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The Quick Fix
- THE BARGAIN FOR THE U.S. AND INFRASTRUCTURE: PAY FOR IT OR FACE SECOND-RANK GLOBAL STATUS.
CHURCHILL was well known for his tenacity and leadership in the face of national crises. Here in the United States we need that same determination today to resolve our national infrastructure crisis. Our infrastructure – highways and roads, seaports, waterways, airports, railroads, the electrical grid, etc. – need serious
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REVEGETATION SERVICES OFFERS UNIQUE DESIGN/BUILD STRATEGIES
Anyone who has gone through any major project knows the routine. Engineers and architects come up with a great design. But, when the contractors come onboard, everything falls apart as the idealistic design meets cold reality... |
ALASKAN GOLD---IT JUST KEEPS COMING
Within the text of its own polished, entertaining, and well-researched brochure, International Tower Hill Mines Ltd. (ITH) reminds us how “gold has played a major role in civilization since the beginning of recorded history. For centuries it has been the only universally accepted means of exchange, providing security for individuals and for countries in times of war and peace.”
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February/March
2009 Articles |
THUNDER MOUNTAIN GOLD ADVANCES
SOUTH MOUNTAIN PROPERTY
Boise, Idaho - Thunder Mountain Gold, Inc. (OTCBB: THMG), completed a successful field season in 2008 by advancing its planned exploration program at their South Mountain Mine located in Owyhee County, Idaho. The 2008 program consisted of core drilling from the surface and opening the 4,000-foot long Sonneman Tunnel so that underground sample results conducted during the period 1950 through 1985 could be confirmed...
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MSHA SUGGESTS DUST CONTROL METHODS
Most people don’t realize that effective dust control is quite complex and requires an understanding of several disciplines including mine engineering and aerodynamics. With that in mind, the Mining Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has gone to a great deal of effort to give mine operators an idea of methods that work...
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HOW TO GET YOUR MINING PERMITS DESPITE ENVIRONMENTAL OPPOSITION
The biggest threat to the mining industry with the Obama administration isn’t legislation, but the incoming Obama appointees, who will use the bureaucracy to slow down or even stop new mining projects. Mining companies will have to go through more legal hoops and face more opposition from local and national environmental groups that are opposed to any mining, especially in their
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HAS THE MANMADE GLOBAL WARMING THEORY FINALLY DIED?
Is 2009 the year that the theory of manmade global warming is relegated to the dustbin of history? If so, thank the weather and the economy.
Remember just a few months ago when papers were warning that ski resorts would be going out of business because there wouldn’t be enough snow?..
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COAL – THE CLEAN HIGH TECH ALTERNATIVE
In the “Age of Obama,” we can expect to hear that coal is an old technology that pollutes the air, leaves large carbon footprints, and rapes the earth. We will then be told that alternates like biomass, wind, solar energy, and geothermal will be more than enough to replace coal...
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CANADIAN STOCK EXHANGES
HEY BUDDY, CAN YOU SPARE ME A DIME OR MAYBE A NICKEL
We survived the latter part of 08 (barely) and 09 is with us. What are we going to do to recover our losses? I am sure we all did some tax loss selling in 08 out of fear of the tax man or filling the larder before more economic downturn in 09. Several financings’ by juniors took place in recent weeks and many of them were at single digit values...
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International Commentary
Argentina has one of the largest and potentially richest metalliferous mineral areas in its Andean region and
non-metalliferous mineral deposits elsewhere within its territory. Since the development of investor friendly mining laws in 1993, Argentine mining exports have grown from US$ 70 M in the early 70’s to over US$ 3,800 M in 2007, according to government statistics...
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KENNECOTT COPPER SPEARHEADS UTAH WETLAND CREATION
When people think about Kennecott Copper and Utah, they think of the Bingham Canyon pit operation. The Bingham Canyon Mine has produced more copper than any mine in history -- about 18.1 million tons, so much that if it were turned into 14 gauge wire, it would reach from Jupiter to the Sun. The mine is 2¾ miles across at the top and ¾ of a mile deep... |
Mining Affairs Forum
- “The End of Conservatism?”
Is this the dawn of a “new liberal order,” such as Peter Beinhart says? Beinhart, Senior Fellow for U.S. Foreign Policy for the Council on Foreign Relations is quick to proclaim that the election of Barack Obama is proof that conservatism is dead. However, could it be that the public was voting against the policies of George Bush and John McCain instead of for then President-elect Obama?
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SAFETY
WORKING WITH MERCURY
When many of us were kids, mercury was seen as a curiosity and a toy. A broken mercury thermometer was an event that allowed us to play with the liquid metal by rolling it around in our palms. We were unaware of the long-term threats it posed to us...
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AVOIDING A PATCHWORK OF LOCAL MINING REGULATIONS: COLORADO SUPREME COURT INVALIDATES COUNTY CYANIDE
On January 12th, the Colorado Supreme Court reversed the Colorado Court of Appeals and issued a decision that will have profound and lasting impact on mining and natural resource development in Colorado and the Rocky Mountain West...
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Software Updates
Data is a very broad term meaning a collection of facts and information. In any mining operation, we are continually collecting data from all segments and using whatever additional information we can to keep operations efficient and productive...
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