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16
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18
19
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21
22
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30
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30
26
27
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29
30
31
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
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T
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S
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2
3
4
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6
7
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9
10
11
12
4
5
6
7
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9
10
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
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18
19
11
12
13
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2019 S M
6 13 20 27
7 14 21 28
JANUARY T W T 1 2 3 8 9 10 15 16 17 22 23 24 29 30 31
MAY S M T W T 1 2 5 6 7 8 9 12 13 14 15 16 19 20 21 22 23 26 27 28 29 30 S 1 8 15 22 29
F 4 11 18 25
S 5 12 19 26
F 3 10 17 24 31
S 4 11 18 25
SEPTEMBER M T W T F 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 11 12 13 16 17 18 19 20 23 24 25 26 27 30
S 7 14 21 28
S
3 10 17 24
FEBRUARY M T W T F 1 4 5 6 7 8 11 12 13 14 15 18 19 20 21 22 25 26 27 28
S 2 9 16 23
S M 1 7 8 14 15 21 22 28 29
JUNE M T W T
F
3 10 17 24
6 13 20 27
7 14 21 28
S 1 8 15 22 29
OCTOBER S M T W T 1 2 3 6 7 8 9 10 13 14 15 16 17 20 21 22 23 24 27 28 29 30 31
F 4 11 18 25
S 5 12 19 26
S 30 2 9 16 23
4 11 18 25
5 12 19 26
2021
MARCH S M T W T 31 3 4 5 6 7 10 11 12 13 14 17 18 19 20 21 24 25 26 27 28
APRIL T W T 2 3 4 9 10 11 16 17 18 23 24 25 30
F 5 12 19 26
S 6 13 20 27
S 30 3 10 17 24
JANUARY M T W T F 31 1 4 5 6 7 8 11 12 13 14 15 18 19 20 21 22 25 26 27 28 29
F 2 9 16 23 30
S 3 10 17 24 31
S 30 2 9 16 23
M 31 3 10 17 24
DECEMBER T W T F 3 4 5 6 10 11 12 13 17 18 19 20 24 25 26 27 31
S 7 14 21 28
SEPTEMBER S M T W T F 1 2 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 19 20 21 22 23 24 26 27 28 29 30
F 1 8 15 22 29
S 2 9 16 23 30
S M 1 7 8 14 15 21 22 28 29
F 5 12 19 26
S 6 13 20 27
AUGUST S M T W T 1 4 5 6 7 8 11 12 13 14 15 18 19 20 21 22 25 26 27 28 29
NOVEMBER S M T W T F 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 14 15 17 18 19 20 21 22 24 25 26 27 28 29
S 2 9 16 23 30
S 1 8 15 22 29
JULY T W T 2 3 4 9 10 11 16 17 18 23 24 25 30 31
M 2 9 16 23 30
MAY T W T
F
4 11 18 25
7 14 21 28
5 12 19 26
6 13 20 27
S 2 9 16 23
S 1 8 15 22 29 S 4 11 18 25
S
7 14 21 28
FEBRUARY M T W T F 1 2 3 4 5 8 9 10 11 12 15 16 17 18 19 22 23 24 25 26
JUNE S M T W T 1 2 3 6 7 8 9 10 13 14 15 16 17 20 21 22 23 24 27 28 29 30 S 31 3 10 17 24
S 6 13 20 27
S M 1 7 8 14 15 21 22 28 29
MARCH T W T 2 3 4 9 10 11 16 17 18 23 24 25 30 31
F 5 12 19 26
S 6 13 20 27
APRIL S M T W T 1 4 5 6 7 8 11 12 13 14 15 18 19 20 21 22 25 26 27 28 29
F 2 9 16 23 30
S 3 10 17 24 31
S 1 8 15 22 29
NOVEMBER T W T F 2 3 4 5 9 10 11 12 16 17 18 19 23 24 25 26 30
S 6 13 20 27
DECEMBER S M T W T 1 2 5 6 7 8 9 12 13 14 15 16 19 20 21 22 23 26 27 28 29 30
F 4 11 18 25
S 5 12 19 26
JULY S M T W T 1 4 5 6 7 8 11 12 13 14 15 18 19 20 21 22 25 26 27 28 29
OCTOBER M T W T F 1 4 5 6 7 8 11 12 13 14 15 18 19 20 21 22 25 26 27 28 29
S 2 9 16 23 30
S M 1 7 8 14 15 21 22 28 29
M 2 9 16 23 30
AUGUST T W T 3 4 5 10 11 12 17 18 19 24 25 26 31
F 2 9 16 23 30
S 3 10 17 24
F 6 13 20 27
S 7 14 21 28
F 3 10 17 24 31
S 4 11 18 25
Following are those recognized in previous directories 2011 : Founder, Skillings Mining Review
2007 : The “Iron Miner”
2002 : Charles Gedeon
1997 : Rainald W. Von Bitter
2010 : CAMIRO at NORCAT
2006 : Robert S. Mars Jr.
2001 : Rodney Bleifuss
1996 : M. Thomas Moore
2009: NRRI and Coleraine Minerals
2005 : John S. Brinzo
2000 : D avid N. Skillings, Jr.
1995 : Clifford W. Niemi
2004 : D. Kelly Campbell
1999 : N ational Steel Pellet Co.
1994 : Dr. Edward W. Davis
2003 : Al France
1998 : D avid DeLeo
Research Lab 2008 : John D. Jorgenson
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