Copper in the age of sail
Recently I visited Ancud on Chiloe, the place that gave the name to the ship that helped Chile to colonize Patagonia. There is a little museum on a hill with the full-sized replica of the ship ...
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Mining and beer brewing
When you look at beer brewing one notices that historically speaking it always seemed to be in the foot steps of mining activity. After all, thirsty miners needed some lubricants to make the hard ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Dawson City and Sustainable Development
Reflecting on my pleasant Dawson visit and seeing a lot of abandoned gold mining camps on my way, the discussions on sustainable development in mining came back to me. Obviously this term was not ...
Mine water and the Industrial Revolution
Many reasons are given for the rapid industrial revolution that started in Great Britain. Be it the textile machines that transformed the world of commerce out of Liverpool, or the need for ...