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Miami Boomtown Spree is held each year in April. The Town of Miami, located 70 miles East of Phoenix on US 60, is a copper mining boomtown that was started in 1909 and quickly became home to over 10,000 miners and their families. In 1939, the first Boomtown Spree was held, interrupted by WWII and later died out in the 1960's. The Boomtown Spree was revived in 1990 and has turned into a great annual festival. To return to Boomtown Spree Home page, CLICK HERE
ARIZONA STATE MINING CHAMPIONSHIP(TM)
Click on photo for larger view The Spike Driving competition displays timbering skills used to support underground mine workings. The contest determines which contestant can drive heavy spikes into timbers the fastest. The contestant starts behind the Starting Line with five (5) 60d spikes and an axe in his/her possession. When the judge yells "go", the contestant runs to the spiking timbers and drives his/her spikes. Two (2) spikes are driven up into an overhead timber and three (3) spikes are driven down into the lower timber. In the event of a thrown nail or broken axe the contestant must run back to the Starting Line and retrieve another one, then continue spiking. The contestant then runs back across the line and the time ends. The judges then check the driven spikes to insure that all are flush with or below the surface of the timber and that none are bent over. The Spike Driving competition displays timbering skills used to support underground mine workings. Grounds for Disqualification include but are not limited to: leaving any portion of the nail head above the surface of the timber; leaving a bent nail; jump starts; and unsafe acts. For complete Mining Championship Rules and Regulations CLICK HERE Return to Arizona State Mining Championship (TM) Events CLICK HERE
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