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The Mine That Ran Out of Water: An African Tale

Posted in About the news, Africa, tagged , , , , on February 21, 2013 | 3 Comments »

Lazily browsing the web, I came across this report from Zimbabwe about a mine running out of water. There is so much one could say, that I refrain from comment and just post the story as I found it.  You will no doubt draw your own conclusions.  (more…)

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Mining Investment Advice from Willis and from Ernst & Young: Share the Benefits and Share the Water

Posted in Community relations, Global Warming, Human relations and mining, Investing & Finance, Jobs and Salaries, mining, tagged , , , , , on February 5, 2013 | 1 Comment »

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Here are links to two e-books on the issues of risks and mining in 2013.  Both required reading if you are investing in mining:

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Sewage Water For Mining: Cerro Verde Leads the Way

Posted in consulting, Environment, mining, Peru, tagged , , , , , on November 22, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

In yesterday’s blog posting, I speculated on the potential for use by Californian quarries of recycled sewage water.  Today I read an abstract of a paper to be presented in Lima, Peru next year at the conference on Mine Water Solutions. (more…)

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Santiago, Chile Mining

Posted in consulting, Copper, Latin America, tagged , , , , on April 22, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

Mining has brought me to Santiago, Chile and will take me north to the great copper mining district.  This past week, I have met with civil and mining engineers working on a new mine.  Their challenges are water and energy to make the mine profitable.  Both water and energy are in short supply up north and we are having to adopt a new mind-set to find ways of doing things that involve less water and less energy. (more…)

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Good Mining Advertizing? Anglo angles watery appeals.

Posted in Community relations, Heap leach, Reclamation, Tailings, Waste Rock, tagged , , , , , on November 18, 2010 | 6 Comments »

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I have often railed against those unimaginative mining ads that show ladies in hard hats standing in front of a large truck, smiling as they try to look natural and in support of women in mining.  (more…)

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Water in Mining: Use & Abuse of the Conference Vacation

Posted in acid mine drainage, Australia and New Zealand, consulting, Oil sands, tagged , , , on September 3, 2010 | 2 Comments »

   This is why this is the first blog posting this week: a visit to the oil sands to consult; and a big meeting with a client from the Northwest Territories who is faced with an expensive decision.  Along the way, plenty of opportunities to chat and eat with great mining people.  I sometimes wonder that I am so lucky to be paid for doing what I do.  (more…)

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