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Jack Caldwell
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Jack Caldwell, P.Eng, has a B.Sc. in Civil Engineering, an M.Sc. (Eng.) in Geotechnical Engineering and a post-graduate law degree. He has over 35 years engineering experience on mining, civil, geotechnical and site remediation projects. He has worked on numerous projects throughout southern Africa, Europe, Canada and the United States. You can follow his blog at I THINK MINING.
Recent Articles
Coal Black Santorum and His Wealth
Posted on February 21, 2012
Here is one way to make money from mining that I have not hitherto thought of: do what Rick Santorum did. It is described in a report at this link thus: Santorum did not register as a lobbyist, but he aided corporate and other interests as a consultant. He was paid $142,500 by Consol Energy, a [...]
Mining Investment EduMine Webcast
Posted on February 9, 2012
Over the years on this blog and elsewhere I have written about mining investment. In particular, I wrote a course for EduMine called Mining Investment – Understanding the Risks. The course has proven to be popular, and now the folk at EduMine have persuaded me to give the course as a live webcast. The webcast is planned [...]
Cooking for miners, eating at mines
Posted on February 8, 2012
Most mines have a place where the miners eat. Let us celebrate the cooks at these places by telling of the many fine meals we have enjoyed in these mining canteens.
Xstrata tailings dam failure imminent?
Posted on February 3, 2012
This must be every miners nightmare: contradicting opinions on the safety of your tailings facility. At this link is a report that is not all that specific about the technical issues, but pretty clear about the debate.
Oil sands and other tailings trafficability
Posted on January 31, 2012
Rummaging through old papers this weekend, I came across a short hand-written piece that I penned in 1982.
CIDA supports Canadian mining: the pros & cons of a rising debate
Posted on January 30, 2012
Soon after the fall of the Berlin wall, we descended on Wismut, East Germany with proposals to help them cleanup the old uranium mines, mills, and tailings impoundments that the Russians left behind.
New mining investment resource: Featured Mining Investment Opportunities
Posted on January 27, 2012
The quantity of information that is needed to make rationale mining investment decisions is immense.
Mining in Brazil: Vale Lauded
Posted on January 23, 2012
Seldom on a Sunday is there a good book about mining to read. Today I hit the jackpot.
Obama, Keystone, and USA-Canadian mining jobs
Posted on January 19, 2012
The news wires are abuzz with the announcement that Obama has caved into his party’s environmental wing and killed the Keystone pipeline that would have carried Canadian oil to the refineries along the Gulf coast.
Deloitte predicted the Peru Newmont Cajamarca debacle
Posted on January 16, 2012
Would you believe any government, anywhere, that promises to spend $1.6 B on roads and bridges to nowhere, while the mines pollute the local water and fill lakes with tailings?
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