Today’s Globe and Mail reports: “The Harper government has approved Canada’s fifth oil sands mine after the project spent six years under regulatory scrutiny, prompting a senior cabinet minister and energy executives to argue lengthy reviews are unacceptable.”
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Total’s Joslyn Mine 6-Year Approval Disgrace
Posted in About the news, consulting, environmental, feasibilty studies, North America, Oil sands, tagged approval, joslyn, mining, Oil sands, permit, total on December 10, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Oil Sands, Conspiracy Theories, and the Keystone Pipeline
Posted in About the news, British Columbia, Enviromental, feasibilty studies, Human relations and mining, Investing & Finance, Law (Mining), North America, Oil sands on November 4, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Here is a picture of Jacob fighting with the Angel: a fight of good versus better; of logic versus instinct; of theory versus philosophy; of family versus God; and the ultimate biblical story of submission to higher powers.
The Romance of Mine Exploration
Posted in feasibilty studies, Gold, Investing & Finance, North America, People, tagged chandalar mine, exploration, geologist, Greens Creek, Juneau, Kensington mine, mine on March 18, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Some people do cross-word puzzles. Some do jigsaw puzzles. And some become mining exploration geologists. I suspect the same mental acuity, the same ability to form three-dimensional pictures in your head, and the same love of turning a few clues into a comprehensive whole are required.
Pebble Mine NI 43-101 Report Promises Watery Future
Posted in Copper, feasibilty studies, Gold, Investing & Finance, tagged NI 43-101, pebble, perpetual, report, water treatment on February 25, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Here is how you tease the mining industry and confound reporters: issue a news release that you have published your new NI 43-101. Then let them search for an actual copy. I have had an army of so-called specialists looking for a copy of Northern Dynasty’s Pebble Mine Ni 43-101. It does not yet exist, [...]
Meech, Colgate, and Taskeo’s Prosperity Mine
Posted in British Columbia, environmental, feasibilty studies, First Nations, Jobs and Salaries, tagged george colgate, john meech, prosperity mine, taseko on December 14, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Here is a fascinating interaction on Taskeo’s Prosperity Mine. I repeat in full from an e-mail from MiningWatch. I trust they are OK with this.
HudBay Minerals, El Estor, the Fenix Mine, and the Death of Adolfo Ich Chaman
Posted in feasibilty studies, First Nations, Latin America, Law (Mining), mining, tagged adolfo chaman, el estor, fenix mine, Guatemala, hudbay, klippenstein on December 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Perhaps a Canadian court is the only place to sort out the mess that is the story of HudBay Minerals, the Fenix Mine near El Estor in Guatemala, and the death of Adolfo Ich Chaman.
Mining Careers: Future Planning
Posted in consulting, feasibilty studies, Jobs and Salaries, mining, Reclamation, tagged career, Geotechnical, mine, planning, sustainable development on September 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Not all mines have a forward planning department. But those that do, benefit from the planning & foresight that the people of such a department provide. Here are some thoughts on a career in future planning on a mine that has such a department.
Facilitating Mining Meetings
Posted in communication, consulting, feasibilty studies, tagged facilitate, faciltator, meeting, mining on September 14, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Last week we participated in a mining-related meeting. Present were five folk from the mining company paying the bill—an indication of the significance to their operations of the issues on the table. Also present were experts from six consulting companies. One of the companies was the “engineer of record” as they are doing the detailed design and construction [...]
Mining consultants: A short story drawn from life
Posted in consulting, environmental, feasibilty studies, Mining history, Tailings, Waste Rock, tagged consultants, jobs, manaement, mining, planning, Tailings on May 4, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Here is a short story drawn from mining experience. We all have similar tales to tell. The details may vary, but the outline is re-curringly similar. This story was prompted by dealing with a client, a most difficult client. He has an idea in mind, but cannot seem to express his idea in words or [...]
El Salvador – Gold, Guns, and Choice
Posted in Enviromental, environmental, feasibilty studies, Gold, health and safety, Latin America, tagged corruption, el salvadro, mining, murder, pacific rim on March 1, 2010 | 1 Comment »
The title of this piece, El Salvador–Gold, Guns, and Choice, is the title of a report that recently came my way. If you are interested in the issues of social justice, mining, and death in Central America, I recommend you follow the link I provide to the full document. It will repay your time, although [...]
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