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A very tiny mining bee in the genus Perdita, the most diverse genus of bees in North America. Emerald Valley, El Paso County, Colorado. June 25, 2018.
Former astronaut Bob Cabana, director of NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, talks with participants of NASA's 7th annual Robotic Mining Competition during the awards ceremony for the event inside the Apollo/Saturn V Center at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. The RMC is set up for college students to design and build a mining robot that can travel over a simulated Martian surface, excavate regolith and deposit as much of it as possible into a bin, all within 10 minutes. Team members may control their bots remotely from a trailer where their only line of sight is via a computer screen, or completely autonomously, with their programming skills put to the test as their robot handles the mission on its own. The competition, which takes place May 16 to 20 at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida, focuses on technologies necessary to extract consumables such as oxygen and water to support human life and provide methane fuel to spacecraft. Photo credit: NASA/Dimitri Gerondidakis
The Mining Mech was designed to withstand cave-ins and beast attacks even though it has no weapons. It carries a saber saw, hydra drill, shovel, and heat-ray (for cutting apart particularly stubborn rocks). It always travels with a escort.
This MOC is a ad-on to the LEGO invasion from below theme.
Audrey Headframe Park
Jerome, Arizona
Arizona Republic - March 27, 1962
Fifty-Year-Old Vehicles Displayed in Jerome
Why Were Locomotives and Ore Car Left in Mine Tunnel Since 1908?
Two electric locomotives and one ore car were put display on recently were put on Main Street. The locomotives, "motors" to the miners, and the ore car are 36-inch gauge, the same size track used by the narrow gauge railroad that traveled between Jerome Junction and Jerome beginning in 1984 The motors and cars were uncovered recently when the Big Hole Mining Co. opened a southwest drift in the course of its open-pit operation.
Many questions bounce about and come up unanswered. Why weren't the motors and cars were they left scrapped when the smelter was dismantled? Why in the underground workings? Were they cut off in a mine shaft cave-in? Were they forgotten for almost 50 years? [photographers note: this is extremely common, most cumbersome equipment was abandoned underground after mine closure. It was often assembled underground and getting it out was not worth the trouble or scrap value.]
The motors are not completely a puzzle, however. One motor was between 1905 and 1908. Using the factory motor for a sample, the second motor bought was built at the mine.
Locomotives and Ore Cart-250-volt trolley-powered mine locomotive using 36-gauge rail. Top speed 8 MPH
From a day trip to this great place on 08/08/2023.
Warren, Idaho - Historic mining town near the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness Area.
Nevadaville - a home ? could be since there's a window but it's on a high foundation with mining tailings all around it.
Participants in NASA's 7th annual Robotic Mining Competition tote their robotic excavators to the competition arena on the first day of competitive runs following morning practice rounds. The RMC is set up for college students to design and build a mining robot that can travel over a simulated Martian surface, excavate regolith and deposit as much of it as possible into a bin, all within 10 minutes. Team members may control their bots remotely from a trailer where their only line of sight is via a computer screen, or completely autonomously, with their programming skills put to the test as their robot handles the mission on its own. The competition, which takes place May 16 to 20 at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida, focuses on technologies necessary to extract consumables such as oxygen and water to support human life and provide methane fuel to spacecraft. Photo credit: NASA/Bill White
Mining Minds by Michael Clapper is a 25-foot tall pickaxe sculpture at the intersection of University Ave and Sun Bowl Drive at the University of Texas at El Paso.
I would assume a fresh air vent at one time. First time the took the photo it didn't come out so this time I got on the ground holding real tight to my camera then held more in the hole with the flash up.
A tawny mining bee feeding on apple blossom in the garden. This bee doesn't have pollen baskets and so the pollen collected is simply stuck to the thigh and belly fur.
A massive Hitachi 1900 excavator loads overburden which will be hauled away by a Caterpillar 777R truck. The rich coal seam is fifty feet down and more blasting will take place before being exposed. Prints available.
Nevadaville, Co. was a hot spot for gold mining with 4000 people living here at it's peek. This rock structure is next to the dirt road through town - what's left of it.
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Participants in NASA's 7th annual Robotic Mining Competition refine their robotic excavator before taking it to the competition arena for competitive runs. The RMC is set up for college students to design and build a mining robot that can travel over a simulated Martian surface, excavate regolith and deposit as much of it as possible into a bin, all within 10 minutes. Team members may control their bots remotely from a trailer where their only line of sight is via a computer screen, or completely autonomously, with their programming skills put to the test as their robot handles the mission on its own. The competition, which takes place May 16 to 20 at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida, focuses on technologies necessary to extract consumables such as oxygen and water to support human life and provide methane fuel to spacecraft. Photo credit: NASA/Bill White
Exact Mining Services Kenworth T904 parked up at Kulgera Roadhouse hauling a Komatsu Water Truck bound for Roxby Downs.
One of Georgetown’s first mining camps, now abandoned, is accessible from the Railbed Trail. Colorado Central Mill, a protected historic district, is the mining ghost town of Silverdale. During their operation, Silverdale mines were owned and operated by Georgetown inventors. Although roads, rusted iron, and the concrete structure of Colorado Central Mill are all that remain, it’s a historical must visit. Be very careful in this area! It is a protected sight, so discarded metal is scattered throughout the area. This includes nails, scrap sheets of metal, glass, and hard to notice material that you’ll want to avoid stepping on. But it’s also what makes this area so special. It’s as if the miners during that time dropped everything and never returned to the location.
Participants in NASA's 7th annual Robotic Mining Competition watch as their robotic excavator starts inside a protected bin of simulated regolith during the competition. The RMC is set up for college students to design and build a mining robot that can travel over a simulated Martian surface, excavate regolith and deposit as much of it as possible into a bin, all within 10 minutes. Team members may control their bots remotely from a trailer where their only line of sight is via a computer screen, or completely autonomously, with their programming skills put to the test as their robot handles the mission on its own. The competition, which takes place May 16 to 20 at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida, focuses on technologies necessary to extract consumables such as oxygen and water to support human life and provide methane fuel to spacecraft. Photo credit: NASA/Bill White