Just got back from a trip to EKATI. The usual four times a year visit to look at the Long Lake Containment Facility, aka LLCF or tailings impoundment. (more…)
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EKATI to Harry Winston: A Mine for Sale and In Turmoil
Posted in About the news, consulting, Diamond, Investing & Finance, Mining history, People, Tailings, tagged Diavik, Ekati, harry winston, Tailings, take over on November 14, 2012 | 3 Comments »
Ekati and Diavik to Harry Winston
Posted in About the news, consulting, Diamond, Global Warming, Investing & Finance, People, Tailings, tagged Diavik, Ekati, Global Warming, harry winston, ice road on August 7, 2012 | 2 Comments »
The news today is that Harry Winston and BHP are talking about the sale of the Ekati Diamond Mine. Specifically Harry Winston is seeking to purchase the Ekati Diamond Mine. Harry Winston is already talking to Rio Tinto about buying Diavik. If he gets both, he will be a diamond force in the north. (more…)
Weekend Mining Roundup: 63 Highways to Health and Words
Posted in blogs, brandy, health, Oil sands, tagged alberta, Edmonton, Ekati, fly-in, fly-out, fort mcmuray, highway 63 on July 27, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The weekend looms, so here is a roundup of the items I have saved for bogging about and that I know I will never get to unless I summarize now: (more…)
On the Morality & Ethics of Diamond Mining: Pebble Mine into Bristol Bay
Posted in About the news, consulting, Diamond, Mining history, North America, tagged BHP, Diamond, edward o wilson, Ekati, ethics, mine, morality, Pebble Mine, social conquest of earth on May 23, 2012 | 3 Comments »
On Saturday I posted a piece on the Pebble Mine. Here is one of the comments on what I wrote—the commenter takes me to task for consulting to the EKATI Diamond mine, while questioning the need for and the practicality of opening the Pebble Mine. First the comment and then my reply, which is an extended essay on the morality & ethics of diamond mining. (more…)
Major Mining In The Not So Cold North
Posted in Diamond, Global Warming, North America, tagged diamonds, Diavik, Ekati, Global Warming, ice roads, mining on March 28, 2012 | 4 Comments »
I think the business section of the paper is consistently the most interesting; there is always some article which catches your eye. Today’s point of interest has a mining basis which relates to one of the major Northwest Territories diamond mines, Diavik. In short, Rio Tinto is looking to sell its stake in the mine in order to focus on “expanding into more scalable and profitable commodities such as iron ore, copper and uranium” as their investment in diamond mining amounts to less than 2% of total profits. (more…)
Cooking for Miners. Eating at Mines
Posted in brandy, consulting, Gold, health, Jobs and Salaries, Mining history, Oil sands, tagged bhp billiton, bull cook, cooking, East Geduld, Ekati, escobal, food, Fort McMurray, free state, Greens Creek, Guatemala, guatemala. suncor.il sands.east geduld. ekati, hawk inlet, marlin mine, Oil sands, Professor Jennings, Suncor, 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 cooking, then maybe a job at a mine canteen is for you. (more…)
Mining Impact Benefit Agreements
Posted in British Columbia, First Nations, Jobs and Salaries, mining, North America, tagged aboriginal, Ekati, First Nations, impact benefit agreement, mining, PDAC on February 6, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Monday and to serious mining topics. Today’s topic is mining impact benefit agreements. I received an email from somebody asking me what I knew of the topic. Very little in truth. I sought help and this is the reply I received: (more…)
Cold comfort best-practice mine safety
Posted in Diamond, health and safety, safety, tagged BHP, Ekati, safety, zero harm on June 9, 2010 | 1 Comment »
And hence from LA to the Canadian Northwest Territories and a lecture on mine safety. I do not know the statistics, but in terms of focus, surely Ekati must be the most safety-conscious mine I have ever been on. BHP can be justifiably proud of the attitude and actions of the people here who inducted me into the site’s values of Zero Harm, integrity, respect, win-win relationships, and high performance. (more…)
SME, climate change, and mining risks & challenges
Posted in About the news, Enviromental, Global Warming, tagged Diavik, Ekati, fire, floods, Global Warming, mining, Rio Tinto, SME on February 26, 2009 | 2 Comments »
SME is over and now we have time to slip the CD of Preprints into the computer to read the technical papers. The sad part is that most of those who presented talks did not bother to prepare a paper. And no provision has been made to collect, disseminate, or archive their PowerPoint presentations. So all that hard work and hot air is lost.
Of the technical papers that do appear on the CD of Preprints, the most intriguing is entitled Climate Change Risk and Impact Assessment for Global Diversified Mining Group.
The paper describes “a project undertaken for a multinational mining company to examine the physical risks from climate change across its international business operations. The study addresses 163 components of the business including operating sites (mines, smelters, and refineries), key transportation routes (road and rail) and port links.” Almost sounds like Rio Tinto, although the paper does not tells us which mining company commissioned the study.
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