Some large consultants to the mining industry are doing very well–in spite of reports of a downturn in the profits of big mining companies. Here is a quote from a long report on recent profits by AMEC: (more…)
Posts Tagged ‘amec’
EduMine, AMEC, and Me on Mine Tailings
Posted in consulting, People, Tailings, tagged amec, conference, edumine, geoff blight, kimberly morrison, michael davies, steve vick, Tailings, Tailings and Mine Waste, Teck, todd martin on April 25, 2012 | 1 Comment »
It was almost six months ago that we met at the 2011 Tailings and Mine Waste Conference in Vancouver. It is only six months until we meet at the 2012 conference in Colorado, and before that we have to write the papers. (more…)
Mine Tailings Failure Challenge from Michael Davies of AMEC
Posted in British Columbia, consulting, environmental, mining, People, Tailings, tagged amec, challenge, mike davie, tailings failure on May 21, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Mike Davies is the pre-eminent tailings engineer of present times. He and his team in Vancouver can solve any tailings challenge your mine may face. He and his team at AMEC are the best of the best. They have not paid me to say this; I write, as always, on the basis of personal opinion & conviction. (more…)
Tailings and Mine Waste 2010: The Conference In Review
Posted in consulting, environmental, Law (Mining), Mining history, Oil sands, Tailings, Waste Rock, tagged amec, Ausenco, EBA, srk, Tailings, Vail on October 21, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Vail, Colorado was once a mining town. Now it is a Disney horror of fake Alpine buildings clinging to an image that is rooted in conspicuous consumption. To survive the off-season, all food prices are half-price.
The conference on tailings and mine waste is just ended and we have left this ski resort, newly informed on the state-of-the-art and practice of tailings management in mines world-wide. Here are some reflections on the state-of-things: (more…)
Mining Consultant Jobs and Salaries
Posted in Jobs and Salaries, tagged amec, geosyntec, job, perth, salary, srk on December 1, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Pity the poor consultant to the mining industry. If you are in the industry you know what I mean. If you are not in the industry, it does not matter what I mean. The question we seek to answer here is what does the consultants’ individual engineers get paid and are there jobs out there for them right now. (more…)
Tailings & Mine Waste of Infinite Fascination & Variety
Posted in Geotechnical, Oil sands, People, Tailings, tagged amec, fmea, landslide, maa, mike davis, mining, Oil sands, Tailings on November 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Let me continue on the topic of the recent conference in Banff on Tailings and Mine Waste. The theme of this posting (as dictated by my old teacher, every written piece must have a theme) is the infinite variety of folk who are interested in tailings and mine waste. (more…)
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