Live today on EduMine is a new course: Introduction to Groundwater Modeling for Mines and Mining. The authors are myself and Bernard Brixel. Murray Fredlund and his folk at SoilVision contributed good computer models. (more…)
Posts Tagged ‘mines’
Groundwater Modeling for Mines and Mining: A New EduMine Course Is Now Live.
Posted in acid mine drainage, British Columbia, mining, Open Pit, People, Peru, Software, Tailings, tagged bc guidelines, bernard brixel, edumine, groundwater. modeling, mines, mining, soilvision on March 22, 2013 | Leave a Comment »
Why Violence Against Mines? Brothels, Guns, and Youth?
Posted in brandy, First Nations, Human relations and mining, tagged brothel, Guatemala, mines, Tucson, violence, westward look on January 24, 2013 | 3 Comments »
The Westward Look hotel sits proud in the foothills of Tucson. Down in the flats, the lights of the city sparkle and shine like a sea of energy washing over the privileged. You know that somewhere in the pinpoints of light somebody is being robbed, beaten, raped, and maybe killed. But violence is not the predominant activity. Civil order is probably the norm. (more…)
Map of Major Mines in Europe
Posted in Europe, mining, tagged europe, map, mines on August 2, 2012 | 3 Comments »
Just released is a new InfoMine map of the major mines and metallurgical facilities in Europe. You can find it to order at this link.
Two other sites on European mines are:
- euromine: European Association of Mining Industries, Metal Ores & Industrial Minerals.
- Roman Mines in Europe.
I was amazed to see the many mines in Europe on this new map. Just what percentage of the European economy is from mining? If you know, let us know. Thanks.
PDust Control at Mines
Posted in Enviromental, environmental, Tailings, Waste Rock, tagged dust. control, mines on June 18, 2012 | 6 Comments »
Home at last after nearly three weeks away in places where mining is flourishing. Too much going out delayed blogging. Here is one piece of advice I got while working and partying. It pertains to control of dust on mines. (more…)
Maps, Museums of Santiago, and Mines of Australia.
Posted in Australia and New Zealand, Latin America, Mining history, tagged Australia, maps, mines, museum, santiago on May 9, 2012 | 1 Comment »
While in Santiago, which I left yesterday, I went to the Museum of Fine Arts. They have an exhibition of old maps—those gorgeous colorful and ornate affairs replete with curlicues and swirls. I spent much time just stunned by the size and beauty of the maps. (more…)
Canadian Mine Wages in Metal, Industrial Mineral, and Fossil Fuel Mines
Posted in Coal, Jobs and Salaries, Oil sands, tagged Canada, mines, Oil sands, wages on July 7, 2011 | 2 Comments »
From the CostMine 2011 Survey of Canadian Mine Salaries, Wages, and Benefits, here are some average hourly wages. For selected job categories, I provide three numbers. The first is the average on Canadian metal mines; the second on industrial mineral mines; and the third is on fossil fuel mines. (more…)
ANC and why South Africa’s mines should be nationalized
Posted in Africa, mining, People, tagged Malema, mines, nationalize, South Africa on August 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Top Posts
- Mining engineers' starting salaries in top ten
- Mining Statements of Qualifications, Proposals, Scopes of Work, and Work Plans Redux
- Should I Become a Mining Engineer?
- Mining truck driver wants job: do you have the right opportunity for Australia?
- Bingham Canyon Mine Slope Failure
- Mining Jokes for full glasses and reserves
- Seeking work, miners are scammed by con artists: how to avoid the worst
- Prinsloo of Prinsloosdorp and Freddi Kaniki of Wits. Times must change.
- Weekend career and salary deliberations: 200K in Fort McMurray and oil sands mining?
- Iphegnia enTauride: The Gay Side of Opera
MINING.com- An error has occurred; the feed is probably down. Try again later.
Categories
- About the news
- acid mine drainage
- Africa
- Asia
- Australia and New Zealand
- blogs
- brandy
- British Columbia
- California
- Church
- Coal
- Colorado
- Commodity
- communication
- Community relations
- consulting
- Copper
- Cyanide
- decomissioning
- Diamond
- drilling
- due dilligence
- Engineering – General
- Enviromental
- Environment
- environmental
- Europe
- feasibilty studies
- First Nations
- Geology
- Geotechnical
- Global Warming
- Gold
- health
- health and safety
- Heap leach
- Human relations and mining
- Hydrology and hydraulics
- Investing & Finance
- Jobs and Salaries
- Latin America
- Law (Mining)
- Metallurgy
- mining
- Mining history
- Money & Mining
- mountaintop mining
- North America
- oil
- Oil sands
- Open Pit
- opera
- People
- Peru
- Policy and procedure
- Reclamation
- safety
- Software
- Tailings
- Uncategorized
- Underground
- Uranium
- Waste Rock
Recent Comments
FredW on Mining Statements of Qualifica… Neverwozzer on Prinsloo of Prinsloosdorp and… tony bitime ngba on Should I Become a Mining … hardrockminer on Mining for Development 2013 fr… FredW on Mining for Development 2013 fr… Archives
- May 2013
- April 2013
- March 2013
- February 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- October 2012
- September 2012
- August 2012
- July 2012
- June 2012
- May 2012
- April 2012
- March 2012
- February 2012
- January 2012
- December 2011
- November 2011
- October 2011
- September 2011
- August 2011
- July 2011
- June 2011
- May 2011
- April 2011
- March 2011
- February 2011
- January 2011
- December 2010
- November 2010
- October 2010
- September 2010
- August 2010
- July 2010
- June 2010
- May 2010
- April 2010
- March 2010
- February 2010
- January 2010
- December 2009
- November 2009
- October 2009
- September 2009
- August 2009
- July 2009
- June 2009
- May 2009
- March 2009
- February 2009
- January 2009
- December 2008
- November 2008
- October 2008
- September 2008
- August 2008
- July 2008
- June 2008
- May 2008
- April 2008
- March 2008
- February 2008
- January 2008
- December 2007
- November 2007
- October 2007
- September 2007
- August 2007
- July 2007
- June 2007
- May 2007
- April 2007
- March 2007
