Colleagues Apologies for any cross-posting. Summaries of recent developments below. · Guidelines for Best Practice Flexible and Sustainable Agreement ...
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Saleem H. Ali
saleem@...
Nov 5, 2009 6:19 pm
There was some more media coverage of the Chevron case with CNN giving it prime attention: Details on the activist blog (with video clip) ...
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Saleem H. Ali
saleem@...
Nov 6, 2009 7:26 pm
From the South Florida Sun Sentinel October 22, 2009 ... Environmental concerns fail to stop expanded rock mining in Everglades Agricultural Area By Andy Reid ...
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Harvey, Bruce (RTS)
Bruce.Harvey@...
Nov 12, 2009 7:54 pm
In the response to the post last week by Panos regarding the Rio Tinto/QMM mineral sands mine in Madagascar, I refer to the website at...
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Jamie Kneen
bannibal
Nov 13, 2009 2:09 am
I have a wee challenge for members of this group. Identify a good mine. So far I've found quite a few that are not too bad, but every one that's been touted as...
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Veiga, Marcello
veiga@...
Nov 13, 2009 3:29 pm
Jamie you are absolutely right..."Show me the money"...."Show me examples". I am now in Costa Rica where a small Canadian company is trying to open a small...
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Mark Roberts
mroberts@...
Nov 13, 2009 3:29 pm
Jamie: Check out the Flambeau Mine, a Kennecott operation in northern Wisconsin. Mark Roberts Professor of Mineral Economics Michigan Technological University ...
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Jamie Kneen
bannibal
Nov 14, 2009 10:25 pm
Marcello, That would be the open-pit heap-leach gold mine in a rainy tropical ecozone, just a few kilometres upstream of a major binational waterway and peace...
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Anthony McInnis
anthonymcinnis
Nov 14, 2009 10:28 pm
There were lots of responses to Jamie's query -- we are consolidating those received today together in the message below to reduce email traffic ... From:...
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Marta Miranda
martajlmiranda
Nov 15, 2009 11:41 pm
Two more responses ... This is a very loaded question & a difficult topic. I would like to see Jamie identify for us what he would consider a "good" mine....
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jacques.wiertz@...
Nov 16, 2009 4:10 pm
Marcello, For some reason, my answer to your comments about "What makes a godd mine?" didn't appear in the forum. Please find it here. Regards Jacques Wiertz ...
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Jonathan Stacey
jonathan.stacey@...
Nov 16, 2009 5:45 pm
In terms of mines that can be judged by their closure outcome, evaluated by the local community, Flambeau in Wisconsin and Ridgeway in South Carolina are very...
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Veiga, Marcello
veiga@...
Nov 16, 2009 8:39 pm
Dear All We are looking for an instructor (tenure track) for MINING (see advertisement attached) and it's been hard to find. The areas to be taught to...
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Veiga, Marcello
veiga@...
Nov 17, 2009 2:24 am
Jamie Thanks for your message, but your email, like the opinion of many people in Costa Rica is fraught with twisted perceptions. The operation is not a heap...
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Wotruba, Hermann
wotruba@...
Nov 17, 2009 9:20 am
Hi All, we just finished a study about exactly that topic. There are much more small deposits than large ones. The idea was to find out, if there are examples...
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Saleem H. Ali
saleem@...
Nov 17, 2009 3:33 pm
Dear colleagues I attended the first day of the Publish What You Pay Coalition's annual conference in Montreal yesterday. There was a draft document of the...
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Jamie Kneen
bannibal
Nov 18, 2009 3:11 am
Marcello, Twisted perceptions can arise from carelessness on both our parts. You are right, it is to be a vat leach operation, not heap leach. On the other...
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Veiga, Marcello
veiga@...
Nov 18, 2009 8:15 am
Jamie I admire your view points and they are much more educated than the said "environmentalists" in C. Rica. Again this will not be a vat leaching either it's...
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John Southalan
j.l.southalan@...
Nov 18, 2009 3:21 pm
Dear All Apologies for joining this discussion late - I have been away for a few days. I'm afraid I can add nothing to the specific question, as I have no...
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Jeff Wood
raggstein@...
Nov 19, 2009 5:56 am
The more recent Grindle article can be found at http://courses.washington.edu/pbaf531/Grindle_GoodEnoughGovRevisited.pdf Jeff Wood International Senior Lawyers...
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jstrongman@...
Nov 19, 2009 8:18 am
Dear all this has been a very interesting and informative exchange of emails - I would second John Southland's comments below that it is very easy to slip from...
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Yves Bertran
yvesberezvert
Nov 20, 2009 7:47 am
Dear all, this is the first time that i join in a discussion as recently joined this forum. I mainly work in the small scale and artisanal mining (ASM) area. I...
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DSouza Kevin
kdsouza@...
Nov 20, 2009 12:39 pm
Rep. McDermott Introduces Conflict Minerals Trade Act 19 November 2009
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Rep. Jim McDermott (D-WA), flanked by leaders from...
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victor kalesha
victorkalesha@...
Nov 20, 2009 2:52 pm
Dear Ecominerals, I am a Zambian small scale miner in emeralds. I would invite you with other students from to come and do research in emerald mining in...
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VILLASBOAS@...
Nov 20, 2009 2:55 pm
Dear colleagues and friends: Just available at http://w3.cetem.gov.br/cyted-xiii/ a PRACTICAL GUIDE to build INDICATORS OF SUSTAINABILITY for the MINERALS...
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jstrongman@...
Nov 21, 2009 4:50 am
Jamie While you are hopefully putting together a response to my question about which Canadian mines looked good until you found "fatal flaws", let me ask about...
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Gabriel Caplett
gcaplett@...
Nov 22, 2009 2:35 am
John, This argument seems a little silly, don't you think? "Fatal flaws" in a mining operation typically would have profound effects on worker safety,...
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John Southalan
j.l.southalan@...
Nov 22, 2009 2:53 pm
Dear All Apologies for cross-posting. Please circulate to anyone you think may be interested. We are happy to consider previously published work, in addition...
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jstrongman@...
Nov 22, 2009 3:41 pm
Gabriel no its not silly - it is a gentle way of pointing out the great need for NGOs to pay greater attention to the gender impacts of mining - it is a...
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Saleem H. Ali
saleem@...
Nov 22, 2009 4:13 pm
Greetings, Some articles on Ecuador's new mining laws; Comments welcome: http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=346853&CategoryId=14089 ...
