Pebble Mine and hence Anglo American may not be a prudent investment at present. I have been wrong before in predicting the rise and fall of mine share prices, so please do not take the following as investment advice. See this for what it is: the ruminations of cantankerous old blogger. At this link is a [...]
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Pebble Mine Investing at Your Peril
Posted in About the news, Gold, Investing & Finance, Mining history, tagged invest, Pebble Mine on February 22, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Coal Black Santorum and His Wealth
Posted in About the news, Coal, Mining history, People, tagged Coal, lobby, santorum, tax deduction on February 21, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Here is one way to make money from mining that I have not hitherto thought of: do what Rick Santorum did. It is described in a report at this link thus: “Santorum did not register as a lobbyist, but he aided corporate and other interests as a consultant. He was paid $142,500 by Consol Energy, a [...]
Weekend Mining Museum Visits
Posted in Mining history, Uncategorized, tagged britannia mine museum, western museum mining on February 17, 2012 | 1 Comment »
The end of the week approaches and thoughts turn to the weekend and entertainment. Not sure I can every get to the mining museum events I note here, but I write about them as part of my own weekend dreaming and to prompt you to consider going to a local mining museum.
Earthquake Preparedness In the Office and On the Mine
Posted in health and safety, Mining history, tagged earthquake, hector mine, lom prieta, northridge, preparedness on February 14, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
One day there will be a big earthquake: in your city; at your mine; or some place on the ring of fire where there are many mines, any one of which you could be visiting. As a matter of common prudence you should be prepared. Here are two recent postings in the InfoMine Library that [...]
Continuous Conferences: Tailings Failure Research and Brazil Obfustication
Posted in Mining history, Tailings, tagged Brazil, contiuous conference, InfoMine, research, Tailings on February 9, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
InfoMine’s section on mining technology & engineering recently added a new feature: Continuous Conferences. (I disclose that I sometimes work with them and want them to succeed.) Here are two pieces that I posted today. I post them here to make it easier for you to access them.
Cooking for Miners. Eating at Mines
Posted in Gold, Oil sands, health, Jobs and Salaries, Mining history, brandy, consulting, tagged East Geduld, Ekati, Fort McMurray, Greens Creek, Guatemala, Oil sands, Professor Jennings, Suncor, marlin mine, cooking, free state, escobal, guatemala. suncor.il sands.east geduld. ekati, food, hawk inlet, bull cook, bhp billiton, tro on February 8, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Most mines have a place where the miners eat. Let us celebrate the cooks at these places by telling of the many fine meals we have enjoyed in these mining canteens. In celebrating cooks at mining canteens, I also seek to describe a job in mining that most do not write about. If you like [...]
Xstrata & Glencore: Wits & Opera Make Mining History
Posted in Africa, mining, Mining history, opera, People, tagged glencore, Goldcorp, opera, university, Witwatersrand, Xstrata on February 5, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The news at this link is that Xstrata and Glencore are going to consummate their marriage. Analysts will write about the impact another mega-mining company will have on share prices, competition in the mining industry, and the impact of South Africans who fled the country. I will blog below on some of the more obscure aspects of the [...]
Valentine’s Day at Britannia Mine Museum
Posted in British Columbia, Mining history, tagged britannia, day, mine museum, valetine on February 3, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
If you live in or around Vancouver, here is how to show your support for mining and show your support for your loved one. Take them to the Britannia Mining Museum on Valentine’s day. At this link you can read why, including: Three-course fine dining meal with wine parings See the buildings, gallery and underground mine [...]
Sunday Sermon: Norma, Opera, and Mining Imperialism
Posted in brandy, Mining history, opera, tagged asterix, Bellini, felice romani, gaul, nrm, obelix, opera on January 29, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Alternative titles for this posting include: Free Gaul; All Romans Out Abandon the Alter and Flee the Native Land Canadian Mining Imperialism
Is Sex Necessary?
Posted in health and safety, Mining history, tagged e. b.. white, is sex necessary, sex, thurber on January 29, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Today was cold, mainly as a result of last night’s snow which left a wet slush on the sidewalks of the townhouse complex. I trudged through the slush to dispose of garbage in the common shed from which it is collected at irregular intervals. Lying in the shed was a yellowed copy of an old [...]
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