PDAC and the Canadian Economic Plan
While buying cigarettes today I glanced at the TV in the little shop where I shop and saw the start of the speech on the Canadian budget. Tonight I went where I should not and was told that clients...
View Article10 Books Every Miner Should Read
Today I was sent this link. It is to a site where people ask questions and commenters provide answers. I find most such sites silly and this is no exception. Although the question is profound: As a...
View ArticleAnglo American’s Mark Cutifani Interview
I do not own any shares in Anglo American. Although I suspect some of the mutual trust funds where my money sits do hold Anglo shares. I consult to a number of Anglo mines. Thus this opinion is...
View ArticleThe Hunter’s Bride. Der Freischutz. Carl Maria Von Weber & Opera.
Sex. Love. Sensuous contact. Opera. They are all the same. At least if you get drunk and watch the DVD of the Hunter’s Bride, a movie version of the opera by Carl Maria Von Weber’s opera, namely...
View ArticleZimbabwe Dam Failure a Mere Seepage Issue
From Zimbabwe, we have news six days ago of a water dam failing. At lest my conlcusion is that it is failing. I base this conclusion on a series of photos at this link. Now the government spoksman...
View ArticleLong-Term Closure Criteria for Mine Waste Disposal Facilities–The Cold Covers...
The seminar on Cold Cover is upcoming in April in Whistler. What a great opportunity for a few days of leisure and information in a beautiful place. Just the thing for the privileged few in mining...
View ArticleTailings and Mine Waste 2014 and CSU Related Research
From Linda Hinshaw of the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering at Colorado State University here is news of some of the research underway in the department. Shear strength of mixed...
View ArticleMining Truck Drivers, Fly-in, Fly-out Camps, and Brandy Deprivation
Here from an Australian mining site, a piece that is funny, sad, and downright wrong all at the same time. The author has some writing skills, but no insight or factual skills. What would you do for...
View ArticleThe Best Mine Waste Cover is No Cover. Cold Climate Ruminations
It is snowing in Vancouver. Nothing sticking to the roads, but the trees are white and beautiful. Nothing much to do outside or inside for that matter, so just a few thoughts on mine waste...
View ArticleRock Covers for Erision Resistance and Vegetation Growth
A second writing in the snow of Sunday Vancouver. Case History A simple cover of rock is what we constructed at the 24 UMTRA piles. Over the radioactive wastes and radon barrier was a layer of rock....
View ArticleLa Forze Del Destino. Nazis, Apartheid, Gays, and Arizona.
On a cold winter’s night I watched Verdi’s La Forza Del Destino. Verdi was agnostic, yet this opera is suffused with Christian themes. “Come find thy salvation in the shadow of the cross.” The story...
View ArticleGeosynthectics Solutions in Mining. More Abstracts Please.
Today I spent reviewing abstracts for the conference Geosynthetic Solutions in Mining 2014. We have received about thirty superb abstracts. Only two missed the mark—mine planning and waste...
View ArticleGold For Life and Olympics. NMA’s Reminder.
A brief note to point you to a new infographic from the National Mining Association. Here is the link to their infographic on the Olympics and the role gold plays in our lives. I know gold cappings...
View ArticleTaseko’s New Prosperity Mine: Belated Comments
Hitherto I have refrained from commenting on the controversy swirling around Taseko’s BC New Prosperity Mine. A number of reasons for avoiding a blog posting on the topic. First, I know nothing of...
View ArticleFinding a Job in Mining; A Risk Management Challenge
From that inestimable team, the father-son Obonis of Riskope, here is what I got in today’s email. I repeat most of it. I edit to smooth & personal prose as their Italian dialect leads to bumps...
View ArticleMET Russian Opera: Prince Igor and the Invasion of Crimea
We met as usual at the movie house on Schoolhouse Road to watch the MET live broadcast–today it was Borodin’s opera Prince Igor, a tale of a 12th century Russian prince who looses his men and honor in...
View ArticleNeptune Flotation: Floating Pipes on Mine Waters
I have learnt a great deal from the salesmen of commercial products to the mining industry. I am always pleased to welcome them to my office when they email or phone and ask if they can come see me...
View ArticleLayfield on Geosynthetics in Mining. Rowe on Geomembrane Durability. A...
Today forty of us enjoyed fine presentations on geomembranes and geosynthetics for mining. Layfield who are headquartered in Vancouver arranged this seminar and the subsequent tour of their...
View ArticleMudMaster and Paste 2014 Stories of Amazing Strange Machines
I have some “I am sorries” to say. I do this publically here as it gives me the opportunity to convey interesting information that may interest you. This is a story of the perils of blogging: no...
View ArticleEduMine Blog & News
What is a blog? What is an on-line newspaper? At this link is the EduMine blog/newspaper. It answers neither question, but poses them with force. It also provides an interesting resource on ideas,...
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