The idea of a company sponsoring a competition to solve an industrial problem, is not new. I recall somewhere a competition by a large mining company that resulted in an innovative solution. Problem is that a Google search brings up competitions in data mining.
Archive for July, 2010
Groundwater Modelling in Mining
Posted in consulting, Copper, Latin America, Tailings, tagged Chile, collahuasi, computer modeling, groundwater on July 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
On my desk are the Proceedings of the 2nd International Congress on Water Management in the Mining Industry. I would not presume to review the many papers therein. They range from the spectacular to the insane. There are many papers that remind us of the shortage of water in northern Chile and how tenuous mining is [...]
Gold at $52,831 and Other Wet Dreams of Mining
Posted in About the news, Gold, Investing & Finance, tagged Economist, Gold, Mineweb, price on July 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Silly articles about the price of gold litter the mining news media. Mineweb has degenerated into a kind of three-ring circus that each day delivers up at least three more superficial stories on the price of gold. One article says the price will go up; one says it will stay constant; and one says it will [...]
Mining Jobs In Guatemala
Posted in Church, Jobs and Salaries, Latin America, tagged Guatemala, job, mining, MiningWatch, NGO, salary on July 17, 2010 | 6 Comments »
Here is part of an e-mail I received this week. It is ad for a job with MiningWatch Canada to keep an eye on mining in Guatemala. The salary is $58,000 a year with four weeks leave. If I were able to speak Spanish, I would apply. Seems like a pure sinecure. Afterall there is only one [...]
Nordie Morgenstern on Oil Sand Tailings Ponds
Posted in consulting, Oil sands, People, Tailings, tagged Directive 74, ERCB, nordie morgenstern, Oil sands, Tailings on July 14, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Nordie Morgenstern is well known to all who work in the oil sands tailings industry. He sits on the geotechnical peer review boards of both Syncrude and Suncor. He travels the world consulting to mines on geotechnical issues. He is in great demand as an expert witness on legal cases.
Mining.com’s new magazine
Posted in About the news, North America, tagged despicable me, gold price, last airbender, motor bike on July 13, 2010 | 1 Comment »
I have been slow to write these past few days. Mainly because the family is in town to celebrate summer’s arrival in Vancouver: beautiful sunny and hot sunshine.
Quicksand Incident Control
Posted in consulting, Geotechnical, health and safety, safety, tagged accident, control, death, incident, piping, quicksand on July 7, 2010 | 3 Comments »
An incident is a small event that is a bit out of the ordinary; a mere trifle; a nuisance & irritation; a bit embarrassing maybe; but in the end nothing to worry about. Or is this correct?
Finding Far Away by Lisa Wade: A Tale of Mining in Peru
Posted in Enviromental, environmental, Jobs and Salaries, Latin America, People, Peru, tagged finding far away, Goldcorp, Guatemala, lisa wade, Peru on July 4, 2010 | 1 Comment »
This is a review of the book Finding Far Way by Lisa Wade. Book reviews tell as much about the reviewer, and maybe more, than they tell of the book and its author. This review is highly colored by the fact that I have consulted to Lisa on a project in Guatemala where she [...]
Guatemala, Goldcorp, Marlin and the White-Man’s Burden of Mining; The Next Earthquake Disaster and Many Dead
Posted in About the news, Church, Gold, health, health and safety, Human relations and mining, Investing & Finance, Latin America, tagged burden, earthquake church, Goldcorp, Guatemala, lies, marlin, mining on July 2, 2010 | 3 Comments »
The Goldcorp Marlin Mine in Guatemala is a fascinating case history in the ups and downs of mining, of the license-to-mine, of community relations, of so-called sustainable development, and the role of law in a just system. Then there is the fascinating aspect of a government that may not be entirely competent or uncorrupt; [...]
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