The draft report by the EPA on potential mining impacts on Bristol Bay by the Pebble Mine or any of the other seven potential mines in that part of Alaska is published. Here is a link to one report thereon—there are hundreds of news items, so maybe look for others as well if the topic [...]
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EPA Report on Bristol Bay and Pebble Mine
Posted in About the news, acid mine drainage, consulting, environmental, feasibilty studies, First Nations, Gold, Investing & Finance, mining, North America, tagged Alaska, Anglo American, bristol bay, EPA, fish, Pebble Mine on May 19, 2012 | 12 Comments »
Mining Students for Opporunity in Chile
Posted in About the news, Jobs and Salaries, Latin America, tagged Chile, communist, mining, student on May 18, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Students in Chile are protesting; they are demanding free and better education. The more communist-inclined are demanding nationalization of the country’s copper mines—which produce some sixty-percent of the country’s income. Politicians dither and special-interest groups lobby. It takes six years to get a degree when at most it should take four years.
Should I Become a Mining Engineer II ?
Posted in Jobs and Salaries, tagged mining engineer, professional geologist, student on May 16, 2012 | 4 Comments »
Today, I received the following in an email. The writer asks a number of questions relating to his decision to go into mineral engineering. First I repeat the email, and then I set out my answers to his questions. If you too can help this fellow, please do so by commenting. Thanks.
2011-2012 US Coal Mine Wages
Posted in Coal, Jobs and Salaries, tagged 2011, coal mine, US, wages on May 10, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Here from the CostMine report 2011 Survey Results, U.S. Coal Mine Salaries, Wages and Benefits ae some wages earned by U.S. coal miners. First wages at surface coal mines. In US$ per hour, here are minimum, average, and maximum wages for the 28 reporting mines:
Yet Another Gold Mining Scam: Abandoned Mines, Abandoned Money & Hope
Posted in About the news, California, Gold, Investing & Finance, tagged California, Gold, mining, scam on May 7, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Always on the lookout for mining scams, I came across the news report repeated below. This Californian scammed an elderly couple of $5 million promising to extract gold from abandoned mines. I can never quite understand how somebody who is smart enough to accrue so much money, can be so stupid as to part with it [...]
2011 Wages for U.S. Metal and Industrial Mineral Mines
Posted in Copper, Gold, Jobs and Salaries, North America, tagged 2011, electrician, equipment operator, laborer, U.S. mine, wage on May 1, 2012 | 2 Comments »
There are conventionally 2,080 work hours in a year. Thus somebody earning a wage of $20 an hour gets the equivalent of a salary of about $42,000. Considering the mine manager makes about $100,000 to $150,000 a year, it is interesting to take a look at actual wages paid to miners in the United States [...]
Russian Mining Engineer Seeks Advancement
Posted in Europe, Jobs and Salaries, tagged engineer, russia on April 23, 2012 | 1 Comment »
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.
Pebble Mine and Anglo American Investment Advice
Posted in Investing & Finance, People, tagged Anglo American, invest, Pebble Mine, Tailings on April 16, 2012 | 5 Comments »
The original of this posting caused a stir. Rereading the posting, I can see why. So to any offended, I say sorry. In vino veritas. Nevertheless I edit, but stick to my original thesis: this is a rumination on investing, not engineering. So I write only about my investing thoughts, not about profound and difficult [...]
2011 U.S. Mine Salaries: The Winner is the Personnel Manager
Posted in Jobs and Salaries, tagged engineer, environmental coordinator, salary, U.S. mine on April 16, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Here from the new survey by CostMine entitled 2011 Survey Results, U.S. Metal and Industrial Mine Salaries, Wages and Benefits are some salaries. I cannot possibly repeat the copious information in this new survey. Instead I repeat below some of the salaries in jobs and places that interest me, and which I hope interest you. [...]