested may contact Jo Ann Dick at 618-437-5321, Ext. 5804, or at dickj@rlc.edu.
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