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Subject: MINES : MAPS: Grant to Fund Mine Map Database
Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2004 21:01:44 -0500 (EST)
From: David P. Dillard <[log in to unmask]>


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MINES : MAPS: Grant to Fund Mine Map Database

December 23, 2003
Grant to fund mine map database
Pittsburgh Business Times
<http://pittsburgh.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/stories/
2003/12/22/daily12.html?jst=b_ln_hl>

A shorter URL for the above link:

<http://snipurl.com/3tyd>

"The U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration announced Tuesday that
Pennsylvania will receive $1 million to help create a database of
underground mine maps to record the exact location of underground mine
voids.

The state Department of Environmental Protection already has started to
scan maps in its repositories as well as those belonging to outside
organizations. DEP also is creating a database of information on the
locations of underground mine maps belonging to outside parties. The MSHA
grant will pay for either or both of these efforts.

To date, DEP has scanned about 3,900 maps from its repositories and
outside sources and logged 9,000 entries into the database of map
locations and contact information."

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The full story may be read at the URL above.


Sincerely,
David Dillard
Temple University
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