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Posts Tagged ‘No Country for Old Men’

No Country for Old Men; no room for moral thinking

Posted in About the news, opera, tagged , , , , , on March 4, 2008 | 2 Comments »

This is a cry of despair for old men, miners and others.  Prompted by Saturday’s viewing of the movie of similar title, namely No Country for Old Men. 

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Investment Rule 16: Invest in mines far away from Hollywood and history

Posted in About the news, Community relations, Investing & Finance, tagged , , , , , , , on March 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

What better way to start the new week with a quiet trip down history’s memory lane.  On the website of the Sante Fe New Mexican is a fascinating posting on the start of mining by the Spanish in New Mexico.   Appears the Spanish merely took over a lead mine, long mined by the Indians:

The principal lead deposit worked by the Indian miners lay three miles west of their village. It was a spectacular vein that came right to the surface, perfectly accessible.  The width of the vein was only about a yard, but the depth of the ore body extended far into the ground. Over the centuries, with nothing more than primitive implements, the Indians had created a deep trench that stretched some 60 yards in length.

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