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NEWS-CONTINUED problem-solving skills and provide hands- on experience." Romarco Receives EIS Schedule The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers provid- ed Romarco Minerals with a schedule for completing the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for a Federal 404 Wetlands permit. A comment period begins after the Draft EIS is filed on December 14, 2012. A public hearing will be held January 29, 2013. Then the Draft EIS comment period ends on February 28, 2013. The Final EIS will be made avail- able to public on July 19, 2013. A Record of Decision on permit will be made on August 16, 2013. A group of companies donated mining simulators to Missouri S&T; Mining Engineering Dept. lators, one dragline conversion kit and one shovel-dump truck conversion kit. In addition to educating S&T; students, the facility will also allow for industry train- ing and development in surface mining methods and equipment, heavy mining machinery operator skills, risks and haz- ards control and mitigation, planning and deployment of heavy equipment in rugged terrains, and tracking and improving key productivity indices. "The virtual facility will sharpen stu- dents' understanding of engineering design associated with heavy machinery and helps them appreciate the magnitude of the challenges associated with these machines," Frimpong said. "The lab will also sharpen their critical-thinking and "While the Corps' schedule for com- pleting the EIS and issuing its Record of Decision is longer than we have been tar- geting, that schedule provides clarity for our planning," said Diane Garrett, presi- dent and CEO, Romarco Minerals. "We will continue to advance detailed design and engineering for the project, adjust equip- ment orders to align with the Corps' sched- ule, and diligently manage our cash as we advance one of the best undeveloped gold deposits in the world." www.e-mj.com JUNE 2012 • E&MJ; 51