A totally trivial posting on words that I came across reading last night. These three words are new to me. At least I did not know their meaning and have no recollection of having seen them before. Enjoy. Girn 1. To complain in a whining voice. 2. To contort one’s face; grimace. Prosody 1. The [...]
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Mining New Words
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged afflatus, girn, prosody on April 24, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Travels Around Santiago
Posted in consulting, Latin America, Uncategorized, tagged Chile, navy, santiago on April 23, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
This is another diary item: about today’s car trip 100 kilometers north of Santiago, then to the coast, down the coast, to Valpariso, and hence back to the city. This is magnificent, awe-inspiring county-side. No words could fully capture it so here a few pictures. The Headquarters of the Chilean navy. A navy ship at [...]
Beach Boys and Girls – Mine Tailings Beach Pioneers and Innovators
Posted in Geology, Geotechnical, mining, Mining history, People, Tailings, Uncategorized, tagged beach slope prediction, Kupper, Melent'ev, mining, Tailings on April 3, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Beaches have a way of attracting attention. Hoards of curvy North Americans flock each year to ocean-side resorts just to sit in pools and stare at beaches. Early explorers travelling by sea sought coves with protected sandy beaches to land their parties and fly their flag. Even whales and sharks, distracted by the bounty of [...]
Mining Equipment & Technology
Posted in blogs, mining, Uncategorized, tagged Equipment, EquipTechMine, innovation, mining technology, TechnoMine on March 21, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Today I tasked myself with finding a different place to look for equipment and new technology in mining. If you Google the title of this piece, TechnoMine have the first set of links that you will be directed to. I decided to view the articles link, as these are the most up to date and [...]
Jobs in Mining Process Engineering: Understanding The Process & Profession
Posted in Engineering - General, Jobs and Salaries, Tailings, Uncategorized, tagged alberta, Australia, jobs, madagascar, mining, Oil sands, process engineering on March 19, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
When I think of a place or a country, in my ignorance I generally believe all the people who make up that country to be of a similar stock, have like personality traits and characteristics. That view of those people is either reinforced or altered completely when we meet someone who calls that place home [...]
Jean-Baptiste Lully’s Persee
Posted in opera, Uncategorized, tagged Louis XIV, lully, opera, persee, perseus on March 19, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
I hesitate to post another on opera. But this Sunday night watching deserves some mention. If only to get you to get the DVD and watch and listen. I refer to a new DVD that I watched tonight of Lully’s opera Persee, or Perseus in more English fashion.
2011 Aggregate Compensation Report: Executive Compensation
Posted in Jobs and Salaries, Money & Mining, North America, Uncategorized, tagged Aggregate Compensation, CEO, CFO, chairman, executive compensation, mining, president, salaries, vice president on March 8, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Following on from the Aggregate Compensation Report on Salaries piece earlier in the week, we include this piece on executive compensation within the aggregate industry. The full report can be found at this link on CostMine
While My Boss Isn’t Looking
Posted in Australia and New Zealand, Jobs and Salaries, Uncategorized, tagged careers, future, games, mining on March 7, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Over the course of many years and more than 1,400 postings I have been the only writer for this blog. Time to bring in a fresh perspective. This piece is by Fergus Murphy of Trinity College, Dublin. He is a master’s civil engineer working with us. His writing caught my eye. I like his attitude. [...]
Mireille. The Best Opera By Gounod?
Posted in opera, Uncategorized, tagged charles castronovo, gouno, inva mula, mireille, opera on March 5, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
I have seen Gounod’s Faust more times than I can recall. I have a DVD of his Romeo and Juliette. I watch it often too much wine and brandy. It is superb. Yet until tonight I had not seen or even hear of Gounod’s Mireille.
The Observational Method for Groundwater Modeling & Practicality
Posted in Geotechnical, Uncategorized, tagged groundwater, modeling, Observational Method on February 29, 2012 | 3 Comments »
One of the enduring mysteries of professional practice is why groundwater experts never apply the Observational Method in their ever-more sophisticated groundwater modeling and monitoring work.