Browsing the web today I came across an amazing document on the history of mining that I must share with you before heading out of the office. The document is Mining Camps–A Study in American Frontier Government written by Charles Howard Shinn in 1885. It is available in full at the link I provide from the Bancroft Library of the [...]
Archive for September, 2008
Mining camps and American frontier government
Posted in Mining history, North America, tagged California, history, mining, mining camp on September 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
McCain’s black coal mining, 100-year Navajo Hopi war
Posted in About the news, Coal, First Nations, Law (Mining), Mining history, North America, tagged coal mining, Dineh, Hopi, McCain, Navajo, Peabody Coal on September 30, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The great leaders fail to get the followers to follow. Lame duck President Bush and the great bluster-queen McCain both failed to get the common sense American to vote for the bail-out of Paulson’s friends. This proves that all politics is local, and that a “tribe” cannot always be counted on to follow the wisdom of the [...]
Good news for BC mining. A start on power to the north and to the mines.
Posted in About the news, Jobs and Salaries, North America, tagged British Columbia, mining, powerline on September 29, 2008 | 1 Comment »
In an increasingly gloomy news day, I stop to post this news that is good news for British Columbia mining. The Premier of British Columbia on Friday announced that the BC government will begin the environmental assessment and First Nations Consultation phase for the proposed Northern Transmission Line. The line involves electrification of the Highway [...]
Mining oil sand opportunities for Palin and Harper alike. How to prevent a North American financial and energy melt down.
Posted in About the news, North America, Oil sands, tagged election, Harper, mining, NAFTA, Oil sands, Palin on September 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The weekend brought no conclusion to the United States financial markets or regulations aimed at preventing a melt-down. The weekend did bring further clarity to the Canadian position on shutting down the oil sands mines. And long rides in beautiful sunny weather left me wondering if Sarah Palin could bolster her foreign policy experience by [...]
Mining professors weigh in on human resource shortages and the folly of 20-year olds
Posted in About the news, Jobs and Salaries, tagged educatation, graduates, jobs, mining, professors, salaries on September 28, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Three professors from the University of British Columbia ask this timely question in a newly published article: …we in the mining business live in interesting times. It is not clear how long the current super cycle will last or how successful we will be in meeting the demands for human resources…..the decision to enter a [...]
Shut down the oil sands mines demand Canadian politicians
Posted in About the news, Global Warming, Jobs and Salaries, Oil sands, tagged Canada, Conservative, Elizabeth May. politics, Liberal, NDP, Oil sands on September 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
American elections are long, furious, and fun. By comparison Canadian elections are short, dreary, and dowright sad. Compare. This week the most terrible thing that any American politician did related to mining was accept a gift, a gold-nugget pin. By comparison, in Canada, the party heading for the honor of the Queen’s opposition in Parliament has called for [...]
Palin, Pebble Mine, gold nuggets, and the Alaska mining lobby
Posted in About the news, feasibilty studies, Gold, North America, People, tagged Alaska. Nome, gold nugget, Junea, mining, Palin, Pebble Mine on September 26, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Sarah Palin could well be our first woman president. That makes her every thought and act a valid topic for scrutiny. Nobody ever said being president was easy. Even if you have to debate contenders on Friday nights. Thus a new report out that Sarah Palin and family have been well lobbied by the Alaska [...]
Kay Sever on mining and financial failure
Posted in About the news, Investing & Finance, North America, People, tagged failure, Kay Sever, mining, process improvement, quality on September 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Kay Sever’s new book Building an Opportunity Culture is about process improvement in mining. If you want to make your mine operate more efficiently, I recommend that you read the book. Or better still engage her to consult to you; get her to evaluate your mine’s processes; and get her to work with you to remove [...]
Mining equipment from Caterpillar still available according to Owens at MINEXpo
Posted in About the news, Investing & Finance, People, tagged Caterpillar, finance, Jim Owens, McCain, MINExpo, mining equipment, Obama on September 25, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I listened to so many politician on TV last night that what they say about the US economy blurs into a uniform fog. One of them, I cannot recall if it was Bush, Clinton, or McCain used Caterpillar Inc. as an example of a firm that is already suffering from the credit crisis. The politician [...]
MINExpo mining optimism for ongoing Chinese & Indian demand
Posted in About the news, Investing & Finance, North America, Reclamation, tagged China, economy, Equipment, India, MINExpo, mining on September 24, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Even MINExpo is dominated by one question: will the current US economy meltdown affect mining? Even the thoughtful mining blogs are focused on how US economic woes will affect mining. The reputable news channels report opinions that assure attendees mining will not be affected. Boil it to the essence and there are but three messages in the mass of [...]
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