Creating a Themed Environment
GES® Creates Mine Site @ Nite Special Events Center

The special events center was patterned after the strip mine at Round Mountain Gold Corporation, a working mine near Tonopah, Nevada.

Upon entering the Mine Site special events center, guests were immersed in the experience of being in a large strip mine. The mountain itself was fabricated from capsulated foam that was carved and painted with a true-to-life color faux finish to resemble actual mine walls.

“We wanted to produce a true outdoor mine experience,” said Michael Cunningham, GES national account executive of the Mine Site. “The thunder storm portion of the event started in the skyline of the south cyclorama as a distant storm slowly growing and moving closer. Once the storm moved into the valley we used a series of fog generators; extremely bright fixtures called lightning strikes; and a series of folder horn sub woofers to simulate a violent thunder storm,” said Cunningham.

To complete the look and feel of a strip mine, a polished, high-tech mine control center with two work areas was built and placed on display where attendees could observe the real-time monitoring of two working mines. These control rooms displayed live images from the mine sites on two large format air screens, plasma screens and flat-screen computers.