Go on to any of the large mining companies websites and you will undoubtedly see images of green fields, expansive boreal forests, and still lakes seemingly touched only by the rays of the sun. This is the image of a company with the environment and people at its core. It is the vision of sustainability [...]
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Sustainability in Mining
Posted in California, Enviromental, Environment, People, tagged continuous conference, environment, mining, Pebble Mine, sustainability on March 14, 2012 | 5 Comments »
Evaluating Mining Project EIAs
Posted in consulting, Environment, Law (Mining), mining, tagged eia, elaw, environmental law alliance worldwide, Guatemala, marlin mine on March 14, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide at this link has a publication all prospective miners and mine investors should read. The publication is free to download. I have, and recommend you do so too. The document is Guidebook for Evaluating Mining Project EIAs. It is available in English, Spanish, and French.
Mining Explained from the Northern Miner
Posted in Environment, mining, Mining history, tagged investing, mining explained, mining scams, northern miner, processing on March 13, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
A friend returned from the PDAC with a copy of Mining Explained as published by the Northern Miner. The volume that I have just gone though is the eleventh edition prepared by the Northern Miners since 1939.
Monte Carlos analysis of mining groundwater impact. Why not?
Posted in consulting, environmental, Mining history, tagged groundwater. modeling, impact analysis, monte carlo on March 6, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Monte Carlo is a principality where you can go and gamble to the profit of the royalty of a small kingdom. It is also the most powerful way to quantify the probability distribution of an outcome of an essentially random process.
Groundwater Modeling in Decision Making About Mine Tailings, Waste Rock, and Heap Leach Facilities
Posted in acid mine drainage, brandy, consulting, environmental, Geotechnical, Heap leach, Software, Tailings, Waste Rock, tagged decision making, groundwater, Heap leach, modelling, Tailings, Waste Rock on February 27, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Introduction Today I went to HR Block and had my taxes calculated. It is a disaster: I owe lots and the total taxes I paid is more than the average Canadian salary. I am seriously considering selling up and moving to Las Vegas. And stopping working. Why work to merely pay great sums to the government [...]
Sage Grouse, Mine Rehabilitation, and Government Deficits
Posted in About the news, Enviromental, environmental, Reclamation, tagged blm, karlsruhe university, Ontario, rare earth, sage grouse on February 15, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The proposed 2013 U.S. Federal budget includes $1M “to support research on rare earth elements.” Compare this to the 2013 budget request for the Office of Surface Mining of $140.7M. Compare this to the Bureau of Land Management request for $15M to “implement sage grouse conservation and restoration to help prevent the future listing of the [...]
Design A Mine Waste Facility: Guidance From Wisconsin
Posted in acid mine drainage, environmental, Law (Mining), mining, Tailings, Underground, Waste Rock, tagged law, Reclamation, Tailings, Waste Rock, Wisconsin on February 14, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The Wisconsin legislature has just posted a proposed new law on mining in the state. The full document is available at this link. At 191 pages it is not a short read; but it is a must-read. And it is a fascinating read. It is serious and sometimes frivolous. Consider these sections that caught my eye on [...]
Groundwater Irrational Decision Making Affects Mining Too
Posted in acid mine drainage, Enviromental, tagged decision making, groundwater, irrational on February 2, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The journal of the scientists and engineers division of the National Groundwater Association, is called simply enough groundwater. No capitals that I can find. The contents are learned and often obtuse. Here is the abstract of a paper Rationales Behind Irrationality of Decision Making in Groundwater Quality Management in the January-February 2012 issue. It does [...]
Mining in Brazil. Vale Lauded. Omissive & Peccant Mining.
Posted in environmental, mining, Mining history, tagged Brazil, ferrifero, mining, omissive, peccant, quadrilatero, Vale on January 23, 2012 | 3 Comments »
Seldom on a Sunday is there a good book about mining to read. Today I hit the jackpot. I read Understanding Mining Around the Quadrilatero Ferrifero. A formidable title, but an easy and pleasant read. Three authors are listed: Paulo Tarso Amorim Castro; Herminio Arias Nalini Junior; and Hernani Mota De Lima.
Mining Obama vs Romney vs Gingrich vs Ron Paul as Supporters of Mining
Posted in British Columbia, Coal, environmental, Europe, Mining history, North America, People, tagged ann romney, coegnant colliery, david davies, Disney, gingrich, Grand Canyon, mining, Obama, romney, ron paul, vancouver junior, wales on January 13, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
With Mitt Romney well on his way to being the next president, I thought it time to examine their attitudes to mining. OK, I know there are a few more pesky elections and attacks on Romney’s for his capitalistic sins (firing excess workers at unprofitable companies) to get through, but still the news snippets are fun. [...]
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