Company: Military tested explosives at southern Indiana quarry

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Today: August 17, 2006 at 12:1:0 PDT

ASSOCIATED PRESS

MITCHELL, Ind. (AP) -

...A military spokeswoman said up to 1.5 tons of explosives were detonated in July 2004 and March 2005 at Rogers Group's Mitchell Quarry about 70 miles south of Indianapolis ...

The Defense Threat Reduction Agency has halted its plans to conduct a massive blasting test in the Nevada desert. That test would use 700 tons of explosives, and Angell said Rogers Group has not been asked to host the test at the quarry.

A spokeswoman for the Defense Threat Reduction Agency would not say this week whether the Indiana site was under consideration for the blast, called Divine Strake. Officials said the test could help develop weapons to penetrate hardened, deeply buried targets.

Jane Jankowski, spokeswoman for Gov. Mitch Daniels, said state officials would "have a lot of questions" if the Indiana quarry was asked to take part in the Divine Strake project ...

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