WESTERN REGION MASTER MECHANICS ASSOCIATION

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JULY 21, 2005 6:30 – 9:30pm WSA HOSPITALITY DINNER, NO HOST BAR, DOOR PRIZES

ELKO NV – STOCKMAN’S HOTEL & CASINO – POOLSIDE

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JULY 22, 2005 WRMMA MEETING AGENDA –

ELKO NV – STOCKMAN’S HOTEL & CASINO - Upstairs

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7:00a.m. to 7:30a.m. Registration / Sign in – Ellis Ritz

Dues $40.00 per person $140.00 for 4 persons or more from one site

WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION

Your Officer’s

Co-Chairman Bob Frayser - Newmont

Co-Chairman Mitch Geyer - Newmont

Secretary / Treasurer Ellis Ritz - Placer Dome Cortez

Minutes Stenographer – TBA

7:30a.m. to 10:00 a.m. General Business – Report Outs

• Bob Frayser – Opening Comments, Introductions
• Everyone bring 3 best practices, two in equipment maintenance and one in safety
• Ellis Ritz – WRMMA Business Report
• Bob Frayser – WRMMA Web Site report Community Highlights
• Ellis Ritz – Review of Last meeting 3Ws - See Below
• Updates from each site attending: Changes, News, and Gossip

9:00a.m. to 9:15a.m. Break

9:15 a.m. to 10:00a.m. Updates from each site attending: Changes, News, and Gossip - Continued

REPORT OUT TOPICS

NOTE – IF UNABLE TO ATTEND PLEASE SEND A REPLACEMENT PREPARED TO PRESENT YOUR PART

10:00a.m. to Noon Sharing Best Practices Presentations

· Inflatable Drain Pans – Coeur Rochester – Jim Trosper – Presentation, bring samples or slides

· Latch bar inserts – Newmont - Jeff Jarrett & Randy Nicholson - Presentation

· SP270 Hydraulic / Pull-down Cylinder Issues – Barrick – Rick Carrick - Presentation

Noon to 1:00p.m. Lunch break (Provided by WSA)

1:00p.m. to 3:00p.m. Sharing Best Practices Presentations

• Tire management – everyone to bring best practice – Michelin to do presentation - Ellis Ritz.

• Twin Trip Motor Setup – KUCC - Mike Trujillo -Presentation
• Cool tool Presentation – Bob Frayser

3:00p.m. to 3:15p.m. Break

3:15p.m. to 3:45p.m. General Meeting Review

What worked?

What didn’t work?

Suggested changes of formats, dates, locations, frequency, newsletter, etc.

Selection of vendor for company/equipment updates.

3:45p.m. to 4:30p.m. Action Planning

Topic selection process for next WRMMA meeting study groups. 3W review.

NO	What	Who	When	Comments
1	Hire a Stenographer for taking minutes at the next meeting	Ellis Ritz	July 22, 2005	Locate an individual and set up for meeting
2	Each Site member to bring an operations person to the next meeting	All Sites	July 22, 2005	Typically one who interacts the most with maintenance personnel, i.e. Trainer, Coordinator, Dispatcher, etc.
3	Make contact with Ely NV mines	Ellis Ritz	July 22, 2005	Provide detailed communication in hopes of sending a delegate
4	Make contact with Round Mountain	John Richards	July 22, 2005	Provide detailed communication in hopes of sending a delegate
5	Post Minutes to Website for July Meeting	Bob Frayser	Aug 15, 2005	Finalize and post to website.