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Re: silica
<Reply # 40 on 6/14/2012 7:03 AM >
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Posted by Ground hog
Posted by Slim Jim
Silica exposure is NOT "limited" when you're spending 8 or more hours per week grinding away at it with a chipping hammer. It's a very real threat and we need to wear P100 rated respirators. Once you have it, it never goes away. That said, I'm pretty confident we're ok with the respirators as long as we test the seal when we put one on. No guarantees though. Dig at your own risk.

Oh, and regarding the original thread, don't fuck with ground hog. He's the most hardcore digger we have here in the twin cities. In all seriousness. And that's saying a lot because we have a lot of hardcore diggers. Respect the ground hog!!!



Im not to sure why this hydro guy with the ugly emo looking picture always has something smart to say or wants to talk to everyone like he is better or like he is some sort of urban explorer! lol

i no lol! just talks biig on the intenret dosnt even go on missons! lol!




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Re: silica
<Reply # 41 on 6/15/2012 10:24 PM >
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Posted by Ground hog
Posted by Slim Jim
Silica exposure is NOT "limited" when you're spending 8 or more hours per week grinding away at it with a chipping hammer. It's a very real threat and we need to wear P100 rated respirators. Once you have it, it never goes away. That said, I'm pretty confident we're ok with the respirators as long as we test the seal when we put one on. No guarantees though. Dig at your own risk.

Oh, and regarding the original thread, don't fuck with ground hog. He's the most hardcore digger we have here in the twin cities. In all seriousness. And that's saying a lot because we have a lot of hardcore diggers. Respect the ground hog!!!



Im not to sure why this hydro guy with the ugly emo looking picture always has something smart to say or wants to talk to everyone like he is better or like he is some sort of urban explorer! lol

i no lol! just talks biig on the intenret dosnt even go on missons! lol!


i just want 2 fit in




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Re: silica
<Reply # 42 on 6/16/2012 1:28 AM >
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Posted by hydrotherapy
Posted by Ground hog
Posted by Slim Jim
Silica exposure is NOT "limited" when you're spending 8 or more hours per week grinding away at it with a chipping hammer. It's a very real threat and we need to wear P100 rated respirators. Once you have it, it never goes away. That said, I'm pretty confident we're ok with the respirators as long as we test the seal when we put one on. No guarantees though. Dig at your own risk.

Oh, and regarding the original thread, don't fuck with ground hog. He's the most hardcore digger we have here in the twin cities. In all seriousness. And that's saying a lot because we have a lot of hardcore diggers. Respect the ground hog!!!



Im not to sure why this hydro guy with the ugly emo looking picture always has something smart to say or wants to talk to everyone like he is better or like he is some sort of urban explorer! lol

i no lol! just talks biig on the intenret dosnt even go on missons! lol!


i just want 2 fit in


this wnebsite is for urban exploders only!! Mr. Hydro Emo Therapy isnt a real urban expolder hes just a keybord cowboy!





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Re: silica
<Reply # 43 on 7/2/2012 3:32 AM >
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Posted by shotgun mario

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One time on a Strategic Beer Command trip out to Nevada we explored this mine. I remember walking around and kicking up huge plumes of super-fine dust, like powdered sugar. Hell, most of my flash-photography photos wouldn't turn out, because it was pure orbz blocking all of the mine features! The dust was quartzite in powder form, and it covered ever inch this mine, sometimes 6 inches deep. We explored it for about 5 hours, the whole time breathing this stuff in and knowing what it was, trying to cover our faces as best as possible. By the time we got out the three of us that went in could barely breathe because our lungs hurt so bad. I think I might have remembered coughing up blood, but I might be imagining it. Either way once we got home and realized just how severe of damage we were doing to ourselves, we definitely remembered to pack respirators on the return trip the next year (a rarely-used piece of equipment for us).

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That is an AMAZING mine! I have spent four multi-day trips exploring that mine complex and plan on heading up there again in the fall. We have dropped all three of the main shafts and quite a number of the smaller ones. There are some really great places to explore once you get away from the main haulage level. We've also dug out a couple of adits and found some areas that are quite a bit less traveled. I have tons of pictures of the place and have written a magazine article about it as well.

Oh yeah, it's one of the few mines I sometimes wear a dust mask in. The dust is super fine and just hangs in the air.

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Re: silica
<Reply # 44 on 7/2/2012 7:10 PM >
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Here's one of my favorite photos from Delamar. My friend is climbing out of a huge stope. It is a bit of a white knuckle climb up or down (unroped at least). We call it "The Zig-Zag Ladder of Death".





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Re: silica
<Reply # 45 on 7/3/2012 5:02 AM >
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Yeah, we've been wanting to make a return trip to spend some time there. I need to do that one without my daughter.

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