In the Proceedings of the First International Seminar on Mine Closure 2006 in Australia, is a paper by Ward Wilson of the University of British Columbia. His paper is called The application of cover systems for mine closure–are we doing it right? He writes about those soil- and vegetation-only covers variously called Evapotransipirative (ET) covers, [...]
Archive for August, 2007
ET covers for landfills and mine waste disposal facilities: in the end is all just soil
Posted in About the news, Enviromental, Geotechnical on August 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Mountaintop Mining: the EIS to top them all
Posted in About the news, Coal, Enviromental, North America on August 23, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Mountaintop mining is the focus of renewed passion. The news is tracable back to the New York Times. They write:
Harry Reid on the 1872 Mining Law
Posted in About the news, Law (Mining) on August 22, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Here is the text of Harry Reid’s statement to the House Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Field Hearing in Elko Nevada on August 21, 2007. I provide it without comment, not yielding to the temptation.
GoldSim and Marillana mine modeling: complex but satisfying
Posted in About the news, Australia and New Zealand, Hydrology and hydraulics, Open Pit, Reclamation on August 22, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
A webinar is when you log your computer into another website and make a phone call to a conference call. Then the webinar presenter talks via phone and shows figures on your computer’s screen. Much easier than fighting security at the airport to get to a strange city for a conference. But now I have [...]
MSHA’s Stickler should resign–period.
Posted in About the news on August 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
From Senator Jay Rockefeller’s (D-WV) webpage dated October 19, 2006: Even though Senators had raised serious doubts about Richard Stickler, the nominee to be Director of the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), President Bush today circumvented the Senate by recess appointing Stickler. Following that appointment, Senator Jay Rockefeller (D-WV), who helped craft this year’s [...]
Barrick pips ICMM to the post; why you should buy their shares and clean up the environment
Posted in About the news, Community relations, Gold, Investing & Finance on August 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Just imagine for a moment that there is a fabulous new ore body in your state (province if you are Canadian). Now imagine that this ore body is up for bid: one lucky mining company will win the right to mine it and make a fortune. The only requirement re the bidding process is that [...]
Reid of Nevada takes on coal-fired power plants: is he a politician or a leader?
Posted in About the news, Enviromental, Global Warming, People on August 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Harry Reid has stated his opposition to coal-fired power plants. The blogs are awash in pro and con statements. The point that hit me was that as the son of a miner with 16 grandkids, he thought long and hard before announcing his opposition. In our office, the younger staff said they do not know [...]
TGIF (and sympathy for Huntington Miners)
Posted in About the news on August 17, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
It has been a week of bad news. Markets are in melt-down. Earthquakes are active. I’m three-quarters the way through the new Harry Potter. Huntington Mine is a greater tragedy than ever–my sympathies to those affected. Inbetween reading books & news this week, I stumbled on a number of other interesting sites. Here is my [...]
Nice mining claims (next to National Parks) available via e-Bay
Posted in About the news, Investing & Finance, Law (Mining) on August 16, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
E-Bay lists 26 mining claims for sale. They are cheap: $3,495 for 160 acres near Jacksonville, Oregon where you can “hunt, fish, hike, ride horses, dredge, or invest”. With 20 hours left to bid, and 19 bids in already, you are going to have to hustle to get this prime piece of property. For a [...]
A White House perspective on MSHA: OMB rates the agency
Posted in About the news, North America, Policy and procedure on August 16, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
If like me you wonder what is happening over at MSHA, here is a partial picture of the situation. Go to an obscure White House website ExpectMore.com. This site appears to be run by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and Federal Agencies. They tell us that their function is to assess federal [...]
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