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13 WorldWide Drilling Resource ® JUNE 2013 Turning a Mine Upside Down The world’s largest open-pit copper mine is going underground. Chile’s Chuquicamata mine, which began production in 1915, is planning to create more than 620 miles of tunnels beneath the pit to extract addi- tional copper ore. State-owned Codelco, who has invested over $4 billion in Chuquicamata, believes the underground mine is capable of producing more than 330,000 tons of copper per year for another 50 years. Breaking News For links to these sites and more, visit our Web site. WorldWide Drilling Resource ® is the Only Drilling Magazine with More Than 1030 Years Experience. Send Your Breaking News to: promotions@worldwidedrillingresource.com Gold & Silver as Legal Tender? If passed, Arizona’s new law will allow the state to accept gold and silver coins and bullion as currency. Utah passed a similar law in 2011. First MBA Class in Global Mining Management Set to Graduate York University’s Schulich School of Business is preparing for the graduation of its first MBA (Master of Business Administration) class in global mining management. The school began the program in 2011, after the Canadian Institute of Mining approached the school about tailoring business courses for the mining sector. NIOSH Announces “Move It! Rig Move Safety for Roughnecks” Video The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has introduced a video covering rig move safety for roughnecks in the oil and gas fields. It helps make sense of the organized chaos which can accompany a rig move and highlights some easy ways to lower the risk of being injured or killed when moving to a new location. ! " # !