A reader of this blog sent me this link. It is a 2011 report on the economic benefits of the Fort Knox mine in Alaska. Although the report is from 2011, it still presents some statistics worthy of note. Here are some: (more…)
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Fort Knox, Alaska. A Driver of the Local Economic Engine.
Posted in blogs, brandy, Jobs and Salaries, mining, Mining history, tagged Alaska, daryl hockley, East Geduld, economy, fairbanks, fort know, mining on March 29, 2013 | 4 Comments »
Mining Proposals for Filter Pressed Tailings: Greens Creek to El Morro
Posted in blogs, brandy, consulting, Mining history, Tailings, tagged dry stack, escobal mine, filter pressed, Greens Creek, Guatemala, marlin mine, paarl bandy, proposal, rob dorey, Tailings on March 26, 2013 | 4 Comments »
Paarl is the only South African brandy I can get in Vancouver. It is rough—not like cognac—but rather the flavor of the veldt & bush, of scrub & dust, of a long-forgotten home & inequities long-rectified. Thus inebriated, I blog. (more…)
Opera. Maria Stuarda. La Battaglia Di Legnano. Reflections on South Africa, Miners, and the Oppressed.
Posted in blogs, brandy, Mining history, opera, tagged dutch, elza van den Heever, la battaglia di legnano, maria stuarda, opera, sout africa, south africa. afrikaans on March 24, 2013 | Leave a Comment »

Yesterday I went into the night, and experienced a new palette of pleasure. Today I watched two operas: Maria Stuarda (seen often before) and La Battaglia Di Legnano (not hitherto seen). In a pale light and luke-warmth, I rode my bicycle through sun-dappled trees. Now it is brandy, opera, and blogging. (more…)
Attila by Verdi: Thoughts on Opera, Mining, Women, and Porn
Posted in blogs, brandy, British Columbia, environmental, opera, tagged attila, mining, opera, porn, Verdi on March 10, 2013 | Leave a Comment »
Here is a picture of a child’s play ground in Iowa. Better we revel in the games of children than contemplate the outcome of these games: tribes, battle, war, death & devastation, or at the least indulgence in opera & brandy. Here are some thoughts from today on these topics, blogged lest the demons of Hades torment our sleep. (more…)
CIM on Mining Blogs and Bloggers: Jack Caldwell & I THINK MINING
Posted in blogs, brandy, Mining history, People, tagged CIM.i think mining, jack caldwell on March 6, 2013 | 1 Comment »
I thank the Canadian Institute of Mining (CIM) Magazine for their recent posting of a two-page spread about me and this blog. You can access the full piece at this link. (more…)
How Do I Get a Job in Mining?
Posted in blogs, Jobs and Salaries, tagged employment, job, mining on January 3, 2013 | 2 Comments »
In the past few weeks there have been many comments on this blog from people seeking work in the mining industry. I approve all such comments. Mainly because I empathize with such people. Here are some examples of what I write of: (more…)
Mining Christmas Parties: Mining Poetry; The Fallacious Western Norms Imposed on Africa; Darwin Ascendent.
Posted in blogs, brandy, British Columbia, People, tagged darwin. africa, mining poetry, xmas on December 8, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Last night was the first of the season’s Xmas parties. This was the Infomine event: at the local synagogue just off Taylor Way in Vancouver. A pretty standard affair with fancy tables, replete with wine & fine food, preceded by two drinks “paid for” via two black tickets. (more…)
2013 Mining Conferences & Proceedings
Posted in blogs, brandy, communication, consulting, Human relations and mining, tagged conferences, mining, proceedings, travel on December 4, 2012 | 1 Comment »
There are many new mining-related conferences to attend in 2013. All very well if you are very important and travel with an unlimit company expense acount. (more…)
Globe and Mail Lies About Marlin Mine, Duck Shit, and Earthquakes
Posted in About the news, blogs, brandy, consulting, Latin America, People, tagged corporate knights, earthquake, Globe and Mail, Goldcorp, Guatemala, magazine for clean living, marlin mine, report on mining, stephanie boyd on December 2, 2012 | 5 Comments »
The Canadian national newspaper, The Globe and Mail is delivered to the office foyer each morning. The first to get to the offices picks it up and dumps it on the small table in the kitchen where we make coffee and tea in the gallons needed to remain alert through an average day’s work. (more…)
Cement Stabilization of Tailings: A New Paradigm for the Long-Term of Mine Closure
Posted in blogs, brandy, environmental, Latin America, Mining history, Tailings, tagged Arizona, bello horizonte, cement stabilization, New Mexico, paste 2013, Tailings on November 24, 2012 | 3 Comments »

Drive through the wilds of Arizona and New Mexico and see those magnificent red sandstone cliff, standing proud in spite of thousands of years of erosion. It is one of my favorite sights. It is spectacular to behold. It tells me that landscapes can be the same for very long times. (more…)
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