Mine Water Solutions in Extreme Environments: The Chilean court kicks off...
There is no mine water solution for the Pascua Lama mine in the high Andes of Chile and Argentina. Here is one report: A Chilean court said on Wednesday it has suspended construction of what would...
View ArticleThe True Price & Value of Gold: A Massive Scam or The Cost of a Suit?
The expensive clothes store at the entrance to our office building is advertising “two hand-made suits for $1,500.” This tells that the price of gold will decrease a lot more. For historically the...
View ArticleThe Cost of Mine Heap Leach Pad Management
Yesterday in the post just below this post, I bemoaned the fact that there is no general model or method out there to estimate the cost of mine tailings management. That issue remains valid today. I...
View ArticleGoing Mining Underground
Underground is the essence of mining. As a kid of perhaps ten-years old, my father took me a mile down a shaft of the mine where he worked as a mine captain. Somewhat fearful, I followed him close...
View Article2013 Survey of Canadian Mine Salaries
More from the CostMine 2013 Survey of Canadian Mine Salaries, Wages and Benefits. This time we look at the annual salaries (in thousands of Canadian $) for mainly engineering types in Canadian mines....
View ArticleAnglo Abandons Pebble: Let Alaska Now Decide for Itself.
Anglo American has abandoned the Pebble Mine Project in Alaska. That much was news to me this morning as I boarded a flight to a mine in a wet climate and sensitive place. By the time we had done...
View ArticleTailings and Mine Waste Best Presentation: Ausenco & Carrasco
Every so often a presentation at a conference takes your breath away and leaves you amazed at the ability of the speaker and their colleagues. This happened today as a sat listening to Joel Carrasco...
View ArticleGold, Dragons, and Hobbits. Das Reingold.
Took the grandkids to see the latest Hobbit’s movie today. Three long hours of fighting orcs and dwarves seeking to get back their gold. The premise of the movie is that the dwarves mined gold, made...
View ArticleCanadian Mine Wages by Commodity
The hall of the parliament building in Ottawa It does make a difference to your wages if you work on a Canadian metal or diamond or fossil fuel mine. Here are some numbers to highlight the...
View ArticleClint Strachan Joins EduMine Webcast on Mine Water Management
Today was a typical day in the life of a mining consultant. One report was issued; one project put on hold; one request for proposals received; and a long discussion on how to deal with an obdurate...
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