Above: Students stand with university and Pogo Mine leaders in front of an underground loader that Pogo Mine donated to the UAF Community and Technical College Diesel and Heavy Equipment program. UAF photo by Eric Engman.
A donated underground loader from Northern Star Resources – Pogo Mine will let University of Alaska Fairbanks students train on the same modern equipment they are likely to encounter in their future jobs.
This loader is a perfect fit for students participating in our entry-level course introducing the true and heavy mechanics industry.
Ray Ludwig, UAF CTC advisor and assistant professor for the diesel and heavy equipment program
The Sandvik loader, valued at $85,000, made the 130-mile journey from the Pogo Mine to the program’s headquarters at the Hutchison Institute of Technology in Fairbanks in mid-April. More than a dozen students walked alongside the 52-ton loader as it crawled through the parking lot to the program’s garage.
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Source: UAF news and information. Article by Marimian Grimes, UAF senior public information officer.
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