Kress hosted superintendents from across Southern California at the Santaluz Club to showcase its new robotic mowers and electric power equipment Santaluz Club director of agronomy Jeff Miller spoke to attendees about the time he’s spent with Kress’ mowers on his course “We’ve learned how much they help our entire program here as far as noise fuel consumption and improving the rough,” Miller told the more than a dozen superintendents gathered at his clubhouse “It’s hard to quantify some of the other benefits like the compaction and reducing the number of tracks from heavy units going through areas.” Miller has plenty of experience with robotic mowers on his course, having used mowers from a different manufacturer before he adopted Kress’ units for his rough. Santaluz also utilizes larger mowers for its fairways from Firefly Automatix — for more, read the May 2024 issue of Golfdom The most significant selling point for Kress’ robotic mowers is the singular GPS antenna that a course needs for a full fleet to operate. According to Tim Barrier, CGCS, a former superintendent at Rancho Santa Fe GC now serving as golf business development manager for Kress the antenna is free to install and doesn’t require a subscription to use allowing other Kress robotic mower users — including other golf courses homeowners and others — to connect to that network then you’ve got the whole course and surrounding area set,” Barrier said “We’re going to Seattle tomorrow to do some training This will be one of those golf courses we call one of our lighthouse properties where they have a full deployment and then we can attract other people from the industry to come and see that deployment and educate the people who live in that area.” the cost savings have also been significant Miller estimates that using battery-powered equipment Miller adds that savings have been even more significant “We spend 2,200 hours yearly mowing the rough using traditional methods and blowing all the clippings,” he said and you have to do that when the golf course is closed the time savings have extended further than the more apparent savings from time spent manually mowing turf thanks to the unique way Kress’ mowers learn the area they’ll be mowing “This technology is unique in that the pilot comes off You map your area and put it back on the mower,” Barrier said “It’s unique; nobody has anything like that You dump the old map and start a new one without having to drive the unit around.” “The other point that saves you time is that you’re not driving the unit around,” Miller added so I can take the pilot off any other unit Having the flexibility of taking another unit and mapping it separately whenever you want to: a wet area it’s so much easier to make adjustments.” Miller is a major proponent of the switch to robotic mowers For superintendents in California and beyond thinking about starting to utilize autonomous mowers he urges them to dive right in after doing their research It’s almost like a no-brainer,” he said “You’re going to have to do this After two or three months of installing the mowers I sold my two (Groundsmaster 4500s); that’s how confident I was.” subscribe to Golfdom to receive more articles just like it XHTML: You can use these tags: <a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <cite> <code> <del datetime=""> <em> <i> <q cite=""> <s> <strike> <strong> Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" Standing with a few of their Kress autonomous mowers are (from left) Jeff Miller director of agronomy at The Santaluz Club; Tommy Caranci Miller with his three Firefly autonomous fairway mowers One of the Firefly autonomous mowers in action at The Santaluz Club One of the Kress mower in action at The Santaluz Club Phil Cauthon (pcauthon@gcsaa.org) is GCM’s managing editor The Santaluz Club in San Diego, Calif., is the world’s first golf community to deploy FireFly Automatix’s Autonomous Mowing Platform (AMP) self-driving 100-inch-wide professional mowers for more than two months on its 300-acre championship golf course Santaluz has not only seen increased productivity by using AMP it now expects to realize annual savings/gained value of about $115,000 a year member-owned community centered around a 7,112-yard The club has previously introduced the use of smaller robotic mowers and different internet-connected devices systems designed to help maintain/support the course After dealing with challenges such as rising capital equipment costs increasing wages and growing environmental concerns there was standing water everywhere,” Miller said “I would never let a traditional mower operate in those conditions But with the independent drive system to each of the four AMP wheels The AMP just slowed down and didn’t rut the fairway and it was an easy decision to move forward with the AMPs from FireFly Automatix.” First unveiled a year ago at the annual Turfgrass Producers International convention the now-shipping and now-named “AMP” is a professional mowing platform that was purpose-built and designed from the ground up to be an electric vehicle not a gas- or diesel-propelled system retrofitted with EV technologies select AMP technological highlights include: Two AMP’s from FireFly Automatix mowing at The Santaluz Club in San Diego the AMP delivers optimized height of cut capabilities in increments of 1/100th of an inch (0.01-in.) and reel-to-reel bedknife in increments of 5/1000th of an inch (0.005-in.) we mowed two to three times a week (with diesel-powered with our three AMPs completing the entire course in 4-4.5 hours we’ll save about 2,000 hours per year which works out to about $50,000 in annual labor costs now that we’re mowing six times a week if you take the value that we’re gaining (the OpEx costs) we’ll actually double that amount value-wise we’ll save an additional $15,000 a year in hard costs for diesel fuel So that pushes our total savings/value gained each year to close to $115,000.” You won't be seeing Chargers legend Philip Rivers in the powder blue and gold anymore and your chances of seeing him at a San Diego-area grocery store in the off season just became a lot slimmer who signed a free agent deal with the Indianapolis Colts this off-season just put his Santaluz mansion on the market The home is an errant tee shot away from the Santaluz Club golf course within an up-scale residential community in San Diego's Black Mountain Ranch neighborhood Rivers' former abode features everything you'd expect for an NFL star The home sits on an acre with views of the Pacific Ocean and features six bedrooms and six-and-a-half baths, according to the L.A. Times so it appears the Chargers' all-time leader in games and passing touchdowns will be settling into something bigger in the Hoosier State Photos courtesy of Tyler Bowman- Bowman Group Media It looks like nothing was found at this location The Santa Luz project is an open-pit gold mining operation located in the state of Bahia It is owned and operated by Canadian mining company Equinox Gold The Santa Luz project is an open-pit gold mining operation in the state of Bahia The open-pit mine was operated by precious metals exploration and production company Yamana Gold from mid-2013 to mid-2014 and was placed on care and maintenance in September 2014 due to poor metallurgical recovery results. The ownership changed hands over the years before Equinox, the current operator, acquired the gold mine in March 2020 Full-scale construction of the Santa Luz project was initiated by Equinox in November 2020 The project has an estimated initial pre-production capital investment of approximately $103m It is a brownfield mine with the majority of the infrastructure already installed at the site An updated feasibility study released in November 2020 envisages an estimated life of mine (LOM) of 9.5 years including eight years of mining and 1.5 years of processing stockpiles Mining activities commenced in June 2021 with a focus on removing waste and developing infrastructure such as access roads dumps and ore storage areas for a pre-stripping campaign before full-scale mining in late 2021 The project is expected to achieve its first gold pour in the first quarter (Q1) 2022 The Santa Luz project is located approximately 35km north of the town of Santa Luz The property is approximately 240km away from the city of Salvador in the Maria Preta mining district It encompasses an area of approximately 48,599.25ha including 36 exploration permits and six mining concessions The deposit is situated in the Rio Itapicurú Greenstone Belt (RIGB) on the north-eastern portion of the São Francisco Craton Considered the largest greenstone belt in the craton the RIGB extends approximately 100km in a north-south trend with widths ranging between 30km and 50km The host rocks at the Santa Luz project include sedimentary rocks and felsic to intermediate volcanic and tuffaceous rocks The volcanic rocks and dioritic and dacitic intrusions are typically porphyritic with fine‐ to medium‐grained quartz and feldspar phenocrysts The gold mineralisation at the Santa Luz project is associated with quartz-carbonate-sulphide veins and breccia filling hosted in sheared and hydrothermally altered rocks within a district-scale shear zone The mineralised veins occur as two main types of quartz veins with white to grey foliation‐parallel type being the most common while the other is thicker and normally black or dark grey The proven and probable mineral reserves at the Santa Luz project were estimated at 24.9 million tonnes (Mt) grading 1.34g/t gold (Au) for 1.07 million ounces (Moz) in contained gold The Santa Luz mine will be operated as a truck and excavator open-pit mine that involves traditional open-pit mining methods of drilling Mining operations will be executed from three pits including C1 and two small pits at the Antas 3 deposit The overall waste to ore stripping ratio for the operation is 4.3:1 The pit design features a minimum mining width of 20m with pit bench heights at 10m and mining proceeding in two 5m flitches with a safety berm every 10m to ensure safe loading and hauling The ramp road grades are limited to a maximum of 10% with approximately 25m wide from toe to crest for the C1 and Antes 3 deposits The mining operations are based on an average and maximum mining rate of approximately 15.3 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) and 22Mtpa respectively The C1 deposit will have a life of mine (LOM) of nine years while Antas 3 will have a LOM of six years The run of mine (ROM) ore will undergo crushing in a primary jaw crusher followed by a cone crusher arranged in an open circuit. The crushed ore will be ground in a semi-autogenous (SAG) mill and a ball mill operating in series The screen undersize will be pumped to the primary mill cyclones while the combined SAG mill cyclone overflow and the ball mill discharge will be transferred to the secondary mill cyclones The screen undersize will be fed into the gravity concentrators which will feed the intensive leach reactor to produce a pregnant leach solution (PLS)  The PLS will undergo leaching in a resin in leach (RIL) circuit to produce resin in the form of spherical beads approximately 1mm in diameter The loaded resin will be passed through a screen to separate the resin from the ore slurry It will be washed and eluted in a closed circuit with four electrowinning cells The eluted resin will be washed with a caustic solution to neutralise the remaining acid content before being recycled to the RIL tanks gold and other metals in the eluate will be electrodeposited on the cathodes that are periodically washed Oxidisers and flux will be added to the dried cathode sludge and the resultant solution will be smelted to produce doré metal and slag The metal produced at the end of the process will be an alloy of copper and gold which will be shipped to a custom refinery where the slag will be further processed for the recovery of coarse metal and recycling to the plant feed The gold project will also involve the processing of dacitic‐high‐sulphide ore mined from the Antas 3 deposit in the final year of operation The ore will be floated in the flotation circuit while the concentrate will be filtered in a new filtering plant The resultant filter cake will be stored for shipping off-site either to copper smelters or other toll milling plants The Santa Luz project area is accessible by road from Salvador via highway BR‐324 to Feira de Santana A municipal dirt road from Santa Luz links the project site The power supply required for the project is sourced from an existing power line connected to the Brazilian grid The project is served by Companhia de Eletricidade do Estado da Bahia (COELBA) under a contract that provides 0.5MW during peak hours and 10MW in non‐peak hours All raw water supply needs are met from the Rio Itapicurú and 14 groundwater wells The project receives approximately 30m³ of potable water a week under a contract with Bahia’ state water utility Empresa Baiana de Águas e Saneamento (EMBASA) The mining contract for the project was awarded to mining services company U&M Mineração e Construção (U&M) SLR Consulting subsidiary Roscoe Postle Associates (RPA) and Ausenco Engineering Canada were engaged to jointly prepare the technical report for the Santa Luz project The technical report was published in November 2020 Give your business an edge with our leading industry insights View all newsletters from across the GlobalData Media network. DISCLAIMER: The currency conversion is provided for illustration purposes only It is meant only as an approximation based on the latest information available and should not be relied upon for any other purposes We are not responsible for any loss that you may incur as a result of relying on these currency conversions All property prices are as stated by the listing agent A North County attorney faces multiple criminal charges in connection with a crash that killed a nanny and seriously injured a toddler officials announced Monday was killed when an SUV ran a red light at the intersection of Camino Del Sur and Via Verrazzano on Feb Mendez was pushing a 14-month-old toddler in a stroller at the time of the crash Mendez suffered critical injuries and later died at the hospital The toddler was hospitalized in intensive care for several days for injuries including shattered spleen failure to stop at a red light and failure to yield to a pedestrian within a crosswalk NBC 7 San Diego ran a check on the vehicle’s license plate and learned the car was registered to a Jeffrey Padilla who lives near the scene of the accident A man who identified himself as a Mr. Padilla answered the door of the home and said his wife was too distraught to issue a statement. she’s gone through enough,” Padilla said at the time “There’s no way we can give a statement right now Padilla answered the door at the same address Monday night holding a baby Her Linkedin profile lists her as a contract attorney who graduated from USD School of Law in 2005 and San Diego State University in 2001 with a BA in Psychology Her arraignment date is set for March 18 at 12:30 p.m An emotional day in court Friday ended with a judge ordering 48 hours behind bars for a woman who pleaded guilty to running a red light killing a nanny and seriously injuring a toddler in a crash in Santaluz Christine Padilla, an attorney from Del Sur, pleaded guilty last month to misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter, running a red light and failure to yield at a crosswalk in connection with a fatal accident that happened on Feb. 1. Padilla, who had given birth just one day earlier, was driving an SUV and ran a red light at the intersection of Camino Del Sur and Via Verrazzano Click here for a full TIMELINE of this case A police report from the fatal collision later revealed that Padilla admitted she was sleep-deprived on the day of the accident The report said Padilla told officers she was driving home from her sister’s house and knew she ran a red light but by the time she realized what she had done it was too late for Mendez and the toddler Padilla told officers: “I’m sorry – I’m sleep-deprived and I just looked up and I’m like On Friday – more than four months after the tragic crash – Padilla appeared in a standing-room-only courtroom for sentencing Watch raw video of Padilla heading into court here. Emotions were palpable inside the courtroom, as Mendez’s family members and the injured toddler’s mother begged a judge to give Padilla jail time spoke of the constant pain she and her 14-year-old brother have endured with the sudden loss of their mother My mom and I were best friends; she is the one I told everything to I just can’t explain the pain we are going through right now,” said Barragan “She didn’t even get to see [my brother and I] graduate from high school “She took things away from us that we will never get back,” said Fomon adding that Padilla has shown “no true remorse” and has only been concerned “about herself and her agony” since the deadly accident “Your concern for yourself has trumped all else,” said Fomon A probation officer recommended Padilla be sentenced to house arrest and probation who said he read every letter submitted by both sides -- including more than 60 letters from Padilla's family and friends -- said he was at first inclined to sentence Padilla to the punishment recommended by the probation department After listening to statements from Mendez’s family and the toddler’s family Judge Gill decided to sentence Padilla to 48 hours in jail after she serves 180 days under electronic surveillance and house arrest She must also remain on probation for three years Judge Gill said Padilla’s willingness to plead guilty played a big factor in her sentencing Friday He said he believes Padilla is genuinely remorseful Padilla also got her chance to address the court and Mendez’s family saying she’s “deeply sorry” for their loss and hopes God will help them heal “I have no words to express the depth of my remorse Padilla said she can’t explain why she ran the red light Hospital records show she was not given any medications while in the hospital before the accident Fomon called the letter she received from Padilla "incredibly self-serving and transparent" and said Padilla failed to "take ownership" for her actions on the day of the crash in the note "I received your letter and realized that your main concern has been and continued to be you," said Fomon "I don't doubt you are sorry this all happened; I just question where the victims fall in your totem pole of remorse." said his client has admitted liability and wanted to settle the case Mendez's family has also filed a civil suit against Padilla arguing she was reckless and negligent on the day of the accident. 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Print Former Padres pitcher Jake Peavy has sold a house in a San Diego golf course community for $2.75 million The property previously changed hands a decade ago for $3.5 million and in recent years was leased out The free agent is no stranger to curveballs Peavy learned in 2016 that between $15 million to $20 million of his retirement savings had been siphoned away by a financial advisor 2019An earlier version of this article’s headline misstated the pitcher’s first name the 2009 single-story is entered through a courtyard in keeping with its Spanish style Another courtyard sits off the master bedroom The close to 7,000 square feet of living space includes a game room with wine storage and a wet bar The more than 1.5-acre property features a sport court a swimming pool and a freestanding covered patio with a dressing room the Chicago White Sox and the San Francisco Giants The former All-Star was the National League Cy Young Award winner in 2007 Cheryl Berkson of Chase Pacific was the listing agent Kip Boatcher of Keller Williams Carmel Valley represented the buyer lauren.beale2@latimes.com Twitter: @laurenebeale California Business 2019: An earlier version of this article’s headline misstated the pitcher’s first name Subscribe for unlimited accessSite Map At the 2019 Golf Industry Show, Cub Cadet exhibited equipment they believe will address the challenges facing turf managers: the next generation of the RG3 robotic mower — the Infinicut RGX “We’re taking the success of the Infinicut mowers — used at venues like Real Madrid and Toronto FC — and applying it to the success of the RG3 robotic mowers and the result is the Infinicut RGX,” said Tony Whelan director of sales & marketing of Cub Cadet’s specialty turf products division The RG3 mowers are powered by lead-acid batteries and the new RGX models will have all lithium batteries and a new positioning system The company demoed the new model for the first time at the Golfdom Summit in December Whelan was chipper after spending a day on the show floor and demonstrating the mower at San Diego’s Santaluz Club at 5:30 the morning prior superintendent at Perry Park Country Club in Larkspur uses the RG3 mower on his golf course and was present for the demonstration at Santaluz His 24-second video of the mower from the demo had 7,000 views within 24 hours Daigle went fully autonomous last year with four RG3s and says that there is a clear difference with walk mowing greens and the robotic RG3s due to the dual-mowing and rolling function of the RG3 He’s been seeing additional benefits as well we’re now raking bunkers five days a week – we previously did it three days – and we string trim the course now as the first job of the day The Infinicut RGX mower will be available in late 2019 or early 2020 and Cub Cadet is currently in the heart of the field testing period The company will start demonstrating the mower at regional events in North America throughout 2019 One of the four Cub Cadet RG3 robotic greens mowers in the lineup at Perry Park Country Club in Larkspur GCSAA Class A superintendent at The Santaluz Club in San Diego told his assistant superintendent last Tuesday after a phone call with Tony Whelan director of sales and marketing for Cub Cadet The news Whelan had called Miller to deliver Cub Cadet is shelving its autonomous turf mower program Whelan cited technical issues with what was supposed to be Cub Cadet’s newest autonomous mower introduced the RG3 robotic greens mower to the market in 2015 The RGX was scheduled to be released sometime in 2020 “The message is that we take our commitment to quality extremely seriously,” Whelan told GCM last week “We are unwilling to bring any product to the market that doesn’t meet our customers’ expectations and specifications.” He owns five RG3 mowers and has another on loan and says implementing them has saved time and money at his club Miller says he was planning to upgrade to the RGX which was to feature a real-time kinematic (RTK) GPS system (RG3 did not have RTK GPS) The RGX was showcased in January at the 2020 Golf Industry Show in Orlando When he spoke with GCM in the days after receiving what he described as “out of the blue” news Miller was busy seeking greens-mowing alternatives and still trying to process Cub Cadet’s decision Definitely shocked,” the 20-year GCSAA member says The clubs that have been using the RG3 — Whelan says “it was a small number” — were not only contacted by Whelan but also received a letter from Cub Cadet about the decision Whelan says Cub Cadet will continue to support the units as it works with its customers on a transition plan for each specific site and he adds that a plan is in place to return the mowers to Cub Cadet and we’re going to work with you to transition out into an alternate method,” Whelan says which was first reported by Golf Course Industry was made following a six-month field trial of the RGX in the U.S we uncovered a couple of technical challenges that were going to not allow us to meet certain specifications,” Whelan says “One of them was significant enough that we had to put the project on hold but the decision is based on our core value We’re just not going to provide something to the market that doesn’t meet the customers’ expectations and needs We believe this technical challenge is a pretty big challenge for us are refocusing a lot of our resources and efforts in other areas as we consider how to solve this.” Whelan would not elaborate on details of the technical issues is another superintendent who has been using the RG3 a 29-year GCSAA member who oversees Valley Brook Country Club in McMurray says he thought Whelan was calling him last week to discuss moving forward with the RGX “I thought we were going to be the first club to have it,” says Shaw who tested the RGX and planned to get six of the units for The Cub Cadet RGX prototype during testing at Valley Brook Country Club in McMurray “I felt they (Cub Cadet) were on the right track It (testing the RGX) was successful on Poa annua/bentgrass Our members see the difference (in greens maintained with the RG3) They see the same perfection on putting greens I see.” he says he has been looking at other options since last year “I assured everyone at our club (last fall) that I had a Plan B,” Shaw says who also has five of Cub Cadet’s Infinicut walk-behind mowers says he will miss saving the approximately 13,000 hours of labor he eliminated over the more than three-year period of using the RG3 which allowed his crew to handle other tasks while the RG3 did its thing “That’s (saving) a quarter of a million dollars,” says Miller Although Whelan indicated that a potential revival of autonomous mowers at Cub Cadet is a never-say-never scenario Cub Cadet is focused on its other products “I don’t want to create false expectations We are describing it right now that it is on indefinite hold,” Whelan says Justin Daigle, GCSAA Class A superintendent at Perry Park Country Club in Larkspur, Colo., delivered a passionate presentation about autonomous mowers last month at the Golf Industry Show He is among those who use the RG3 — he had three years remaining on a five-year lease of the product at the time of the announcement and was looking forward to the RGX Daigle says Cub Cadet has been “super helpful” in assisting with the transition following last week’s news but the turn of events is still disappointing “I just don’t see another product anytime soon that produced a surface like the RG3,” says Daigle whose club leased four RG3 mowers for a fair market value of $36,000 annually Daigle says he has been contacted by other companies about autonomous mower possibilities “Autonomous mowers in our industry are not dead,” Daigle says Editor’s note: Read much more about the future of autonomous technology in the golf industry in the April 2020 issue of GCM Austin and Lisa Campbell know what it’s like to have a child with medical needs spent time in the neonatal intensive care unit after her birth in 2013 and was diagnosed with CHARGE syndrome a complex genetic condition that causes numerous health issues including life-threatening conditions such as congenital heart defects Children with CHARGE syndrome often spend months in the hospital and undergo numerous treatments The Campbells stayed at the Ronald McDonald House during the nine weeks Harlow was hospitalized. While making it their home away from home, they saw an opportunity to pay it forward—an unused salon space. Austin, a franchisee of Sola Salons launched a renovation of the salon and turned it into a much-needed reprieve for the families of hospitalized children Hairstylists and other pros from his 18 salons donate their services to residents at the Ronald McDonald House at no cost The salon is the only one of its kind in the country ronald-mcdonald-house-salon-charitablesd-0223.jpg “The response has been overwhelming and emotional,” he says. “I know from experience that if your child is an inpatient at Rady’s Children’s Hospital For us to provide a free service like this inside their temporary home has brought so much joy and appreciation to many families who are going through the most difficult time of their lives.” The Campbells are also active in the CHARGE syndrome community. They’re fundraising to create a CHARGE syndrome center at Rady Children’s and are sponsoring the inaugural CHARGE Into the Future gala at the Santaluz Club on April 22 to support the effort “We believe deeply in giving back to the communities we live and work in,” Austin says “It’s important to my wife and I to offer support in any way possible to families who have children with CHARGE syndrome.” They also offer hope for other families of children with CHARGE syndrome Though she still sees a dozen specialists on a regular basis and will continue to do so throughout her life “We are very fortunate that she is doing so well because many CHARGE kids really struggle with many more medical complications that many times result in a short lifespan “She has truly inspired us to become better people and to want to give back to the Ronald McDonald House We wouldn’t change a thing about her or the life path that we travel as special needs parents.” By clicking subscribe you're confirming that you agree with our Terms and Conditions Email: [email protected] By clicking Subscribe you’re confirming that you agree with our Terms and Conditions Email: [email protected] © Copyright 2023 San Diego Magazine 1230 Columbia Street, Suite 800, San Diego, CA Print Longtime Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers who joined the Indianapolis Colts this offseason as a free agent has put his home in San Diego’s gated Santaluz community on the market for $4.199 million sits behind a gated entrance on an acre overlooking the greens and fairways of the Santaluz Club golf course the single-story house features arched doorways two islands are paired with a breakfast nook with built-in seating An expansive master suite has a separate sitting room There are six bedrooms and 6.5 bathrooms in more than 6,800 square feet of living space Sets of French doors open onto a covered patio with a suspended swing and pool table The grounds contain a saltwater swimming pool Rivers used a trust to purchase the property in 2009 for $3.299 million The 38-year-old quarterback was a model of consistency during his 16 years with the Chargers making 235 consecutive starts (including 11 playoff games) he holds franchise records for more than 30 categories He signed a one-year, $25-million contract with the Colts in March. Shaun Worthen of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties holds the listing. Former Los Angeles Times reporter Neal J. Leitereg covered celebrity real estate for the Business section. He graduated from Arizona State and covered real estate news for Realtor.com before joining The Times. The fire broke out at about 10:45 a.m. near Del Norte High School in 4S Ranch, a community east of Rancho Santa Fe, said Lee Swanson, San Diego Fire-Rescue spokesman. Firefighters were trying to contain the blaze, dubbed the Bernardo fire, as it approached Fairbanks Ranch at about 2:30 p.m., Swanson said. Mandatory evacuations were ordered in the Santa Luz and Camino Del Sur areas, Swanson said. Torrey Pines High School is being used as an emergency shelter. The number of firefighters responding to the fire was unknown, Swanson said. “We keep ordering more units,” he said. “It’s well in excess of 100.” World & Nation Canadian mining company Equinox Gold (TSX:EQX) (NYSE:EQX) a gold mining company with seven operating mines has begun mining activities and preparation at its Santa Luz mine in Brazil efforts are focused on removing waste rom two locations and developing access roads and ore storage areas in preparation for a pre-stripping campaign This is set to be finished before the company begins mining ore in late 2021 Equinox Gold (TSX:EQX) (NYSE:EQX) claims that construction is on track for Q4 2021 commissioning and pour gold in W1 2022. The Santa Luz mine is an exciting project for Equinox Gold (TSX:EQX) (NYSE:EQX) as it is expected to produce 110,000 gold ounces every year for the first five years in operation This would be a big boost to the company’s production numbers and bottom line The mine is a brownfield past-producing mine with most site services and infrastructure already set up Equinox Gold (TSX:EQX) (NYSE:EQX) is able to jump into the project faster and bring it to production faster because of this Investors have received this project positively maintaining long-term returns for investors with the stock up more than 10% since March 31 The mine was approved for full-scale construction on November 9 2020 making this start date very quick for Equinox Gold (TSX:EQX) (NYSE:EQX) this is a key piece of the puzzle in the company’s mission to be a 1 million-ounces-per-year gold producer The first gold pour at the open-pit mine is targeted for Q1 2022 Santa Luz is expected to produce 903,000 ounces of gold and generate $436 million in after-tax net cash flow This is assuming a base case $1500/oz gold price but this could very well change with the overall rise in commodities pushing gold higher as it recovers from the lows of 2020 The progress on this mine is a significant step toward the company’s goal of producing 1 million ounces per year, adding about 100,000 ounces to the annual production numbers. The team at Equinox Gold (TSX:EQX) (NYSE:EQX) has over 500 years of cumulative experience with numerous resources companies launched and grown under their watch along with 50 mines brought to production in some of the world’s most challenging but rewarding jurisdictions My reporting covers the latest industry news I have a keen interest in global business and a love for travel If you would like to receive our free newsletter via email simply enter your email address below & click subscribe Tweet with hash tag #miningfeeds or @miningfeeds and your tweets will be displayed across this site You have reached your free article limit on MIningFeeds.com Create a free account in seconds and get access to: © 2025 MiningFeeds.com. All rights reserved.(This site is formed from a merger of Mining Nerds and Highgrade Review.) Santa Barbara counties 1/60 A huge fireball erupts as a structure burns on Coronado Hills Drive in San Marcos.  (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times) 2/60 Steve Deck photographs a huge plume from the 8,000-acre Las Pulgas fire at Camp Pendleton   (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times) 3/60 David Roberts surveys the ruins of his Escondido home it still could not withstand the relentless flames Crews battling wildfires in the area saw their resources stretched further by the church fire.  (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times) 13/60 Red smoke fills the air as flames engulf the Calvary Assembly Church Cedar Street in Escondido.  (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times) 14/60 Smoke fills the air as flames engulf Calvary Assembly Church in Escondido where the wildfire continues to burn.  (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times) 18/60 Hose spewing surveys his destroyed home in the 1700 block of Skimmer Court in Carlsbad.  (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times) 28/60 A home goes up in flames along Country Club Drive in Escondido.  (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times) 29/60 James Harkins uses a garden hose to fight flames racing up a hillside toward his home in San Marcos “Not without a fight.”  (Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times) 30/60 Robert and Sophie Payne and son Bronson visit their home destroyed in wildfire on Black Rail Road in Carlsbad   (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times) 31/60 Anya Bannasch looks at her parents home destroyed in wildfire on Black Rail Road in Carlsbad Schaben / Los Angeles Times) 41/60 Flames send up clouds of smoke around San Marcos.  (Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times) 42/60 Fire burns around San Marcos one of several locations where blazes were being fought on a hot and windy day   (Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times) 43/60 Fires burn early Thursday around San Marcos near Bresa de Loma Drive   (Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times) 44/60 An L.A firefighter walks through thick smoke as he monitors a wildfire threatening homes in the Coronado Hills neighborhood of San Marcos Schaben / Los Angeles Times) 45/60 Cal Fire crews battle a wildfire Wednesday in the Deer Springs area east of Fallbrook Schaben / Los Angeles Times) 46/60 Fires burn around San Marcos early Thursday.  (Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times) 47/60 An airplane makes a fire retardant drop on a burning hill near in a fire that burned nearly 2,000 acres in northern San Diego County in May 2014 A 14-year-old girl convicted of starting the fire was sentenced Wednesday to 400 hours of community service Print Driven by hot fast-moving brush fires in San Diego and Santa Barbara counties burned hundreds of acres Tuesday and forced mandatory evacuations in both areas With even higher temperatures forecast for Wednesday fire officials throughout Southern California were gearing up for more hot spots and warning residents to remain vigilant but an aggressive response by firefighters from the state Department of Forestry and Fire Protection and several local fire departments was credited with preventing the flames from damaging any homes “We think we have a pretty good handle on it,” San Diego Fire Chief Javier Mainar said at an evening media briefing mandatory evacuations were ordered for 1,200 homes and businesses near Lompoc as a wind-driven brush fire there swelled to 700 acres Residents in the San Miguelito Canyon area were advised to evacuate as their homes were threatened by flames moving rapidly toward Lompoc David Sadecki of the Santa Barbara County Fire Department Strike teams and helicopters were used to battle the blaze in 15 mph winds County firefighters ordered eight air tankers for additional support more than 20,000 evacuation calls were made by various fire and emergency agencies to homes the San Diego County Emergency Site said late Tuesday afternoon and at day’s end it remained unclear how many homes were actually evacuated and how many residents may have opted not to leave despite receiving a call San Diego Police Chief Shelley Zimmerman said 300 mandatory evacuation calls were made within the city limits San Diego County Sheriff Bill Gore said his department made 5,000 calls The calls were made in the Black Mountain Road The Fairbanks Ranch Country Club was ordered evacuated San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer said a joint effort by Cal Fire and several local departments mobilized “every available resource to attack this fire all day.” The fire was reported shortly before 11 a.m “We’ve come a long way since the wildfires of 2003,” Mainar said After the Cedar fire in 2003 destroyed more than 2,200 homes in San Diego County reports pointed to communication and equipment problems fire agencies were beefing up crews and setting up equipment in wilderness areas because of Santa Ana winds and hot weather expected to last for several days along with dangerously low relative humidity and temperatures above 100 degrees in some areas are forecast for inland and mountain areas across the region high-wind warnings and heat advisories from Ventura to San Diego counties Forest Service said it has assigned 24-hour staffing for crews on more than two dozen fire engine and lightweight brush patrol vehicles across the Angeles National Forest Some roads were closed in the forest area because of the fire danger. Those include Glendora Mountain and Mount Baldy. For a map of the closures, which are expected to last through Wednesday, see the Los Angeles Department of Public Works website The Los Angeles County Fire Department has more than 70 additional firefighters on duty across the county The department also has already deployed extra fire engines brush patrol vehicles and water tender trucks in Agoura Hills and Malibu Akins said a Cal Fire strike team has been assigned to county Fire Station 126 in Santa Clarita tony.perry@latimes.com veronica.rocha@latimes.com Times staff writer Robert J. Lopez contributed to this report. Veronica Rocha worked on the Metro desk and at L.A. Now covering breaking news in California. She joined the Los Angeles Times in 2014 and left in 2017. "I'm certainly well taken care of in terms of food and clothes," he said "Money has no utility to me beyond a certain point." With 275,000 acres across the United States The vast majority of that — about 242,00 acres — is farmland "I have invested in these farms to make them more productive and create more jobs," Gates said in a Reddit Ask Me Anything last year "There isn't some grand scheme involved — in fact all these decisions are made by a professional investment team." But he also owns dozens of properties across Washington a number of the properties were transferred from one trust to another — so it's hard to discern who owns exactly what as all of their trusts are linked to the same Seattle bank along with details about transfers around the Gates divorce Neither Gates nor French Gates responded to requests for comment from Business Insider a wealthy suburb of Seattle that's home to many tech titans Gates owns at least 12 parcels of land there Purchased for about $34 million between 1988 and 2009 the current combined assessed value of the Lake Washington-adjacent properties is $183.5 million It was also built to be energy-efficient and technologically advanced with a heating and cooling system that automatically adjusts to guests' liking and lights that turn on and off automatically as people go from room to room "My house is being designed and constructed so that it's a bit ahead of its time," Gates wrote in his 1995 book "The Road Ahead." It is made of wood One of those people could have been his then-wife, Melinda French Gates whom he married after he had already begun work on the house While she changed his plans for the kitchen and added her own office space "We won't have that house forever," she told The New York Times in 2019 "I'm actually really looking forward to the day that Bill and I live in a 1,500-square-foot house." Many of Gates' homes are situated on or near the grounds of a golf course "Bill got into golf in the same addictive way he gets into anything else," Steve Ballmer, his Harvard classmate and former Microsoft CEO, told Time in 1997 In 1999, he purchased a $12.5 million home on the grounds of Indian Wells' exclusive Vintage Club known for its Tom Fazio-designed golf courses The six-bedroom home is now valued closer to $15 million Gates was spotted at the club in 2021 and was more recently seen at the Indian Wells Open Gates amassed a small real estate empire in San Diego County and it started with a property in Rancho Santa Fe It's part of the guarded and gated community on the grounds of the Del Mar Country Club which reportedly costs six figures to join Like some of the other properties in the Gates portfolio the Del Mar Country Club house was transferred "due to the dissolution of a marriage" in 2021 — the same year Bill and Melinda divorced — according to property records It is likely now solely owned by one of the two Gates Like the rest of the San Diego Country properties Rancho Paseana was transferred between trusts in 2021 around the time of Bill and Melinda's divorce The Gates purchased another house about 10 minutes from Rancho Panseana a couple of weeks later in 2014 for $3.2 million The Santaluz Club features Rees Jones-designed golf course it was transferred between trusts in 2021 — and 5% is owned by the French Family Trust and Kristin French — likely relatives of Melinda Gates and then-wife Melinda purchased their fourth San Diego property, this 5,800-square-foot beach house, for $43 million in Del Mar, California Bill Gates has long been reported to be a member of the exclusive Yellowstone Club — a ski and golf club tucked away in Big Sky Montana Montana is a nondisclosure state when it comes to real estate, and the Yellowstone Club is very private in what it releases about its owners but a 2009 county resolution helped point to which home belonged to the Gates has the same tax address as Gates' many other properties and was linked to his lawyer and family office Its assessed market value is $29.4 million — up from $5.8 million in the 2009 county record There are no photos available of the home online but property records indicate the main house is 6,993 square feet It's almost guaranteed to match the surrounding homes The club's annual dues were $41,500 in 2018 the most recent year for which data are publicly available plus another $12,000 for the property owners' association That buys access to the club's 15,200 acres The home switched hands in 2021 — the same year Bill and Melinda divorced A trust connected to a Seattle bank used by both of the Gates is the property's new owner All signs point to one of the two still owning it estate in tony Palm Beach County is the main home of Jennifer Gates Nassar's horseback riding facilities He's added a basketball court and pond to one The equestrian center was originally even larger but Gates sold 5.5 acres for $26 million in 2022 He's one of many billionaires with properties in the horse-loving community Michael Bloomberg and Laurene Powell Jobs have homes nearby — and daughters who ride six major wildfires were burning in San Diego County scorching an estimated 25,000 acres - most on Camp Pendleton the most nerve-wracking day was Wednesday when nine fires were burning at one time Here is a timeline of the events beginning with the moment the first fire sparked: 10:45 a.m. Bernardo Fire sparks at Nighthawk Lane and Camino San Bernardo Mandatory evacuation are ordered for homes of SantaLuz and Black Mountain Ranch The Helen Woodward Animal Center begins process of evacuation AlertSanDiego begins informing 22,000 contacts of the fire in 4S Ranch Homes south of Carmel Valley Between Camino Del Sur and Black Mountain are evacuated New evacuations are ordered for eastern Rancho Santa Fe Residents within the city of San Diego are allowed to return All evacuations are lifted in the Bernardo Fire 9:45 a.m. Tomahawk Fire moves from Naval Weapons Station 10:30 a.m. Poinsettia Fire sparks off Poinsettia Ln & Alicante Rd in Carlsbad Southern Carlsbad residents are ordered to evacuate 12:12 p.m. San Luis Rey Riverbed Fire sparks at North River Road and College Blvd. County Emergency Operations Center is activated in response to multiple fires 1 p.m. Highway Fire sparks off Old Hwy 395 and I-15 in the Deer Springs area San Marcos officials advise residents the fires in Carlsbad and Camp Pendleton aren’t a threat Camp Pendleton evacuates De Luz Child Development Center and O’Neill Heights Housing San Diego County declares a local emergency 4 p.m. Cocos Fire starts near Village Drive and Twin Oaks Road San Marcos begins to evacuate North San Elijo Hills Cal State University San Marcos students are evacuating Interstate 15 is closed in both directions at Highway 76 due to San Marcos fire City of Carlsbad reports they have issued mandatory evacuations in several neighborhoods East of Aviara Parkway All neighborhoods south of San Marcos Blvd SD’s fire air and ground resources released from Bernardo Fire to help in other fires 5:10 p.m. Fire is reported in Scripps Ranch at Scripps Ranch Boulevard and Canyon Lake Drive 5:29 p.m. By now, schools in at least 20 local districts have announced they will be closed Thursday 5:43 p.m. Freeway Fire sparks at Naval Weapons Station 6 p.m. Fire controlled at Palm Street exit off I-805 in National City 6:02 p.m. Wildfire sparks in Lakeside near Aurora Drive and Interstate 8 Business drops fire retardant on NBC 7 News crew in San Marcos Wintergardens area residents must leave due to wildfire burning near Aurora Drive & Interstate 8 in Lakeside warns residents to call 911 only if they see flames reminds them the “smell of smoke” may be from San Marcos fire Residents evacuated by threat of fire in Lakeside are allowed to return home Jerry Brown declares state of emergency for San Diego County Residents evacuated by threat of fire in Bonsall are allowed to return home County officials announce that nine fires burned in San Diego County in one day Cal Fire says their biggest concern is the fire burning in San Marcos Evacuation order for O’Neill Housing Unit in Tomahawk Fire is lifted Six hundred new mandatory evacuation notices are ordered in Elfin Forest Wilgen Dr & Bresa De Loma Drive areas in San Marcos Fire Carlsbad residents in the southern portion of evacuation area are allowed to return More Carlsbad residents are allowed to return City of Carlsbad establishes a tip line for information in the investigation of the Poinsettia Fire Evacuation is lifted for west side of Via Vera Cruz/neighborhoods of Lake San Marcos Mandatory evacuations are ordered for Escondido residents living near West Valley Pkwy between Via Rancho Pkwy & Highway 78 Palomar Medical Center West will shelter in place due to Cocos Fire Sheriff Bill Gore asks public to come forward with any information regarding the cause of the fires De Luz Housing evacuation is lifted in the Tomahawk Fire 3:15 p.m. Las Pulgas Fire sparks off Interstate 5 at Las Pulgas Rd Rangers are closing the trails around Lake Hodges Small vegetation fire breaks out at 45th and Mayberry Carlsbad police report finding one body in ashes of Poinsettia Fire Residents in Fallbrook are allowed back in their homes Open flame ban called for in all county parks 11:24 a.m. Combat Fire starts in the Talega area of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton 1:05 p.m. Cause of Bernardo Fire determined to be accidental – a spark from backhoe at construction site Chair of County Board of Supervisors Dianne Jacob says county has had 11 fires with 20,000 acres burned New evacuations are announced on Camp Pendleton - 62 area San Onofre Housing area and School of Infantry west Some areas of San Marcos are opened for evacuated residents to return home Acreage burned in San Diego Complex corrected to 600 acres City of San Marcos asks residents to send them photos of the Cocos Fire taken in the first hour Evacuations for San Marcos Cocos Fire area are lifted except for Coronado Hills community  Times listed are based on social media posts made by @nbcsandiego The 107-year-old home in the Ocean Park neighborhood houses the dining room where the actor penned the pilot for the show "The Last Man on Earth." (The Agency/TNS) Former Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers is seeking $4.199 million for his Spanish-style estate in the Santaluz community of San Diego The one-acre property sits behind gates and features a putting green the single-story house has more than 6,800 square feet of living space with six bedrooms and 6.5 bathrooms angular abode expands to a massive wood deck overlooking L.A LOS ANGELES — Every Hollywood idea has to start somewhere whether it's scribbled on cocktail napkins pecked out on a vintage typewriter or the outcome of an afternoon in the writers' room For the sitcom "The Last Man on Earth," the idea came around the dining room table at the Santa Monica home of show star Will Forte Forte is now ready to part with the house where he and his team penned the Emmy-nominated show's first episode listing the classic Craftsman for $2.45 million In the Ocean Park neighborhood on a corner lot the brick-accented home maintains its classic character while incorporating subtle updates involving skylights window details and the extensive use of wood in the interior are among period details of the 107-year-old home The living room retains its original built-ins and a brick fireplace and an original wood banquette fills a wall in the nearby dining room three bedrooms and two bathrooms complete the two-story floor plan the home's covered front porch extends around the side to create a small outdoor patio shortly after joining the cast of "Saturday Night Live." The sketch artist comedian and actor had an eight-year run on the show originating such roles as the Falconer and special operations agent MacGruber — which spawned a feature film that was also fleshed out around his dining room table Forte starred in the Quibi comedy series "Flipped" and had a voice role on Syfy's "Alien News Desk." He is reportedly developing a "MacGruber" television show for NBC Emmy-winning actress Patricia Heaton and her husband have sold a Toluca Lake home they owned in a trust for $7.5 million the Mediterranean villa-style home was designed by architect Kevin Clark and built in 1998 the two-story house features custom millwork new hardwood and marble floors and an overhauled chef's kitchen There are five bedrooms and seven bathrooms in about 7,650 square feet of interior the three-quarter-acre lot has a glass-tiled swimming pool and spa lawn and a pool house complete the grounds Heaton and Hunt purchased the property in 2013 from prolific television producer Frank von Zerneck and his wife Heaton is known for her long-running matriarchal roles on the sitcoms "Everybody Loves Raymond" (1996-2005) and "The Middle" (2009-18) she appeared on the sitcom "Carol's Second Act" and hosted the cooking show "Patricia Heaton Parties." Hunt gained fame as an actor in the "Dirty Harry" film series as well as the British period drama "The Black Velvet Gown." As a producer his credits include "Carol's Second Act" and the upcoming coming-of-age comedy "Winners," for which Heaton is also an executive producer the Emmy-winning actress from "Hill Street Blues" who went on to direct films such as "Private Parts" and "Dr Dolittle," is hoping for another hit in the Hollywood Hills Her modern compound of 16 years just hit the market for $6.995 million The one-acre estate makes the most of its space with a circular motor court a guesthouse and a studio _ all of which have balconies overlooking Los Angeles A walkway of stone circles approaches the modern exterior large living spaces have beamed ceilings and walls of glass The main level opens to a massive wood terrace with lounges and dining areas and adjoins a swimming pool one of five bedrooms and 4.5 bathrooms in about 5,700 square feet The master suite takes up the entire top level and has geometric windows Steps descend to the guesthouse and studio in the backyard Thomas received seven Emmy nominations and one win for her role as Officer Lucy Bates in "Hill Street Blues" before directing a handful of high-grossing films including "The Brady Bunch Movie," "28 Days" and "Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel." Call it one last pass in San Diego for Philip Rivers who joined the Indianapolis Colts this offseason after 16 years with the Bolts has sold his home in the gated Santaluz neighborhood for $3.675 million Originally listed in April for $4.199 million the Spanish-style home's price was cut to $3.699 million in June before catching an offer six weeks later Rivers bought the estate through a trust in 2009 for $3.299 million the home sits on more than an acre of grounds with a saltwater swimming pool the 6,800-square-foot interior has arched doorways a wood-paneled office and a kitchen with two islands There are six bedrooms and 6.5 bathrooms on a single story a massive fireplace and a built-in barbecue extend the living space outward The fenced and gated property overlooks the greens and fairways of the nearby Santaluz Club golf course was a model of consistency during his 16 years with the Chargers $25 million deal with the Colts in March after the Chargers publicly announced in mid-February that the team and quarterback had mutually parted ways Transactions are from county property records and supplied… who found fame as Emmett Cullen in the "Twilight" franchise," has finally sold his place in Playa Vista The actor's three-story home spent nearly two years on the market and saw its price cut six times before trading hands last month for $2.799 million the contemporary house with a sleek gray exterior opens to sunny living spaces with recessed lighting and hardwood floors there's a bright open space with a living room where the master suite expands to a private balcony It's one of four bedrooms and five bathrooms in 3,639 square feet a family room opens to a covered deck through sliding glass doors The outdoor space overlooks the neighborhood Lutz appeared in all five "Twilight" films the 35-year-old played Poseidon in "Immortals" and Hercules in "The Legend of Hercules." LINWOOD Sale price: $537,500 Days on market: 5 Sold by: Balsley/Losco VENTNOR Sale price: $665,000 Days on market: 93 Sold by: Farley and Ferry Realty Inc VENTNOR Sale price: $847,500 Days on market: 282 Sold by: Soleil Sotheby’s International Realty EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP Sale price: $450,000 Days on market: 6 Sold by: Keller Williams Realty Atlantic Shore MAYS LANDING Sale price: $220,000 Days on market: 6 Sold by: Compass Real Estate BRIGANTINE Sale price: $730,000 Days on market: 44 Sold by: Weichert Realtors Brigantine Realty EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP Sale price: $246,500 Days on market: 143 Sold by: Century 21 Alliance Get the latest local business news delivered FREE to your inbox weekly Taking a tour of the four-story home (actually a home and a half) now being offered for sale at 20 South Nashville Ave Sign up for a digital subscription to The Press of Atlantic City now and take advantage of a great offer Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device Account processing issue - the email address may already exist Invalid password or account does not exist Submitting this form below will send a message to your email with a link to change your password An email message containing instructions on how to reset your password has been sent to the email address listed on your account