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 Connelly on Mine GroundwaterTuesday, July 29, 2008In the old days when SRK still went by its original name, Steffen Robertson and Kirsten, Dick Connelly and I were given the task of pounding the pavements to develop a groundwater practice in South Africa. read more » Oil Sands Idle ThoughtsFriday, July 18, 2008I am in Fort McMurray to do real engineering work at one of the oil sands mines. I am here to test new technology to close the mines and protect the environment. read more » Pincock Allen & HoltThursday, July 17, 2008I first met Kay Pincock, who founded the still venerable consulting company Pincock Allen & Holt, when he picked me up to take me to a restaurant on the east side of Tucson. read more » Senator McCain and MiningThursday, June 05, 2008U.S. Sens. Jon Kyl and John McCain have introduced legislation for the third year in a row that would allow a new copper mine to be developed over a huge mineral deposit outside Superior, Arizona. read more » Mining SalariesTuesday, May 20, 2008Nobody will ever tell you their salary. That is generally because it is less than they would like you to believe. read more » Sullivan Mine Safety GuidelinesTuesday, April 22, 2008From the Proceedings of the Sixth Australian Workshop on Acid and Metalliferous Drainage, held in mid-April 2008 is a paper entitled "Sullivan Mine Fatalities Incident: Preliminary Technical Investigations and Findings". read more » US Coal Mine Salaries 2007Tuesday, March 11, 2008The 2007 Survey Results of U.S. Coal Salaries, Wages, and Benefits gives you the information you need to establish if you are getting a fair salary or wage. read more » PDAC and AFNWednesday, March 05, 2008A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed between the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) and the National Indian Brotherhood (NIB) in early March 2008. read more » Creativity Produces ProfitMonday, March 03, 2008In today’s competitive world, creativity is in short supply and it is more important than ever for businesses to attract and keep highly talented people. read more » Terry Mudder's Miscellaneous WritingsTuesday, February 12, 2008Terry Mudder is one of the originators of that part of InfoMine devoted to cyanide in mining, namely the Cyantists section. He is a prolific consultant and writer on the use of cyanide in mining. read more » Mining for TalentWednesday, January 30, 2008As the talent pool in the mineral exploration and mining industries starts to dry up, the mineral resource sector is developing a comprehensive strategy to address the dire labour shortage facing the industry. read more » WITS GoldMonday, January 21, 2008At a recent conference, I stopped by the only booth that offered the cover of potential knowledge. It had pictures and maps of the South African Witwatersrand gold fields and the name WITS GOLD in prominent display. read more » NIOSH Research InitiativesFriday, January 11, 2008A sober view of the future of mining emerges from the May 2007 NIOSH report on future mine safety and health research. The report identifies these issues as deserving attention read more » Hoek on Rock MechanicsWednesday, December 05, 2007Anybody interested or involved in rock mechanics will consult Dr. Evert Hoek of his publications. A good place to start is EduMine where you will find his course series on Practical Rock Engineering. read more » Mine Health and SafetyMonday, December 03, 2007This is my personal list of what it takes to have a successful health and safety program read more » Tahltan Restoration PlanTuesday, November 13, 2007This news release from the British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum: The Province and the Tahltan Nation have developed a restoration plan to assess and address the impacts of past mineral exploration and development activity read more » Asia Pacific Mining ForumFriday, October 05, 2007Here are some lessons learnt at the Asia Pacific Forum on Mining and Minerals, which took place recently in Vancouver. read more » University of British Columbia ThesesFriday, September 28, 2007There are currently 25 students doing mining-related Masters Theses at the University of British Columbia. Here are the titles and the students doing the work. read more » Long-term Erosion Control Per NRC RequirementsFriday, August 31, 2007Soon after joining the Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action (UMTRA) Project, I was sent to Washington, D.C. to meet with Ted Johnson of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Agency. read more » Salaries for Miners in 2006Tuesday, August 21, 2007Are you being paid as much for working in a mine as you are worth? Bet somebody, somewhere, doing the same job as you, is earning more. read more » Solvent ExtractionWednesday, August 15, 2007In 1989 Elsevier published a book called Tailings Management: Problems and Solutions in the Mining Industry by Gordon M. Ritcey. Here is a brief review of the book read more » Agapito and Huntington MineTuesday, August 14, 2007Let me do something sure to be unpopular. Let me defend Bob Murray who owns the Crandall Mine in Huntington, Utah. read more » Canadian Mining Wages & SalariesWednesday, July 25, 2007I recently got the 2007 Survey Results of the Canadian Mine Salaries, Wages & Benefits . For the first time this year, the survey includes information about compensation paid to mining company executives. read more » Jacksonville, OregonFriday, July 20, 2007There are, or at some time in the past have been, at least 270 mines in Jackson County, Oregon (Mindat). In the Jacksonville District there are the Grace Diggings, Jacksonville Placer read more » Mining LettersFriday, June 29, 2007Is this a sad story, or is it a story of human ability and success? I think it is a story of the human spirit and the opportunities that mining brings. read more » What is a Miner?Friday, June 22, 2007What is a miner? I do not refer to the mining industry and the many people of many disciplines that work in the industry. I refer to the true miner, that person who daily goes down the mine read more » Quality of Life in Remote Mining CommunitiesTuesday, June 19, 2007The quality of life in remote mining communities in the Brazilian Amazon is examined in a presentation by Silvana Costa, a University of British Columbia mining PhD candidate. read more » Mining GamesFriday, June 01, 2007Playing computer games is for everyone. Here is my take at four computer games relevant to mining. read more » Sullivan Mine DeathTuesday, May 15, 2007This is a sad story. This is why accidents happen on mines and people die: ten silly little things happen, each is trivial and insignificant in and of itself read more » Exploration Health and SafetyFriday, April 27, 2007In 2006 six people died in Canadian mine exploration accidents. The Canadian victims included a geologist whose head was hit by a helicopter blade, two drillers and a pilot killed in a helicopter crash and a linecutter mauled by a grizzly bear. read more » Australian Stories - Norm McClearyMonday, April 16, 2007David outwits Goliath. All our hearts beat with anticipation at the victory of the small, brave hero over the faceless mass-horde opposition. read more » Groundwater PeopleTuesday, April 03, 2007Of all the disciplines at the intersection of science, engineering, and technology, groundwater is the one that demands the most application of art. read more » MACSSMonday, April 02, 2007More ideas on how to get the word out about your product and your services. I am not sure how M.A.C.S.S. does it, but the result works for me, and probably will for you. read more » Diamond ConsultantsWednesday, March 28, 2007Behind every website is an intriguing story. One of the most recent companies to list in the InfoMine Consultants DataBase is Diamond Consultants Canada. Here is why you may seek their services read more » Human Resources Mission StatementMonday, March 26, 2007Even the mine’s Human Resources (HR) department should have a mission statement. Or should they? To judge from the internet, few mine HR groups have a mission statement. read more » Mining Job ClassificationsFriday, March 23, 2007There must be an infinite number of ways of classifying jobs in the mining industry. Here is an over view of some of them. read more » Terms of EmploymentMonday, March 19, 2007In these times of shortages of skilled personnel for all aspects of mining, staff move around fast in order to better their careers. The downside is that they may take with them company knowledge and other employees. read more » Mine AccidentsThursday, March 08, 2007This is why accidents happen on mines and people die: ten silly little things happen; each is trivial and insignificant in and of itself read more » Anti-Mining BlogsWednesday, March 07, 2007This is a virulent attack on those scurrilous blogs that are devoted to attacking mining in all its forms. I refer to the three worst offenders that you can examine at these links read more » Mining for the FutureTuesday, March 06, 2007There is no mining without human resources. People are ultimately what mining is all about. People to plan and run the mines. read more » Personal AdviceFriday, March 02, 2007This is a politically incorrect piece. It contains good advice, so persist, but be warned. I read somewhere that tall, good looking people succeed more often than short, ugly people read more » High SalariesFriday, March 02, 2007Here is some investment advice. It may help you make money if you choose to put your hard-earned cash into mining company stocks. read more » Quality in MiningWednesday, February 28, 2007Is there such a thing as QUALITY IN MINING? Has the mining industry ever practiced conventional quality programs? read more » Stone to NuclearWednesday, February 28, 2007Bomvu Ridge 40,000 years ago may have been the first large-scale underground mine anywhere. Australia well populated 60,000 years ago? read more » Kids & ImmigrantsMonday, February 26, 2007This is a tribute to one of the unsung benefits of mining to society. I refer to the kids of miners and what they do for society. read more » Global MiningTuesday, February 20, 2007Good news is news about a new consulting company. It is always good to hear of a new venture and to see in motion the eternal human quest for moving forward. read more » Coal Mine DeathsTuesday, February 20, 2007From the Charleston Gazette: Twenty-four West Virginia coal miners died on the job in 2006, the most in any single year for a quarter-century, according to state records.
read more » South African Gold PiratesMonday, February 19, 2007I copy and present this news report from the Washington Post Foreign Service because it is so bizarre and disturbing and there is absolutely nothing we can do about it except shake our heads. read more » AMEC AnnouncementMonday, February 19, 2007The following came to me via e-mail. Issued by David Bleiker, AMEC Earth & Environmental read more » Kemess Mine ReviewFriday, February 16, 2007The news release is bland enough: “Northgate Minerals Corporation reports that Ministers of the Environment for Canada and British Columbia have amended the schedule read more » GIS Ten PercentThursday, February 15, 2007Before the mine, a forest. With a bit of luck, after the mine, a forest. We need trees aplenty to counteract global warming. read more » Africa, AIDS, and MiningFriday, February 09, 2007The December issue of The Atlantic notes that the Pentagon ranks Africa’s AIDS crisis as a leading security threat. AIDS threatens to “stress the social fabric” and even collapse civil society read more » I Think Mining BlogWednesday, January 31, 2007Some paper magazines will never die. They are the ones with high quality, thoughtful, well-written articles. The rest are doomed to fade and wither. Part of their problem is the competition of Blogs read more » Sago and AfterFriday, January 26, 2007About eighty to ninety percent of TechnoMine’s readers are not in the USA and/or not involved in coal mining. Nevertheless, the outlines of the Sago mine story are there like the every present Greek Gods of yore read more » AMC Consultants PublicationsTuesday, January 23, 2007Digging Deeper is a quarterly newsletter from AMC Consultants of Australia and England. I recommend you sign up for a free e-copy read more » M.G. Currie & CompanyMonday, January 22, 2007Just added to the InfoMine Consultants Database: M.G. Currie & Company. You cannot get to know someone in half an hour by chatting across a corporate conference room table, so I went to his website to read his publications. read more » Guyane GoldFriday, January 19, 2007InfoMine has no Mine Sites about properties in Guyane. InfoMine does have copious information about the country and its mining industry. read more » Madagascar MiningThursday, January 18, 2007A summary of an article from the New Yorker, October 2, 2006:
Burkhard Bilger writes about the gem industry in Madagascar, which has some of the richest, and least exploited, gem deposits on earth read more » SME CompetitionWednesday, January 17, 2007What better way to introduce young students to life in our industry than to present them with a tough mining problem, put them in a room to work out a solution in less time than they think they need, require them to present their solution orally before a panel of judges read more » Mining and the Twelve Days of ChristmasThursday, December 28, 2006A blog-like review of the 2006 mining industry, mining technology, and the twelve days of christmas, and prospects for mining in 2007. read more » Mining LawThursday, December 21, 2006I stood in the foyer on the twenty-something floor of one of the tall buildings in Vancouver and peered through the floor to ceiling glass of the north wall to the mountains, the sea, and the multi-activity facets of human nature spread before me. read more » Takeover ProfitsThursday, December 21, 2006I do not normally follow the ins and outs of mining company take-over bids. Seems we see only the tip of the iceberg of personal power struggles reflected in a pale mirror of press releases. read more » Mine-ExplorerMonday, December 18, 2006Three examples of what make the British unique (I emphasize, that to the best of my knowledge I have no British ancestors going back at least three generations.) read more » Yellowhead Mining IIWednesday, December 13, 2006I recently went to a reception at the invitation of Ron Handford of YellowHead Mining Inc. I was in pursuit of further stories of the technology behind the company's Harper Creek property in British Columbia. read more » Yellowhead MiningTuesday, December 12, 2006It is the people that make mining. And of course a good ore body. Let us explore these two prerequisites by following the story & success of Ronald L. Handford and the Harper Creek deposit, both of British Columbia. read more » Vatukoula Mine, FijiWednesday, December 06, 2006There must be a story about the failure of mining technology lurking in this press release—or is it a story of human nature—or maybe a story of prudent business/politics? read more » Mining BlogsTuesday, December 05, 2006Women in Mining is one of the few blogs that specifically focuses on the mining industry. Barbara Dischinger of London, U.K., calls her site “a community dedicated to all women working in the mining sector worldwide.” read more » ICREMEWednesday, November 29, 2006Upcoming in early 2007 is the First International Conference on Research and Education in Mining Engineering (ICREME). InfoMine is a sponsor and TechnoMine intends to follow and report on the proceedings read more » West Virginia Coal Mining HistoryFriday, November 17, 2006You may agree or disagree with the conclusions of the story; I leave that to you to decide. But I urge you to at least read the story even though it appears in a PhD thesis dissertation for a doctorate of philosophy in history. read more » Mine Safety QuizThursday, November 16, 2006From the Michigan Mine Safety & Health Training group comes a superb website that, I suspect, should be part of the arsenal of every mine’s health and safety officer. read more » Cross Border RecruitingThursday, November 16, 2006Salaries in the United States for folk in the upper echelons of mining are higher than most other places—except perhaps Europe. To see the salary ranges, see the mining salary surveys from Western Cost Mine. read more » India Institute of TechnologyFriday, November 10, 2006An e-mail from one of the faculty sent me exploring the Indian Institute of Technology in Kharagpur. At least I took an e-tour. Let me share my findings with you. read more » Project CommunicationFriday, November 03, 2006Method123 distributes a fortnightly newsletter that must be amongst the best in the genre. Here are some pointers to better project management from the most recent issue read more » George RappelyeaTuesday, October 31, 2006One mining engineer I would love to have met and about whom I would love to know more is George Rappelyea. read more » China Health & SafetyTuesday, October 24, 2006Any act that improves mine safety and saves lives is to be supported and learnt from. read more » Downside of SuccessMonday, September 18, 2006There is a smile on the face of almost everyone in the mining industry-all happy with the boom, high prices, and lots of work to go around. So it seems churlish to look at the disadvantages of the mining boom read more » Mining and FreedomMonday, September 11, 2006This is a tribute to miners everywhere. These thoughts are prompted by ideas that kept recurring as I walked the decks of the USS O’Kane, a destroyer moored in Pearl Harbor. read more » Core Practice PartnersWednesday, September 6, 2006The concrete plant hummed twenty-four hours a day. The cranes and blondins swung fast and furious to-and-fro without ceasing. My first job out of college was on the concrete crew building a big dam in a remote part of Africa. read more » Jacob GauthierFriday, September 1, 2006Here is a rare opportunity to employ a most extraordinary person. Normally I do not post resumes or requests for employment on these pages, but this letter is so different read more » CIM Vancouver 2006 AbstractsFriday, August 25, 2006I guess that at least 90 percent of the readers of this site are not members of the Canadian Institute of Mining. So like me they cannot get the papers from the 2006 CIM conference in Vancouver without paying large sums of money. read more » |
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