Posted in brandy, Church, Global Warming, Mining history, opera, tagged easter, euridice, eurydike, Global Warming, gluck, lower seymour conservation area, opera, orfeo, orpeus on March 31, 2013 | 2 Comments »
On the mines of South Africa, a long time ago, Easter was a special occasion. It was the end of summer and the beginning of autumn; it was a long weekend when even the miners did not work; it was a family time; and we went to Church to pray for lives lost and redeemed. For through the year, there were always deaths and distress. After Lent, this seemed an appropriate time to reminisce. (more…)
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…)
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…)
Posted in About the news, Global Warming, Mining history, tagged durban, Global Warming, koyoto, miing on December 14, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
For no good reasons that need detain us here, I recently had occassion to go back through old I THINK MINING blog postings. I was surprised to see how much I had written on the topic of global warmining in 2007 and thereafter. The surprise is how little things have changed in those years since I first took up the topic. Rather than write something new on an old topic, I simply collate and present below an edit version of some four or five piece that I wrote on the topic in 2007 and 2008. Enjoy and let us have your opinions about why things have not changed and if there is still a need for change. (more…)
Posted in British Columbia, Global Warming, mining, North America, Reclamation, tagged A, Canada, Faro Mine, Giant Mine, Global Warming, INAC, mine closure, North West Territories, UMT on December 15, 2010 | 1 Comment »
In a small Japanese restaurant near the office, we discussed global warming’s impact on mining. The Environmental VP of an auspicious mining company said that their mining company’s policy was to exhort each mine to come up with their own plans to deal with the issue. Fat chance! (more…)
Posted in Europe, Mining history, Reclamation, tagged Cartagena, Global Warming, Sebla Kabas, sustainable mining, Witwatersrand on November 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
A short posting to start the week. Here is a link to the most fascinating presentation at the Tailings and Mine Waste 2010. It deals with reclamation planning in an area of Spain where mining continued for 2,500 years. That is not a typo: I repeat two-thousand, five hundred years. The presentation was given by Sebla Kabas of the Universidad Politechnica de Cartagena. (more…)
Posted in About the news, Africa, California, Global Warming, Gold, Mining history, tagged California, Global Warming, mining, South Africa, wine on March 5, 2010 | 1 Comment »
As the week winds down, here are some of the more way-out postings I have encountered this week on the subject of mining: (more…)
Posted in About the news, Church, Global Warming, Investing & Finance, opera, tagged conference, copenhagen, Global Warming, mining, Rio Tinto, Uranium on December 6, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Sunday and time to contemplate on religion. Not necessarily the church type, rather the secular. (more…)
Posted in brandy, First Nations, Global Warming, mining, North America, Oil sands, tagged carbon capture, Fort McMurray, Global Warming, mining, Oil sands, pollution, traffic on December 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Three days in Fort McMurray, Alberta, and the center of oil sands mining. Here are some thoughts prompted by driving from city center to mining center. (more…)
Posted in blogs, Global Warming, Investing & Finance, Peru, tagged climate action partnership, Global Warming, investment, mining, porn, Rio Tinto on November 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Monday morning is the time to review your mining investments. The question I will consider this week is: Should I invest in Rio Tinto because they are members of the United States Climate Action Partnership? Here are some of my background thoughts on this investment decision. (more…)
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