Conceptual models are key aspects of mine modelling, analysis, and decision making. With our limited thinking ability, we need concepts, or models, of reality before we can fully comprehend, understand, and mentally manipulate reality. Thus arise the key questions: What is a conceptual model? How do we formulate a conceptual model? The answers depend on [...]
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Conceptual Models for Mining Analysis and Decision Making
Posted in consulting, Open Pit, Software, Tailings, Waste Rock, tagged conceptual model, decision making, mining on February 25, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Conferences on Sustainable Mining
Posted in communication, mining, tagged CIM, conference, mining, SME, sustainable on February 14, 2012 | 1 Comment »
The original of the above figure is available at http://xkcd.com/1007/ The Canadian Institute of Mining (CIM) has just sent me the preliminary program for the May 6 to 9 conference in Edmonton. Here are the papers on sustainable mining:
Mining Investment EduMine Webcast
Posted in Investing & Finance, tagged edumine, invest, mining, risk on February 9, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Over the years on this blog and elsewhere I have written about mining investment. In particular, I wrote a course for EduMine called Mining Investment – Understanding the Risks. The course has proven to be popular, and now the folk at EduMine have persuaded me to give the course as a live webcast. The webcast is planned [...]
Mining Jobs, Careers,and Commensurate Wage, Salaries, and Compensation
Posted in Jobs and Salaries, tagged careers, compansation, job, mining, salaries, wages on February 7, 2012 | 1 Comment »
On this blog, I often write about jobs and careers in mining. I often write about the wages, salaries, and compensation for those who work in mining. To make it easier for you to access the past postings of this blog on the topics of mining jobs & careers, and on mining wages, salaries and [...]
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:
New Mining Investment Resource: Featured Mining Investment Opportunities
Posted in Investing & Finance, tagged infmine, investment, malbex resources, Mineweb, mining, opportunities on January 27, 2012 | 1 Comment »
The quantity of information that is needed to make rationale mining investment decisions is immense. It is near impossible to read all the daily emails or go to all the conferences and meetings on mining that have as their ultimate gold-goal the provision of advice to help you make profitable mining investment decisions. Now there [...]
New Zealand Mining Debate: Lamb vs Lignite?
Posted in Australia and New Zealand, Coal, mining, tagged lamb, mining, mutton, new Zealand, straterra on January 26, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Growing up in South Africa, we ate a great deal of mutton. It was cheap & available. I knew nothing of steak and salmon until I got to Vancouver, where salmon is cheap & available. Yet I still long for the gamey taste of mutton. I found it once in Mexican Hat in the Navajo [...]
Mining in Brazil. Vale Lauded. Omissive & Peccant Mining.
Posted in environmental, mining, Mining history, tagged Brazil, ferrifero, mining, omissive, peccant, quadrilatero, Vale on January 23, 2012 | 3 Comments »
Seldom on a Sunday is there a good book about mining to read. Today I hit the jackpot. I read Understanding Mining Around the Quadrilatero Ferrifero. A formidable title, but an easy and pleasant read. Three authors are listed: Paulo Tarso Amorim Castro; Herminio Arias Nalini Junior; and Hernani Mota De Lima.
Mining Obama vs Romney vs Gingrich vs Ron Paul as Supporters of Mining
Posted in British Columbia, Coal, environmental, Europe, Mining history, North America, People, tagged ann romney, coegnant colliery, david davies, Disney, gingrich, Grand Canyon, mining, Obama, romney, ron paul, vancouver junior, wales on January 13, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
With Mitt Romney well on his way to being the next president, I thought it time to examine their attitudes to mining. OK, I know there are a few more pesky elections and attacks on Romney’s for his capitalistic sins (firing excess workers at unprofitable companies) to get through, but still the news snippets are fun. [...]
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