underground mining
Small Mine Development builds and operates America’s underground mines. Our mission is to be the leader in safe, productive and innovative mining solutions. We specialize in underground, hardrock mining and look forward to advancing your project from exploration, through engineering, development, production mining, and, ultimately, closure.
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Company History
Ron Guill founded SMD in 1982. Mr. Guill is a former Marine Corps officer and graduated
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Safety & Health
SMD’s mission statement is to be the leader in safe, productive, and innovative mining
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Environmental
SMD is dedicated to operating according to sound environmental practices. For over
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Project History
Client Project Location Start Date End Date Description of Work Drifting, Ft. Ore Tons
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Battle Mountain Shop
The Battle Mountain Shop An Important Logistical Piece. The Battle Mountain shop
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The Lee Smith Mine
SMD is proud to be Jerritt Canyon Gold’s mining partner at the Lee Smith Mine.
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The SSX Mine undergroundmining
SMD began mining at the SSX mine in early June 2014 for Veris Gold. Jerritt Canyon Gold purchased the entire Jerritt Canyon Complex out of bankruptcy from Veris Gold mid-year 2015. The SSX contract is a unit rate contract and includes development, production mining, and backfilling.
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Projects undergroundmining
Chukar SMD’s Longest Life Project To Date Comes Back a Second Time. Battle Mountain Shop An Important Logistical Piece. The Lee Smith Mine A Long Life Asset for the Jerritt Canyon Complex. The SSX Mine A large mining complex with a long history of production. The Leeville Mine Nevada Gold Mines Large Underground Complex. Twin Creeks Underground Twin Creeks First
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SMD contracts underground mine services Mining
Craig Kerby, left, Chukar Underground Mine Superintendent for SMD, checks the safety card of Mike Cate, SMD's Crew Supervisor at Newmont's Chukar Underground Mine. Ross Andreson/Mining
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Utah miner killed in Elko County underground mine collapse
Jones said SMD’s “thoughts and prayers are with the family at this difficult time. Small Mine Development lost a valuable employee and our mining family is grieving with the family.
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Mining equipment for subsea SMD
SMD has an unrivalled history in the provision of bespoke remotely controlled underwater excavation and intervention equipment. Since 1971 we have supplied ploughs, trenchers and ROVs to the offshore telecommunications, oil & gas and renewables sectors.
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The SSX Mine undergroundmining
SMD began mining at the SSX mine in early June 2014 for Veris Gold. Jerritt Canyon Gold purchased the entire Jerritt Canyon Complex out of bankruptcy from Veris Gold mid-year 2015. The SSX contract is a unit rate contract and includes development, production mining, and backfilling.
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Projects undergroundmining
Chukar SMD’s Longest Life Project To Date Comes Back a Second Time. Battle Mountain Shop An Important Logistical Piece. The Lee Smith Mine A Long Life Asset for the Jerritt Canyon Complex. The SSX Mine A large mining complex with a long history of production. The Leeville Mine Nevada Gold Mines Large Underground Complex. Twin Creeks Underground Twin Creeks First
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Small Mine Development, LLC LinkedIn
Small Mine Development builds and operates America’s underground mines. Our mission is to be the leader in safe, productive and innovative mining solutions. We specialize in underground
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Small Mine Development ClearSpan
Small Mine Development, an underground mining contractor, develops, builds and operates underground, hard rock mines in the western United States. Operations Manager Keith Jones says, “We have experience working with very small operations to working with very large, global mining companies on their flagship underground projects.”
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SUBMERGED MINING SMD
SMD offer poses a compelling question: If the stripping ratio has become a limitation, or the costs of setting up an underground mine are prohibitive and the rock is cuttable at productive rates why not continue extraction of the orebody using submerged mining machines? SMD’s submerged mining
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Utah miner killed in Elko County underground mine collapse
Jones said SMD’s “thoughts and prayers are with the family at this difficult time. Small Mine Development lost a valuable employee and our mining family is grieving with the family.
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Mine development company discovers Boltec’s speed and
The Small Mine Development (SMD) underground mining company deploys small, efficient teams to its clients’ mines. Each team, such as the one currently based at Newmont Mining Corporation’s Exodus gold mine near Carlin, Nevada, USA, contracts for safe and productive underground mining solutions—including everything from planning, exploration, development and extraction, to shutting
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ClearSpan Adventures into Small Mine Development
Dec 11, 2012· Small Mine Development (SMD), an underground mining contractor, develops, builds and operates underground hard rock mines in the western United States. They also happen to be one of our best repeat customers, with eight Hercules Truss Arch Buildings between their Butte, MT and Carlin, NV sites. We always enjoy hearing from our customers and SMD
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Safety & Health undergroundmining
2014 Sentinels of Safety Award for Large Underground Metal, MSHA’s Certificate of Achievement in Safety, and Nevada Mining Association’s Underground Operations Small Category (20-99 employees), First Place Winner all at The Lee Smith Mine. Crews here worked 174,710 hours injury free in 2014.
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Keith Jones General Manager Small Mine Development
SMD is an underground mining contractor offering underground mining services in the United States. Projects Manager Small Mine Development, LLC Sep 2005 Jun 2010 4
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Small Mine Development, LLC. United States,Idaho,Boise
Our mission is to be the leader in safe, productive and innovative underground mining solutions. Ron Guill founded SMD in 1982. Mr. Guill is a former Marine Corps officer and graduated from the Mackay School of Mines in Reno, Nevada with a degree in Mining Engineering. For 28 years, Ron placed SMD
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Working at Small Mine Development: Employee Reviews
Excellent job opportunities. Many locations each Underground Mine is a different mining process. Great coworkers, focused on safety or someone could get seriously hurt. Coworkers expect you to pull your weight from the beginning. Most managers and mine engineers are excellent to work with.
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Small Mine Development SMD Mining Global Mining News . nbsp 0183 32 Produced by Bobby Meehan Headquartered in Idaho Small Mine Development SMD is a leading underground mining contractor Since 1982 the company has earned a prominent reputation for building and operating some of the largest underground mines in the United States as well as for being a leader in productive and innovative mining
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