Being Friday, it seems a good time to indulge in the lighter, more speculative part of mining: namely gold, its extraction, and its price.
Here from my e-mail in-box is a report on a new way to extract gold–no promises from me that it works. (more…)
Archive for February, 2011
Subatomic Gold Extraction: The Porn of Metal, Houses, and Flesh
Posted in Gold, Human relations and mining, Investing & Finance, tagged Extraction, flesh, Gold, houses, porn on February 18, 2011 | 3 Comments »
2010 US Coal Mine Wages
Posted in Coal, Jobs and Salaries, North America, Open Pit, Underground, tagged 2010, coal mine, US, wages on February 17, 2011 | 3 Comments »
A Tribute to Women in Mining
Posted in blogs, consulting, mining, Mining history, People, Tailings, tagged Brett, chemical engineer, mining. cold climate, women on February 17, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Elephants Crash at Mining Indaba
Posted in About the news, Africa, Investing & Finance, tagged Cynthia Carroll, Indaba, Malema, nationalization, Susan Shabangu on February 13, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Nixon In China: Met Opera for Mining People
Posted in opera, People, tagged boehner, MET, nixon in china, opera on February 13, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The most thrilling and disgusting scene in all opera must surely be Madam Mao’s dance in Nixon In China. The burning of the heretics in Don Carlo provokes equal anger and disgust; but for sustained horror, Nixon wins. To see Kissinger dancing with thin girls and lusting after them as the boys kick and beat the women to near death, as Madam Mao glorifies in the violence, is to enter a new level of musical & dramatic intensity. (more…)
Mining.com Updates a New Gold Price Image
Posted in blogs, communication, Copper, Gold, Investing & Finance, mining, Uncategorized, tagged Copper, egypt, Gold, Huffington Post, mining.com, price, silver on February 12, 2011 | 1 Comment »
The Huffington Post was sold this week for millions. For years I have dipped into it occasionally for a balance on the news. I even fought the folk here at InfoMine telling them the format is attractive and easy to use. At last this advice is getting implemented–but only partially. (more…)
US Mining Executives’ Compensation
Posted in Jobs and Salaries, mining, tagged compensation. US, executive, mining, salary, wages on February 11, 2011 | 7 Comments »
Forget those salaries and wages in mining. Go for the executive suite and get real money. There is a mining company somewhere in the United States where the Chairman received a total 2009 compensation of $21,477,100. The only problem with 20 is that it is only 10 after taxes. Still, I wonder how you can productively spend a million dollars a month? (more…)
Mining Consulting: Scope & Budget
Posted in consulting, tagged buget, consulting, scope of work on February 9, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Some random thoughts on consulting to the mining industry prompted by recent events. First the budget. (more…)
La Clemenza di Tito: Opera Coughers Kicked Out
Posted in British Columbia, opera, tagged Goldcorp, la clemenza di tito, opera, queen elizabeth theater, Vancouver opera on February 6, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
One word captures the Vancouver Opera production of La Clemenza di Tito: sublime. An all-Canadian cast sings those sparse arias to sublime perfection. Clear, strong voices project the music to the middle earth of your soul. (more…)
Alaska Miners Association Spring Meeting
Posted in blogs, decomissioning, health and safety, North America, Reclamation, tagged alaska mining association, edumine, Greens Creek, Juneau, Kensington mine, mine closure, spring meeting on February 5, 2011 | 1 Comment »
The Alaska Miners Association Southeast Spring Meeting is in Juneau from March 15 to 18, 2011. A preliminary agenda can be found at the link. Topics for sessions include: training, safety, and exploration. On the Saturday following the conference are field trips to Greens Creek or the Kensington Mine. I know Greens Creek well, so may be able to persuade myself to go to the Kensington Mine. (more…)
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