Thank you to all of the miners, emergency responders and safety workers who participated in the Third Annual Surface Mining Emergency Response Training and Competition. The competition took place Feb. 24-27, 2020 at the Florida Public Safety Institute in Havana. Congratulations to all of our winners!

Overall Grand Champion
Nyrstar TN Mines – Nyrstar Grey Team

Field Competition
1st – Nyrstar TN Mines – Nyrstar Grey Team
2nd – Mosaic – New Wales
3rd – U.S. Silica – U.S. Silica Team

First Aid Competition
1st – Nyrstar TN Mines – Nyrstar Grey Team
2nd – Nutrien – White Springs Phosphate ERT
3rd – Mosaic – New Wales

Overall Novice Standings
1st – Nyrstar TN Mines – Nyrstar Blue
2nd – Lhoist North America – Montevallo Plant
3rd – Carmeuse Lime & Stone – Longview Warriors

Knot Tying Competition
1st – Nyrstar Gordonsville – Nyrstar Black Team (Nick Alcorn)
2nd – Nevada Gold Mines – Cortez (Mitch Cannon)
3rd – Nutrien – White Springs Phosphate ERT (Steven Vani)

Team Trainer
1st – Vulcan Materials – Vulcan Black (Oscar Frederick)
2nd – Nyrstar TN Mines – Nyrstar Grey Team (Brian Millington)