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Escobal Mine, Guatemala Under Attack
If you read this blog, you will know that in the past four or so years, I have visited the Marlin and Escobal Mines in Guatemala many times. (Do a search with these key words in the box at top-right… more →
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Escobal Mine, Guatemala Under Attack
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wrote 2 weeks ago: If you read this blog, you will know that in the past four or so years, I have visited the Marlin an … more →
Feasibility Studies for Mining; Particularly for Tailings Facility?
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wrote 3 weeks ago: Categories are constructs of our imagination. We define categories to aid our thinking, analysis, a … more →
Judgement in Geotechnical Engineering and Mining
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wrote 1 month ago: Here are a few random thoughts based on today’s events & activities. I do not give detail … more →
Vale vs Argentina Brinkmanship over Potash Mine: How to Loose Your Invetment in Big Mining Company.
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wrote 2 months ago: The government of Argentina has ordered Vale to continue to employ nearly 6,500 workers at the Rio C … more →
Mining Investment Advice from Willis and from Ernst & Young: Share the Benefits and Share the Water
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wrote 3 months ago: Here are links to two e-books on the issues of risks and mining in 2013. Both required reading if y … more →
Why Violence Against Mines? Brothels, Guns, and Youth?
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wrote 3 months ago: The Westward Look hotel sits proud in the foothills of Tucson. Down in the flats, the lights of the … more →
ASCE Daniel Mead Competition and the Need for a Master's Degree to be Professinally Competent in Mining or Civil Engineering
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wrote 3 months ago: The American Society of Civil Engineers 2013 Daniel W. Mead Student Contest involves writing a 2,000 … more →
Terrorism in San Rafael Las Flores. Escobal Mine, Guatemala Attacked.
wrote 4 months ago: Brief news reports and an announcement by Tahoe Resources indicate that three were killed in an atta … more →
Happy New Year to All Mining
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wrote 4 months ago: Before we begin tonight’s celebrations, let me pause for a few minutes to wish all, and especi … more →
2013 Mining Conferences & Proceedings
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wrote 5 months ago: There are many new mining-related conferences to attend in 2013. All very well if you are very imp … more →
Chinese Miners in British Columbia Coal Mines?
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wrote 6 months ago: Thus far I have refrained from commenting on the fact that Chinese miners are here and more are comi … more →
What Do Mining Engineers Do?
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wrote 6 months ago: Over a span of nearly forty years consulting to the mining industry, I have worked with many mining … more →
More Mining Games; To Hell With the Pebble Mine!
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wrote 6 months ago: A young man, whom I know & like, is addicted to computer games. Nothing unusual in that—m … more →
More on Social Media in Mining
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wrote 6 months ago: Here follows extracts from two email that recently crossed my desk on the topic of social media … more →
ConnectMining.com: A Place to Communicate
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wrote 6 months ago: ConnectMining.com is a new (to me at least) website that defines itself thus: Whether you’re a minin … more →
What Government has to do to Support and Make Mining
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wrote 7 months ago: MineWeb reports that workers have left the copper mine in Afghanistan being developed by the Chinese … more →
Controversial Mining Companies
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wrote 8 months ago: Totalmining at this link has a new e-book that you can download on the 9 Most Controversial Mining C … more →
Salaries of Chemists in Canadian Mining
wrote 8 months ago: Just back from Chile. Long, grueling flights, and airport lounges. The benefits, few as they are, … more →
Chinese African Mining Wages: Far Too Low?
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wrote 8 months ago: More on the deplorable wages for mine workers in Africa. Here below is a repeat of a full report on … more →
