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ics, equipment simulation,” he said. The Silver Fox Mine, donated to UAF in 1977 by Tury Anderson, pro - vided hands-on training in many of those topics for generations of mining students. The former sil- ver mine is located a few miles up the Elliott Highway from Fairbanks. UAF hopes to lease out the property for some other purpose. “The benefit we had with Silver Fox was it was a student-run mine and close to Fairbanks,” Ghosh said. “We had mining companies regularly donate equipment to us. Graduates would come down and train the students for free. It was a source of industry engagement.” But the mine had challenges as well, such as burglaries and thefts, he said. Insurance added to costs. Operating two training mines ap- peared duplicative. The Delta center should do all that Silver Fox did, and more. Stu- dents Brokaw and Bowling both said they’re looking forward to visiting again as they continue their aca- demic studies at UAF. “I think having access to actual mine environment is really, really valuable for — pick a class,” Bowl - ing said. Sam Bishop is a writer and editor for UAF University Relations. A lifelong resident of Alaska, he previously spent almost three decades as a newspaper reporter and editor. The Mining and Petroleum Training Service offers mine worker training sessions year-round.
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