The frozen continent
As many might know, after Patagonia I intended to go North all the way through Chile, Bolivia and Peru. Well, there was a chance that I will take a detour, and so I decided to hitch a ride to ...
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Jan Pfeifer
Mining and the shape of Chile
When looking at a Chilean map one notices that it resembles a long narrow strip of land squeezed between the Pacific Ocean and the high Andes. Looking a little to the southern part, though one ...
Another adventure in the making
After some months of radio silence, I am back again, and I can’t wait for coming Monday to start my next 3 months Miningquest adventure. While the winter here in Vancouver never seems to end, I ...
Back in Vancouver
After almost 18,000 km through the Northwestern fringes of North America, and two sets of tires I finally made it back to Vancouver. It was a trip of a lifetime with plenty of car problems but ...
Kennecott revisited
As you know, a couple weeks ago I visited the old Kennecott operation. While there and since then I was able collect a little bit more information on its operation. Over the last couple of ...
Mining and Volcanoes
I love ferry crossings. The gentle rolling of the ship calms down the atmosphere in the ship. It almost resembles a spa experience, especially if there are almost no passengers on board as on my ...
Glaciers and Placer Gold Mining
Glaciers, I LOVE glaciers. These slow moving cold remnants of the last ice age creaking over rocks are just amazing to look at. I could watch them for hours! Ever since they reappeared in the ...
Alive and kicking
The last week brought me to a lot of great places that however lacked the necessary Internet connections to share my impressions. While the Denali national park with its wildlife (I saw ...
Mining and the Northwest Passage
One might wonder what the main reason for me was to visit the Arctic Ocean at Prudhoe Bay – after all it is a pretty unforgiving place with snow falling even in August – truly the last ...