Here are some good reasons to purchase a diamond that is mined in Canada in preference to anywhere else in the world. I write this opinion on the basis of personal observations made during a recent visit to a Canadian diamond mine in the splendid isolation of the fading winter sun and advancing mists of a northern fall. [...]
Archive for September, 2009
Buy Canadian diamonds from the safest mines in the world
Posted in Uncategorized on September 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
BHP woes Rio Tinto with diamonds; and visa versa. Or from Ekati and Diavik with love
Posted in Uncategorized on September 8, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The tundra is autumn red. Thousands of lakes are a steely blue. The gray and white of the rocks track old flows of water from one lake the next—flow that probably occurred ten thousand years ago as glaciers melted away. That was the sight we saw from the plan as we descended this morning [...]
Lego Power Miners
Posted in Uncategorized on September 7, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Lego Power Miners might just be the way to introduce your kids and grandkids to mining. And for you yourself to have some fun.
Successful Mining Investment
Posted in Uncategorized on September 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Successful investment in mining is possible. You may have to settle for Suncor or Xstrata shares if you want assurance the mine is genuine. You may take a furtive gamble on Anglo American and Pebble Mine if you seek a speculative gamble. If your faith tells you people may achieve the impossible, you can invest [...]
Canadian Mining Executives Salaries & Compensation
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Canada, income on September 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Even I am guilty of painting a picture of the difficulties of opening and running a mine in Canada. It is simply too easy to write about intransigent First Nations, vacillating politicians, activist NGOs, and vociferous shareholders. Here are some numbers to prove that those who face and deal with such difficulties are well [...]
First Nations seek to make Canada last nation in mining
Posted in About the news, British Columbia, Oil sands on September 2, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Never before have I seen the “front page” of InfoMine, i.e., the Home Page with stories on only one topic: opposition to mining by Canadian First Nations. Here are summaries of and links to the stories on today’s home page:
Rare California Mining Investment Rules
Posted in Investing & Finance on September 1, 2009 | 1 Comment »
A new mine in California is almost unheard of. We must take our hats off to Molycorp for the reopening of, dare we call it the “new?” Mountain Pass mine in California. Any group of people who can pull that off, must have skills and resources beyond the ordinary. More the pity it is [...]
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