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Audio Recording Greg Vaught, Gold Mine Worker. Elko, Nevada

Greg Vaught, Gold Mine Worker. Elko, Nevada

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Gold mine worker Greg Vaught tells folklorists Meg Glaser and Charlie Seemann from the Western Folklife Center about how he came to work at a gold mine and his various mine jobs, including being the mine safety officer. He explains how he started using his musical talents to write humorous songs about mine safety and has become Newmont mining’s unofficial “Safety Troubadour.” And he sings an example of his work!

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Title

  • Greg Vaught, Gold Mine Worker. Elko, Nevada

Running Time

  • 9:21

Speakers

  • Greg Vaught
  • Meg Glaser
  • Charlie Seemann
  • Nancy Groce

Online Format

  • web page
  • pdf
  • audio

Podcast Series

  • America Works

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Greg Vaught, Gold Mine Worker. Elko, Nevada. 2020. Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/podcasts/2020-09-03/greg-vaught-gold-mine-worker-elko-nevada/.

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(2020) Greg Vaught, Gold Mine Worker. Elko, Nevada. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/podcasts/2020-09-03/greg-vaught-gold-mine-worker-elko-nevada/.

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Greg Vaught, Gold Mine Worker. Elko, Nevada. 2020. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/podcasts/2020-09-03/greg-vaught-gold-mine-worker-elko-nevada/>.