Mining may well become a hot issue in the presidential election. With the choice of Governor Sarah Palin as his running mate, McCain has introduced into the action an avidly pro-mining candidate from a pro-mining state. Just last night, having heard Obama, I had concluded things could get no more exciting. Grant him a magnificent speech. [...]
Archive for August, 2008
Republican’s VP pick supports Pebble Mine
Posted in About the news, North America, People, tagged Alaska, Anglo America, Brian Schweitzer, Cyanide, Global Warming, Jarid Polis, mining, Obama, Pebble Mine, Sarah Palin on August 29, 2008 | 6 Comments »
BC First Nations Mining Summit Blog
Posted in First Nations, North America, tagged bc first nations, blog on August 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I have just added to the Blogroll (Links) on the left hand side of this page a new blog on mining. It is the BC First Nations Mining Summit Blog. It appears to have been on line since about July, but I have only just come across them. Not that my thinking on the issue counts [...]
Pebble Mine and Alaskan salmon fishing now in the hands of the Keystone Center & Larry Craig
Posted in About the news, tagged Alaska, Ballot Measure 4, John Shivley, keystone center, larry craig, Pebble Mine on August 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
There are thousands of responses on the web to the crashing defeat of Ballot Measure 4 in Alaska which would have stopped mining in the state. Here are some of my favorites: From SwittersB’s Weblog: Interviewed at the polling stations, Anchorage voters said they felt caught between two Alaskan icons — fishing and mining. “I [...]
Ballot Measure 4 fails; Pebble Mine succeeds?
Posted in About the news, acid mine drainage, Environment, Jobs and Salaries, North America, Reclamation, Waste Rock, tagged acid rock drainage, Alaska, Anglo American, Ballot Measure 4, fish, Pebble Mine, salmon, slimes dames, waste rocks on August 27, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Alaska remains a mining state. And the salmon will have to rely on perpetual water treatment to keep ‘em healthy. Currently the news is that Ballot Measure 4 is failing. That is the ballot in Alaska that was designed to stop the Pebble Mine without naming the mine. That is the ballot so full of [...]
Central American mining reviewed by Oxfam; the dilemma of sustainable incompetence
Posted in Latin America, Law (Mining), tagged Bellavista, Central America, Central Sun Mining, Costa Rica, Glencairn, Infinito, mining, Nicaragua, Oxfam on August 26, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Oxfam in July 2008 published Metals mining and sustainable development in Central America. Naturally they are critical of mining. Naturally they set out to warn Central American countries not to allow mining. There is little point in reading this publication for those “new insights.” What is fun about this report is that they conclude that [...]
Syncrude sues Greenpeace; long live the Light Brigade!
Posted in About the news on August 25, 2008 | 1 Comment »
To end the day, my accolades to Syncrude for suing Greenpeace for sending innocent young fools out to die on the end of a tailings pipeline. I have previously written about a blog site where one of the kids describes how scared he was, and how he had been deluded about how dangerous what he [...]
Canadian mining magazine outlies Pebble Mine opponents: the sustainability whitewash
Posted in feasibilty studies, Latin America, People, tagged Alaska, Ballot Measure 4, CIM, NANA, Obama, Pebble Mine, Red Dog, sustainable mining on August 25, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Two dumb headlines from the weekend. Both about mining. Both illustrate how respectable mining and political groups twist the truth to their advantage, and whitewash their acts with misleading verbiage. In this case I propose the biggest sinner is the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum. In this instance they manage to be more [...]
Mining poetry for investment advice: how to avoid the crush of the crowd to madness
Posted in Mining history on August 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The weekend looms, so nothing serious today. Rather mining-inspired poetry. Mining poetry is rare. Mining investment advice in poetry is even more rare. For that reason I cannot resist repeating a poem from the early days of South African mining. The lesson learnt if you ponder the poem is that in good times and bad [...]
Mining is extreme—-the poetry thereof
Posted in Mining history, tagged EVE Online, mining, poetry on August 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
EVE Online writers wax poetic about mining. True they write about the virtual not the real. But they capture the essence of a short, precious life filled with action and variety. More, they capture the essence of why mining, on the screen or in real life, is fascinating and fun. To see what I mean go [...]
Pebble Mine Ballot Measure #4 according to the Alaska Department of Natural Resources
Posted in About the news on August 20, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Before you start, I must advise you that the website I write about below is not longer accessible. The Alaskan courts have ruled that it should be taken down because it was written with the input of hte mining industry and the opponents say it is not objective. The ability to spell appears to be [...]
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