rmgc mine rescue team brings home trophies from mine

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Volume 20, Issue 17 ROUND MOUNTAIN GOLD CORPORATION August 20, 2021

Published bi-weekly by Round Mountain Gold Corporation for its employees and the community of Round Mountain. Neil Jensen, General Manager, Executive Editor Denise Carver, Editor Holly Merritt, Writer and Layout Design

CONTENTS

Mine Safety Olympiad….............….....pg2 Mine Safety Olympiad……………..….pg3 TRM Activities/Welcome Mat…….......pg4 Firefighters Wanted/Museum.........….pg5 Community Calendar.....……..….……pg6 Tough Miner Event…...…...…….…….pg7 Classifieds……………….……………..pg8 Community Announcements…….…...pg9 Around the Valley…….….…………...pg10 Lavender Farm………………….........pg11 Golf Tournament……….........…........pg12

DORÉ DIARY

Au $1,775.82 Ag $23.65

KGC $6.08

VALUES

Putting People First

Outstanding Corporate Citizenship

High Performance Culture

Rigorous Financial Discipline

Today you can make a differ-

ence. Safe production is the key.

AUGUST

SAFETY SLOGAN

RMGC Mine Rescue Team Brings Home

Trophies from Mine Safety Olympiad

The RMGC Mine Rescue team finished 2nd in B Flight at the recent Mine Safety Olympi-

ad held in Elko. The team, pictured above, is flanked by their cheering section from the

RMGC management team. Read more on pages 2 and 3.

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Mine Rescue Team Places 2nd in B Flight

The Mine Safety Olympiad was recently held in Elko from July

29-31. For 34 years, the Mine Safety Olympiad features teams

from the Western states to compete in a friendly competition of

mine rescue skills. Each year, a different site hosts the compe-

titions. This year, Kinross Bald Mountain hosted the contest,

creating scenarios for the parts of the contest.

The nine teams from Nevada and Wyoming competed in the

competition including Kinross Round Mountain, Marigold,

KGBM Robinson, Thunder Basin Coal from Wyoming, and Ne-

vada Gold Mine sites from Carlin, Cortez, Long Canyon, Phoe-

nix, and Turquoise Ridge.

On Friday, teams competed in confined space, medical, fire,

ropes, hazmat, triage and written tests. The scores place them

in either Flight A or Flight B for Saturday’s large-scale scenario.

Kinross Round Mountain’s mine rescue team placed 2nd in fire,

2nd in confined space, and 2nd place in B Flight scenario res-

cue and received trophies for those placements.

Mine rescue teams are common at modern mine operations. At

safety Olympiads mine rescue teams show off their skills and

work together and as individuals to show what they know and

have practiced. The Safety Olympiad is one of several held in

the US. The purpose of these Olympiads is for teams to sharp-

en skills, and learn new techniques and best practices. Ac-

cording to MSHA, the mine operators of surface metal mines

shall establish emergency firefighting, evacuation, and rescue

procedures. Having a practiced mine rescue team keeps skills

fresh and rehearsed in case of an emergency on the mine site.

The Elko Safety Olympiad was postponed last year due to

Covid-19, so having the opportunity to compete this year was

especially fun. Co-captain John Burton said, “I am very proud

of the team, there were only a couple of people who had com-

peted before so it was amazing to go up and do so well. I can’t

wait to see what the future holds for this young team. Thank

you very much to the entire Kinross Round Mountain team, as

none of this would be possible without support from the entire

mine site.”

The 2021 Mine Rescue Team—Back row, from left: Atrayu Pickering, Medic; Jonathan Olsen, Medic; David Reid, Captain; John

Burton, Co-Captain; Dakota Paulick, Main Rigger; Caleb Horner, Alternate. Front row, from left: Sergio Olmedo, Trainer; Sheldon

Self, Utility; Allen Stumpf, Belay Rigger.

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Bald Mountain Hosts Mine Safety Olympiad

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Welcome Mat

For Open Positions… Go to Kinross.com > go to careers > and cre-

ate a login. Follow the prompts to access job postings and apply

online. RMGC longer accepts paper applications.

Welcome to RMGC!

Bryce Roe joins the Mine Department. Bryce is from Yerington

where he worked for New Life Industries. His hobbies include

hunting, fishing, and spending time outdoors.

Aaron Flores joins Ore Processing. Aaron is from Las Vegas

where he worked for Capstone Logistics. He joins relatives Joe

Appiah and Stephanie Johnson at RMGC. Aaron enjoys camp-

ing.

Dane Curry joins the Mine Department. Dane is from Montana

where he worked in construction. He joins relatives Darrel,

Zack, and Kyle Browning at RMGC. Dane’s hobbies include

paleontology, spending time with his son, and collecting vin-

tage video games.

Kimberly Beeman joins the Daycare. Kim is from Las Vegas

where she worked for The Heights of Summerlin.

Kayla Burns joins Ore Processing. She is from Reno where

she worked for Saint Mary’s Medical Center. Kayla enjoys fish-

ing, watching/going to baseball games, road trips, concerts,

going to the water (lakes, rivers, oceans, ponds and puddles).

Richard Martorano joins the Maintenance Department. Richie

is from Sparks where he worked for 3D Concrete. His hobbies

include hunting, camping, and archery.

Jesse Lance joins the Mine Department. Jesse is from Utah

where he worked for NGM Cortez. He enjoys fly fishing and

bow hunting.

Jan Villarin joins the Geology Department. Jan is from Toron-

to, Canada and previously worked for Alamos Gold Young-

Davidson Mine.

William Anderson joins the Mine Department. Billy is a long-

time resident of the valley and previously worked for Manhattan

Gulch. His hobbies include dirt track racing.

Misty Slattery joins the Assay Lab. Misty is from Wyoming and

joins her husband Joey Slattery and brother Hoby Hart at

RMGC. She previously worked for Northeast Wyoming Surgery

Center. In her free time, Misty likes to spend time with her hus-

band and kids, camp, and explore new places with their side-by

-side.

Kurt Albo joins Geology. Kurt is from Phoenix where he

worked for a pool excavation company. His hobbies include

fishing, camping, hiking and live music.

Misael Rios joins Ore Processing. Misa is from Phoenix and

joins relative Ramon Macias at RMGC. He previously worked

for Eagle Roofing Products and enjoys off-roading, shooting

and traveling.

Kallen Brown joins the Mine Department. Kallen is from Mid-

dleton, Idaho where he worked for Terra West Construction.

His hobbies include hunting and rodeo.

Lacie Baker joins the Daycare. Lacie is from Bishop and joins

relatives Ken Baker, Alex Reeve, and Shayla Layman at

RMGC. Lacie previously worked for Achieve Behavioral Asso-

ciates. Her hobbies include hiking, camping, fishing, crafts and

embroidery.

Travis Trevino joins Mobile Maintenance. Travis is from

Round Mountain and previously worked for Cashman. He joins

relative Payden Trevino at RMGC. In his free time he likes to

spend time with his family, do leather and rawhide work, hunt-

ing, and fishing.

Michelle Purtell joins the Ore Processing Department.

Michelle is from Medford, Oregon and previously worked for

Rogue Credit Union. Her hobbies include gaming, hiking, ex-

ploring, and writing.

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For more

information

call Dianne at

775-346-0030

or Carol at

307-389-1704

Take a walk

back in time

at the

museum in

Carvers—

across from

the RV park.

Come visit

and have

coffee and

cookies!

www.sunnysidemuseum-roundmountain.com

Sunnyside Historical Museum Open House

Saturday, August 28

Carvers, across from the RV Park.

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(HFS) Hadley Fire Station (CAB) Carvers Ambulance Barn (KTH) Kingston Town Hall (SCG) Simpson Center Gym (SC) Simpson Center

(SVCA) Smoky Valley Community Arena (LCR) Library Conference Room (GS) General Store (TC) Teen Center

Community Calendar

Important Phone Numbers

Clinic 377-3267 * RMHS 377-2690 * RMES 377-2236 * RM Library 377-2215 * Simpson Center 377-1166

Chiropractor 775-451-7325 * Senior Bus 346-0345 * Nye County Sheriff 775-377-2488 * Vet: 775-482-3399

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

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Spanish Lessons

2-2:30 and 2:30-3 @

RMPL

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@10AM

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STEM 5-7yrs @4pm RMPL

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STEM 8&up

@4pm RMPL

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Story Time @RMPL 10-11am

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1st Annual TOUGH MINER

FITNESS CHALLENGE 7am @ White

Park

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Spanish Lessons

2-2:30 and 2:30-3 @

RMPL

24 Senior Bus to

Tonopah @10AM

RM Town Board Mtg @

SC

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STEM 8&up

@4pm RMPL

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Story Time

@RMPL 10-11am

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Spanish Lessons

2-2:30 and 2:30-3 @

RMPL

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@10AM

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STEM 8&up

@4pm RMPL

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Story Time @RMPL 10-11am

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Spanish Lessons

2-2:30 and 2:30-3 @

RMPL

7 Senior Bus to

Tonopah @10AM

RM Town Board Mtg @

SC

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STEM 8&up

@4pm RMPL

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Story Time

@RMPL 10-11am

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Mitchell Fleischer, DC

Chiropractic Care at Round Mountain Gold Clinic

Second Thursday of Every Month

Call 775-451-7325 for an appointment.

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Classifieds

FREE CLASSIFIED ADS:

DEADLINE:5 PM WEDNESDAY

of the week before publication.

All content is published at the sole discre-

tion of Round Mountain Gold Corp. man-

agement. There is no charge for these ads;

they are provided as a community service.

Anyone may place an ad, including non-

employees. Individual, personal ads only -

NO services or business ads. Each ad must

be no more than 40 words, published up to

2 times. After the second publication, you

must call or email prior to the deadline to

resubmit it.

Ads must be submitted in writing along

with contact information: name, address

and phone number. Renewals can be by

phone, fax, or email. RMGC is not liable for

the accuracy of information contained within

these ads. They are provided as a public

service and are limited to available

space. No warranty as to quality, content,

accuracy, reliability, or completeness is

given, expressed, or implied about these

ads and no responsibility is assumed for the

same. Ad publication does not imply any

endorsement of the opinions, products, or

ideas expressed therein, or guarantee the

validity of the information provided. You

may drop your ads off at the RMGC or

email to the following:

[email protected]

RMGC (Attn Valley View)

P O Box 480 Round Mountain, NV 89045

Homes & Land for Sale

Custom 3 bd, 2 1/2 bath home in peaceful King-

ston on 3 ac with year-round creek, corral, green-

house, workshop, raised garden beds on drip,

tack room, hay storage, dog run, chicken pen,

100 mature trees on drip, 2 wood burning stoves,

electric, propane. Call 775-346-1490 or 702-204-

1716

Willow Creek ranch site. 80 fenced acres with

mountain stream, springs and meadow grass.

Incredible valley and mountain views. 30 minute

drive from Hadley. Owner/licensee 702-804-

1000.

12 Town Lots (4+acres) on Kingston Creek with

A-frame home , 2 bedroom, 1 bath, 2 Car Gar-

age, Hay Barn w/ Tack Room, RV Space w/ full

hook-ups, Fenced Garden with Raised Beds &

Greenhouse, Small Orchard, Yard area is Fully

Landscaped. Call Gary 775-636-3887

Details here: https://www.houzeo.com/

listings/8194

For Sale

For Sale: 1965 Ford Mustang GT, 289 Engine,

Auto transmission, air conditioning, vinyl top, ex-

cellent condition. $25,000. Call 775-527-5119

Super Duty Ford F-250 diesel truck with 1992

Lance Camper (needs work) $6,500 or best offer.

Great for hunting/ fishing 760-258-6574

PRICE REDUCTION

2004 Forest River 31 Ft Motorhome

Class C. Arctic Package, One slide, large bed

above driver, queen bed in back, sleeps 8 comfort-

ably, 52,000 miles. Call 317-379-0160 $17,000

For Sale Case 680G construction king extend-a-

hoe backhoe loader, runs strong, two rams recent-

ly rebuilt. Asking $10,400. Call Chris 775-437-7882

Homes For Rent/Lease

Daily and Weekly Rental—fully furnished 2 bed-

room with wifi and cable. Must see to appreciate.

Contact Mickey for more info at 377-2566.

Carvers CONTRACTORS Rentals. Lower rates

than you would imagine. Fully furnished and

equipped with outside BBQ area, kitchen ware

and linens. Daily, weekly, & monthly rentals.

Utilities included are electric, propane, wifi and

Dish Network and weekly maid service. For more

info and rates, please call 775-699-6999 and ask

for Mrs. Short.

RV space available in Kingston on a monthly

basis. Large spaces, quiet, and beautiful views.

$350 per month. Call Robert, 775-501-1747.

Attention Valley View

Readers!

If you’d like to receive upcoming

issues of the Valley View via email,

please email Sam Faga at

[email protected]

and let her know you’d like to be put

on the electronic mailing list!

Yard Sale

August 21 8am-12pm

Location: Storage lot across

from the entrance to Gilman

Springs, Highway 376. Con-

struction materials, windows,

teepee, old camper ready to

remodel, too much to list. 40’

semi van. Questions? Call

John 775-346-0246.

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Community Announcements

Community Churches

Mountain Valley Church

Mountain Valley Church

Located at 89 Hadley Circle. Sunday ser-

vices start at 10:30. Come join us for love,

fun, laughs and learning about our heavenly

Father. For more information call pastor

Greg Kilgore – 775-346-0528 or Tinker Ev-

ans—775-346-0891. Our Food Bank is open

to everyone. Call 775-771-2353. Join us on

Facebook and at www.mtnvalleychurch.com.

The Church of Jesus Christ

of Latter-Day Saints

Located at 7 Jefferson Drive in Carvers.

Worship service is held every Sunday at

10:00 a.m. and Sunday School is at 11:15

a.m. All visitors are welcome. For more

information contact President Michael Whit-

aker at 435-253-0161.

St. Barbara's Catholic Mission

All are welcomed to attend services every

Saturday at 6:30. Reconciliation will be be-

fore or after Mass on the first Saturday of the

month.

Grace Lutheran Church

We invite you to share your faith. Services

are the second and fourth Sundays of the

month. Divine Services begin around 2:00-

2:30 pm. depending on the weather. Call Earl

at 775-346-0304 for more information.

Kingston Village Baptist Church

Bible study at 9:30 a.m. and worship at

11:00 a.m. each Sunday morning with fel-

lowship to follow. Everyone is welcome.

For questions or further information, call 731

-445-0444.

Desert Oasis Christian Center

We invite you to join our family on Sunday

morning as we connect with God and each

other. Adult Sunday school begins at 9am.

Our Worship service and children's service

begin at 10:30am. Join us at 76 Hadley

Circle, across from the General Store. For

more information, call Gene Schwarz at 775-

346-0336.

No to Abuse

Anger Management Classes

Nevada Outreach Training Organization/No To Abuse, located at

1120 Globemallow Lane in Tonopah, offers the following clas-

ses: Nurturing Parenting- Every Tuesday at 10:00am; Family

Peer Group- Every 2nd and 4th Tuesday at 3:00pm; Anger Man-

agement- Men's Group Every Thursday at 10:00am; Women's

Group Every Thursday at 12:00pm. For more information, please

call 775-482-3016 between 10:00am—2:00pm.

Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings

Alcoholics Anonymous meetings are held

every TUESDAY, FRIDAY, & SUNDAY at

6:30pm at 89 Hadley Circle. For more infor-

mation contact Chip at 702-308-1428.

For questions, comments, or complaints regarding RMGC and/or

its operations, please contact

Corporate Responsibility at [email protected]

or (775) 377-3231

For HR Questions, email [email protected]

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ATTENTION ROUND MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY!

SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS ARE

DESPERATELY NEEDED AT

RMES, RMMS, AND RMHS

FOR THE UPCOMING

SCHOOL YEAR.

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED

IN BECOMING A SUBSTITUTE

TEACHER, PLEASE CONTACT

THE SCHOOL AT 377-2690.

Around the Valley Early Childhood Screening

ATTENTION NYE COUNTY RESIDENTS

EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATION

SCREENING

The Nye County School District has a responsibility to locate,

assess, and identify children ages 3-5 who are not enrolled in

any school program and who may have some kind of develop-

mental delay(s). If your child is currently being served through

Nevada Early Intervention, please contact us about 90 days

prior to your child turning 3 years of age.

If you live anywhere within Nye County, contact the Nye Coun-

ty School District’s Special Education office at 775-751-4015

for an initial phone pre-screening.

ATENCIÓN RESIDENTES

DEL CONDADO DE NYE

EVALUACIÓN DE EDUCATIÓN ESPECIAL

PARA LA TEMPRANA EDAD

El Distrito Escolar del Condado de Nye tiene la responsabilidad

de localizar, evaluar, e identificar a los niños de 3 a 5 años de

edad que no se encuentran matriculados en ningún programa

escolar y que pueden tener algun tipo de retraso en su desar-

rollo. Si su niño obtiene servicios del programa de Inter-

vención Temprana de Nevada (Nevada Early Intervention) por

favor pongase en contacto con nosotros 90 días antes de que

su niño cumpla los 3 años.

Si ustéd vive en cualquier lugar dentro del condado de Nye,

pongase en contacto con la oficina de Educación Especial del

Distrito Escolar, 775-751-4015 para una pre-evaluación por

télefono.

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Lavender Farm One of Many Local Agriculture Enterprises

Upon looking around the valley and surrounding Great Basin,

one would think the arid land would not support much agricul-

ture. But think again. Central Nevada is home to a variety of

agricultural enterprises. According to the 2017 USDA Census

of Agriculture, over 93,000 acres are farmed in Nye County.

The average size of the farms in Nye County is 443 acres. But

not all farms are that large or run a large operation. Over one

third of the farms in Nye County are under 9 acres. Nye County

farms small and large raise livestock, poultry, crops and other

products.

One small farm raising a unique crop is located here in Smoky

Valley. The Side Hill Spring Lavender farm is nestled at 6000’

elevation and uses natural spring water to irrigate the lavender

crop and in the distilling process. Owner Hazel Gomes harvests

the lavender and distills it to create lavender oil and lavender

hydrosol which is used to create many other products such as

lotions, bath bombs, and pain relief roll-ons.

Lavender is known for many purposes. Lavender is said to

have many benefits like reducing stress and anxiety, promoting

sleep, and pain relief. Visit www.sidehillspringlavender.com for

more information. And follow Side Hill Spring Lavender on

Instagram.

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