On Wednesday, Oct. 11, Keith Droste joined his fellow hard-rock brethren in the great beyond. No doubt his beloved wonder dog, Alta, was the first to greet him. For those who knew Keith, our sorrows of his passing are profound. By all measures Keith was an extraordinary person his generosity, intellect and physical stamina.
A pioneering horizontal, six-nozzle Pelton turbine developed by Voith Hydro at the 326-GWh Gerlos 1 pumped storage facility in the Ziller Valley, Austria, is setting new benchmarks for the 140-year-old
Note: This history is written from the perspective of a figurative miner at the Mayflower Mine, based on interviews and information from Keith Droste, Jim Hewitson, Gary Kimball and Steve Leatham, along with other historical…