A commenter on this blog once asked: “What is it like to live in a fly-in, fly-out mining camp?” Here is my answer; it is based on a recent trip and three-day stay in a northern Canadian fly-in, fly-out mining camp. You get up early on Monday morning to be at the side-airport by six o’clock. The sun [...]
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Fly-In, Fly-Out Mining Camps
Posted in consulting, Human relations and mining, People, tagged fly-in. fly-out. miing camp. EduMine on June 1, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
EPA’s Pebble Mine Review: Presidents in the Making
Posted in blogs, consulting, environmental, Human relations and mining, North America, tagged EPA, Obama, Pebble Mine, peer review, politics, review, romney on May 14, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Background: In response to requests, the U.S. EPA has undertaken to review the Pebble Mine. They are apparently acting in terms of the Clean Water Act, although many dispute their authority to do so. The review is taking place before any formal submittals have been made by Anglo America, and many claim that Anglo should [...]
Women & Gays in Chile Mining
Posted in blogs, consulting, Human relations and mining, Latin America, tagged cheese, Chile, gays, mining, wine, women on May 11, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Today I received an email from a student at one of those ivy-league universities in the east. She asked my opinion on a number of issues about Chile. Apparently she and a group of fellow student are about to go to Chile to report on the following:
Battle Royale, the precusor to the Hunger Games
Posted in brandy, Church, Human relations and mining, tagged battle royale, Cuba, hunger games, mining, syria on April 3, 2012 | 2 Comments »
An occasional piece on the trashy movies I like to watch. Over the weekend I watched two movies that must be the precursors to the Hunger Games (a popular book trilogy and now a new movie for those not in the know.) The movies I watched come in a fancy “book” format containing four DVDs. The first is [...]
More on EIAs for Mines, New, Expanded, or Closing
Posted in consulting, Enviromental, Environment, Human relations and mining, mining, Tailings, Waste Rock, tagged eia, EIS, environmenal impact, mining, Rosemont Copper on March 15, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Integral to any new mine or expansion of a mine is the preparation of an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). If you seek to significantly expand the mine’s tailings, waste rock, or heap leach facilities, you may have to prepare a new or supplemental EIA. Here are references to and extacts from some documents that we [...]
Mining Opera Redux: Domingo’s Dames and Marlin Maidens
Posted in Environment, Human relations and mining, Latin America, mining, Mining history, Peru, tagged catherine nolan, environmental law alliance, Goldcorp, jennifer moore, marlin, marlin mine, MiningWatch, placido domingo on March 14, 2012 | 1 Comment »
For about ten years until about 2005 I used to attend all the Los Angeles opera productions. Placido Domingo was, and still is, in charge of the music. Occasionally he would sing in an opera—what a thrill to see and hear him live. I vaguely recall that in the program notes, there were news pieces [...]
Santorum, Mining, and Abortion
Posted in About the news, Human relations and mining, People, tagged abortion, ICMM, rick santorum on February 20, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Rick Santorum could conceivably be the next president. I hope not, but it is not my choice. I would prefer Ron Paul; at least I agree with him fifty percent of the time.
Sunday Sermon: Sex and Ethical Mining
Posted in Human relations and mining, Investing & Finance, opera, People, tagged alternative mining indaba, ethical mining, Pebble Mine, Rosemont Copper, sex at dawn on February 19, 2012 | 1 Comment »
The cost to attend the South African Mining Indaba was R12,000. So there was another meeting called Alternative Mining Indaba. A report on that conference is at this link. The report is long and convoluted. I have difficulty in working out what their point is, but it is something to do with ethical mining. A [...]
Cultural Norms Affect Mining
Posted in brandy, British Columbia, First Nations, Human relations and mining on February 11, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Friday. An early end to the day. A quick stroll to a disreputable pub amidst the glass towers of Vancouver. Four miners around a small round table, heavy with IPA ale and serious talk.
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