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Archive for November, 2007
Patagonia clothes for the rich & the poor miner: is silver a good biocide?
Posted in About the news, Enviromental on November 14, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Will Rio Tinto be allowed to reincarnate in Mongolia after BHP Billiton takeover?
Posted in About the news, Asia, Investing & Finance, Law (Mining) on November 14, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
A cogent criticism of blogs is that you cannot believe what they write. Correct as far as it goes. Here is a collection of contradictory information about mining in Mongolia; and I guarantee you cannot believe any of it.
A new mining-related blog by Minggu
Posted in Human relations and mining, Investing & Finance on November 13, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Just added to my blogroll is another mining-related blog. I am not sure what its name is. The http:// name is mining-news. blogspot. The following appears in a shades box: Tampilkan posting dengan label. Note sure what that means but it is on most of the pages I looked at.
Who is driving you home tonight? Who is driving your mining vehicle?
Posted in Enviromental, People on November 13, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
On both Saturday and Sunday night, I was driven home by a lady. To be precise: a woman drove the car that transported me home. On Saturday she drove me home from the opera in a 290,000 kilometer Mazda: old and black but still going–and going with verve and abandon. On Sunday, a different she drove [...]
Marius Kloppers presents compelling case to take over Rio Tinto and for you to invest in the result
Posted in Investing & Finance, People on November 13, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I am convinced. Take $10,000 and invest in the BHP Billiton – Rio Tinto company, and see it grow. If I had done this a few years ago, my ten K would today be worth $40 to $50K. Here are my reasons for putting ten K to work with Marius Kloppers.
Costa Rica’s Bellavista heap leach pad continues its downhill slide along with Canada’s reputation
Posted in Cyanide, Heap leach, Latin America on November 13, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The Bellavista Heap Leach Pad is failing: the whole mass appears to be sliding down the hill. Since we first wrote about this situation, things appear to have progressed downhill, both institutionally and physically. The company that developed the mine, Glencairn, appears to have or is about to: (a) suffer a share value decline; (b) post [...]
Pure Blogging: On Love & Death
Posted in People on November 9, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I have fallen in love, that I recall vividly, but four times. The first, I was Friar Lawrence in the high school production of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. I fell in love with Juliet–the person and the character. I spent every rehearsal and every production gazing in awe at her on the balcony and my heart pounded.
Marius Kloppers of BHP Billiton
Posted in About the news, People on November 9, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
This is the man leading the BHP Billiton takeover of Rio Tinto. There is much information about him and his family on the web. I repeat a few pieces here for general interest and ready access. Born in Cape Town, South Africa. Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical) from the University of Pretoria. Ph.D from Massachusetts Institute [...]
BHP Vs. Rio Tinto. Talk and mining take-overs by the numbers
Posted in About the news, Investing & Finance on November 9, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Some numbers floating the web on the BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto merger. Makes you wonder what’s a K, a million, or even a billion these days.
Mining Information Kit for Aboriginal Mining Communities—free from the Canadian Crown
Posted in About the news, Community relations on November 8, 2007 | 1 Comment »
The wire-bound volume is titled Mining Information Kit for Aboriginal Communities: Exploration, Development, Operation, and Closure. The same paper volume is available free on-line at this link. It is put out by Natural Resources Canada. Here are a few positive and negative opinions about this new taxpayer production.
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