This week, EduMine posted a new course that I wrote. As is the title of this posting, the new course is called Geotechnical Engineering for Mine GeoWaste Facilities. I was prompted to write the course when I was called on to explain to a client who is not a geotechnical engineer what is involved in geotechnical engineering. This [...]
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Geotechnical Engineering for Mine GeoWaste Facilities
Posted in Geology, Geotechnical, Heap leach, Reclamation, Waste Rock, tagged Geotechnical, geowaste, Heap leach, Tailings, Waste Rock on June 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Perpetual mining: what does long term mean? Confounding Pebble Mine, the BP oil spill, and nuclear energy.
Posted in consulting, environmental, Geology, Global Warming, Mining history, Uranium, tagged bp oil, design, Pebble Mine, perpetual, uranium mill tailings remedial action. UMTRA on May 1, 2010 | 1 Comment »
This posting is intended as a small contribution to the debate about the Pebble Mine in Alaska. This posting is prompted by the oil in the sea from those who prefer oil to uranium. That is the miner in me talking. Sorry to the oil and gas men. And to the birds and [...]
The Professional Observational Method in Mine GeoWaste Construction
Posted in California, Geology, Reclamation, Tailings, Waste Rock, tagged cannon mine, mining, Observational Method, oii landfill, piezometer on January 11, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Here is a story that I was told long ago–the details are shrouded in the mists of history, but the story is worth repeating for the lessons learnt are always relevant.
Roundup of blogs on mining exploration
Posted in About the news, Geology, Mining history, tagged blogs, exploration, lost geologist, mining, northern miner, Republic of Mining, roundup on January 19, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Roundup is on the weekly calender horizon. So I decided to see what bloggers world-wide are saying about mining exploration. Here are the top picks. Mining Exploration News is one of those news site using blog software, as indeed are most “blogs” that come out of a Google blog search. Mining Exploration News’ top [...]
Mining jobs in Colorado and California
Posted in Coal, Geology, Jobs and Salaries, tagged California, Coal, Colorado, engineer, geologist, headhunter, jobs, mining, Ohio, procurement on December 3, 2008 | 23 Comments »
This posting was written some time ago. It has proven popular. Google likes to list it. Below is the original posting. The following few paragraphs are new, inserted in November 2011. If you have landed at this post, you are probably seeking a job in mining in Colorado or in California. That is a tough [...]
J. Henry Fair’s photos of Industrial Waste; and other art of the earth
Posted in About the news, Geology on July 31, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Click this link: the site to which you will go fills the screen with a series of views of an upstream tailings impoundment. Rather conventional. Then the screen brings up an advert for a larger spread in the current issue of Harpers, that venerable old liberal insititution. Be patient and slowly a series of the [...]
New writings from Michele Murray
Posted in About the news, Geology, People on June 12, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
One of the advantages of a blog is the speed with which you can act. Here is a link to some writings that came to my attention a few minutes ago. I do no more than bring it to your attention and recommend it for yuor reading pleasure and enjoyment. And as always thanks to [...]
To save money and minimize NPV, choose a stable site for your tailings
Posted in About the news, Geology, Reclamation, Tailings on April 16, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Wandering the by-ways of the Internet, this news release caught my eye: More than 12 million tons of radioactive waste will be moved away from the Colorado River, which provides drinking water for more than 25 million people across the West. The Department of Energy said the radioactive tailings about 750 feet from the river [...]
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