Always on the lookout for strange and unusual happening in mining? Here is one from Arizona that caught my attention as I browsed through the blogs that mention mining. Seems the post of State Mining Inspector is on the ballot and, as you would expect, there is a challenger to the incumbent.
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Arizona Mining Politics: Cruz vs Hart
Posted in About the news, Copper, environmental, Jobs and Salaries, Law (Mining), North America, People, tagged Arizona, cruz, hart, Rio Tinto, Rosemont Copper, state mining inspector on October 5, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Copper Price and the NGOs Kill Mining
Posted in blogs, Copper, Human relations and mining, tagged Copper, goddess, mining, NGO, Oxfam on August 13, 2010 | 3 Comments »
As a blogger, I must tell the story, repeat the opinions, and record ideas. I leave the deep analysis to the the journalist and academic. What follows is a true record of today’s lunch conversation.
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 [...]
Mining and demining Afghanistan
Posted in Asia, Copper, Investing & Finance, tagged Afghanistan, Copper, karzai, mining, Taliban on April 12, 2010 | 3 Comments »
The idea is so unusual that we must pause to consider it: could mining (the extraction of metals from the ground) help in the demining (removal of explosive devices from the ground) in Afghanistan?
Earthquakes, Copper Mining, and Human Tolls
Posted in Copper, Investing & Finance, Latin America, Tailings, tagged Chile, Copper, earthquake, mining on February 28, 2010 | 2 Comments »
The Chilean 8.8, three-minute long earthquake disrupts Chile’s copper supplies and this may lead to an increase in the price of copper. A report states:
Cardiff Mining History
Posted in Coal, Copper, Europe, Gold, Investing & Finance, Mining history, opera, tagged cardiff, Coal, finance, gaul, London, mining, sustainable mining on January 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Cardiff was once the coal mining capital of the world. Just besides the harbor was the coal exchange where the daily price of coal was set. Mining in Wales goes back much further than that. The native-born, Welsh-speaking miner who was my host told me that the Romans in the days of the Empire mined [...]
Mogolia signs with Rio Tinto and Ivanhoe to open Oyu Tolgoi
Posted in Copper, Gold, Oil sands on October 7, 2009 | 1 Comment »
At last the impossible: the Mongolian government has signed an agreement with Rio Tinto and Ivanhoe to develop the Oyu Tolgoi gold and copper mine. It has taken six years to reach an agreement, and we have grown tired of reading the on-again, off-again story of the interminable negotiations and politics.
Jose Pinera, Mining Hero
Posted in Copper, Mining history on September 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
If there is a mining museum or institute out there seeking a person to honor as a hero, may I nominate Jose Pinera.
Chile Mining vs Alaska Mining and the lure of the desert.
Posted in Copper on September 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I have not posted this week as I have been travelling in Chile and visiting a mine in the Atacama desert. One sits in a plane for an interminable lifetime of sitting and eating to get there. It is almost like being a moth waiting to emerge from a luxury cocoon: you are important, except [...]
Diamonds & Brickbats: If McCain had been president?
Posted in brandy, Copper, Diamond, Uncategorized, Uranium on June 19, 2009 | 1 Comment »
What if John McCain had become president? That is an intriguing question to ponder over copious beer, brandy, and wine. Sure there would have been more diamonds on the First Lady and that would have been good for diamond sales, which now are in a slump. Maybe six big cars would still be a symbol of [...]
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