Posted in Jobs and Salaries, North America, tagged 2011, CostMine, industrial mineral mine, metal mine, salary, US on April 30, 2012 | 3 Comments »
There is no such thing as an average miner. There is no such thing as an average salary. Yet we can get some idea of how well mining people are paid by looking at the average salaries for 2011 on U.S. Metal and Industrial Metal Mines. Here are some averages from the recently published CostMine, 2011 Survey Results for U.S. Metal and Industrial Mineral Mine Salaries, Wages and Benefits. I give the average in thousands of dollars. (more…)
Posted in Copper, Latin America, Mining history, tagged Chile, Copper, santiago on April 29, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Being a Sunday I took long walks through the city. Here are some pictures of things that caught my attention.
A typical street scene with public clock and advert.
The copper man–indeed a live human all dolled up in copper.
The spires of the cathederal in the main square.
This is the statue of Pedro de Valdivia. I think he was the fellow who founded the city.
Posted in Gold, Mining history, People, tagged Alaska, Chile, Gold, placer miining on April 28, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Before coming to Santiago, I had thought of Chile as a place of copper mines. Today I learnt that gold was and is a major mined product of Chile. Today I lunched with two young geologists exploring the hillsides above an old placer deposit which, they tell me, financed the founding of Santiago and ultimately the country itself. (more…)
Posted in consulting, opera, tagged Chile, conference, mining, paste tailings, santiago on April 28, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Today it rained in Santiago, Chile. And it turned cold. There were hawkers selling umbrellas at the entrance and exit of the metro stations that I use on the way to the office. They were shouting paraguas and doing a brisk business selling to drenched commuters. In Vancouver this would hardly qualify as rain, but here after many, long dry days, this is rain to be celebrated and enjoyed with a new paraguas. (more…)
Posted in British Columbia, consulting, Hydrology and hydraulics, tagged British Columbia, groundwater, modeling, rgc, srk on April 26, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Posted in consulting, People, Tailings, tagged amec, conference, edumine, geoff blight, kimberly morrison, michael davies, steve vick, Tailings, Tailings and Mine Waste, Teck, todd martin on April 25, 2012 | 1 Comment »
It was almost six months ago that we met at the 2011 Tailings and Mine Waste Conference in Vancouver. It is only six months until we meet at the 2012 conference in Colorado, and before that we have to write the papers. (more…)
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged afflatus, girn, prosody on April 24, 2012 | 1 Comment »
A totally trivial posting on words that I came across reading last night. These three words are new to me. At least I did not know their meaning and have no recollection of having seen them before. Enjoy.
Girn
1. To complain in a whining voice.
2. To contort one’s face; grimace.
Posted in Europe, Jobs and Salaries, tagged engineer, russia on April 23, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Can you help a Russian mining engineer? I often get personal emails from readers of this blog seeking advice or help. I cannot help them all; but I try to answer them all and give my opinion that might help them. (more…)
Posted in consulting, Latin America, Uncategorized, tagged Chile, navy, santiago on April 23, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
This is another diary item: about today’s car trip 100 kilometers north of Santiago, then to the coast, down the coast, to Valpariso, and hence back to the city. This is magnificent, awe-inspiring county-side. No words could fully capture it so here a few pictures.
The Headquarters of the Chilean navy.
A navy ship at sea about to start a voyage around the world.
Part of the rocky, rugged coast.
Posted in consulting, Copper, Latin America, tagged Chile, energy, mining, santiago, water on April 22, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Mining has brought me to Santiago, Chile and will take me north to the great copper mining district. This past week, I have met with civil and mining engineers working on a new mine. Their challenges are water and energy to make the mine profitable. Both water and energy are in short supply up north and we are having to adopt a new mind-set to find ways of doing things that involve less water and less energy. (more…)
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