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Jack Caldwell
Email: jcaldwell@infomine.com
About
Jack Caldwell, P.E. 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
'Never let engineers talk to the client'
Posted on May 16, 2013
Clients should not let themselves get rolled over by arrogant consultants.
Invest in mining in the downturn
Posted on May 10, 2013
One of the miracles of the free-market system is that when one person sells a share, there is another who is buying.
Mining health and safety: ICMM and Marcus Evans
Posted on May 8, 2013
Report and conference provides opportunity to collate ideas, themes and opportunities to improve.
Risk resilience in mining
Posted on May 7, 2013
The people who use the term assure me it is not new, just not recognized in mining for its power.
Mine water dragons: Challenges and solutions
Posted on May 2, 2013
Plus the latest assessment on Bristol Bay and Pebble Mine by the US Environmental Protection Agency.
True price and value of gold: Massive scam or cost of a suit?
Posted on April 17, 2013
Historically, the price of gold has been equal to the price of a suit for a well-dressed man.
No water solution for the Pascua Lama Mine
Posted on April 16, 2013
This case is yet another example of the exploding issues of mine and water.
The Bingham Canyon Mine slope failure
Posted on April 15, 2013
The world's largest man-made excavation shut down by an enormous landslide.
The future of automated mine management
Posted on April 12, 2013
Integrated mine water, chemical and energy mass balance systems.
Goldcorp’s blog: Above Ground Online
Posted on April 11, 2013
A genuine blog from a major mining company.
Giant Mine to cost billions to cleanup and look after for thousands of years
Posted on April 3, 2013
Many interested parties, stakeholders and study groups seem to be stuck.
Alaska's Fort Knox mine: A driver of the local economic engine
Posted on March 29, 2013
Mining done responsibly is good for us all.
On mining jobs at cold fly-in, fly-out camps
Posted on March 16, 2013
Working in the Canadian North.
Mexican mine wages from the 2013 CostMine survey
Posted on March 11, 2013
Rates vary from mine to mine.
Mining hit by US budget cuts: Airport waiting times to double
Posted on March 8, 2013
Industry, professionals and consumers alike will be affected by longer queues.
The pencil and engineering design for mining
Posted on March 4, 2013
Beware the routine application of craft in challenging mining situations.
Panoro Minerals presents an exciting peek at Peru
Posted on February 14, 2013
This would appear to be the Canadian mining movement in South America at its best.
CostMine’s 2012 survey of U.S. mine salaries
Posted on February 4, 2013
Ranges are large plus the differences between large and small mines is significant.
Whistle blowing in mining and heavy civil construction
Posted on January 31, 2013
The dynamics of safety in the workplace.
What do mining engineers do?
Posted on November 9, 2012
"On the basis of long experience, I can say with confidence that mining engineers spend most of their time in meetings, listening to consultants and staff and making hard decisions about the mine they work for or manage." – Jack Caldwell
Barkerville gold NI 43-101 failure
Posted on August 22, 2012
Barkerville has been all over MINING.com lately and Jack Caldwell takes a moment to excerpt some of his most favorite bits of the Cow Mountain saga.
Paul Ryan on mining
Posted on August 18, 2012
It is a reasonable question to ask: where does VP pick, Paul Ryan stand on mining?
Santiago and mining consulting in Chile
Posted on August 7, 2012
This is part of the life of a mining consultant: lots of glamour at the expense of extreme patience in line to see surly passport inspectors and those who believe you are smuggling packets of peanuts.
Ekati and Diavik to Harry Winston
Posted on August 7, 2012
The news today is that Harry Winston and BHP are talking about the sale of the Ekati Diamond Mine. Specifically Harry Winston is seeking to purchase the Ekati Diamond Mine.
Steven Pinker’s Angels of Better Nature on The Pebble Mine debate
Posted on August 5, 2012
The grandkids are in residence. They take less than five minutes to cover the living room floor with a blanket of plastic crap.
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