Co-op with Cargill

location Location: Lansing, NY Number of employees: 200 hourly

and 40 management Produced: Rock salt and other deicing

solutions Mine is 2300 ft. below Cayuga lake

History Cayuga Mine is the deepest and

oldest of two room-and-pillar salt mines currently operating in the state of New York. Operations started in 1923 have expanded and continue today. The mine is capable of producing over 2.1 million metric tons per year.

Project Power Study Support the Mine Power Supply

Analysis project with field verification of equipment specs and other tasks

Use the results of the Power Supply study to project the power system needs for 5 and 10 years into the future

Identify energy saving changes to the system that can be made or planned for with a written report

Project Mine Cap lamp Identify possible alternatives to the

Mine Site cap lamp, and field test the best alternative

Convert the Mine Site cap lamps to a cordless system and adapt the lamps to daily production

Project Ventilation on Demand

Conduct basic research into the feasibility of “Ventilation on Demand” for a mining unit.

Training 40 hour MSHA New

Miner training Annual Miner

Refresher training S.T.O.P. and BST

safety training

Daily Operations Weekly Engineering Department

meetings. Quarterly Employee feed-back

meetings Assisting Mine Engineers on

surveying Data collection Archiving old mine maps Installing computers or phones

through out the mine Troubleshoot access points

How did I land on internship

CMS email Interview (Behavioral Questions) Applied online at Cargill Careers Backgrounds check Physical exam Drug test

Key competencies used in your internship

Communication Cultural

Adaptability Engineering

Knowledge General Knowledge Initiative Planning Professional Impact Teamwork Safety Awareness

Final words of wisdom Its ok to be nervous Learn as much as possible from

everyone in the company Be friendly, nice, and willing to help

out Have fun Find something that your interested

in Talk to your boss if you have any

concerns