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China and India hold world in
balance - by International Mining
The dramatic rise of China and India presents one of the gravest
threats-and greatest opportunities-facing the world today, says the
Worldwatch Institute in its State of the World 2006 report. The
choices these countries make in the next few years will lead the
world either towards a future beset by growing ecological and
political instability-or down a development path based on efficient
technologies and better stewardship of resources. more...
M&R on Impala 20 main and vent
shafts - by International Mining
Impala Platinum has in place plans to maintain production levels
at a minimum of 1.1 Moz of platinum for the next 30 years. A
cost-effective R5.3 billion capital programme to extend the lives
of the existing shaft systems and to develop new shafts to enable
access to reserves was initiated in 1993. Of this, R4.6 billion had
been spent by the end of the 2005 financial year. The first phase
of this included the development of a series of five decline shaft
systems below the current third generation vertical shafts and a
vertical shaft link with No 12 shaft. At present, three decline
shafts are in full production with development of the remaining two
decline projects (11 shaft decline and 14 shaft decline) nearing
completion. Capital expenditure of R6.6 billion for two new shaft
systems (Shafts 16 and 20) was approved by the Implats board in
September 2004. At full production, these two shafts, the first of
the fourth generation shafts, will together produce 355,000 oz/y of
platinum. No. 20 shaft is scheduled to come into production in 2009
and No. 16 in 2012. The No. 20 Shaft project is located north of No
12 Shaft on the north-west corner of the Impala mining lease area. more..
An Introduction to Mining and Mineral
Processing
This course provides a non-technical introduction to the basic
concepts of mineral exploration, ore extraction, mineral
processing, waste management and mining economics, with numerous
examples, figures and images of mining. An Introduction to Mining
and Mineral Processing is for everyone, except mining engineers,
who needs a broad understanding of the mining industry without the
technical details ... from investors, accountants and suppliers ...
to geologists, chemists and metallurgists More...
Sustainable Development in Mining
This is a course for managers, professionals, students and all
other concerned stakeholders in mining who require an understanding
of the concepts and issues of sustainable development. The course
is illustrated by numerous case studies and examples from mining
projects, and supported by a discussion of mineral consumption,
recycling and resource depletion More...
Why is it so hard to find the right
job?-by Johann Robertson
I have no doubt that you have visited other job-boards - a dutiful
job seeker would do no less. While searching on them can be easy,
did you really get the mining specific results you were looking
for? Perhaps they were too general? Or perhaps not mining related
all?
The most common reason why employers don't find the right
candidates and job seekers don't find the right jobs is because
they fail to connect in the first place in the right place.
Search Engines Do Their Job - They give you just what you asked
for - or do they?
When searching for "mining" jobs on a general job-board, search
results yield everything from Financial Analysts to Data Warehouse
Strategists. When searching for "engineering" positions, one finds
everything from Biomedical Engineering to Software Engineering
postings. And when you find positions that look like they could be
mining industry related, like or Engineering Manager or even Mining
Director, you learn that the positions are not mining industry
specific after reading a good portion of the job-posting. Who has
this kind of time to filter through the sea of irrelevant
results?
The search engines provided by all job-boards do not provide the
capability to filter out non-industry specific postings -
especially mining industry postings. For the odd job-board that
does have the capability - how many people out there truly know how
to phrase the search criteria so that it filters out the positions
they don't want? - Especially mining industry job-hunters! "I use a
pick, not a mouse!"
The end result… It's like trying to find a needle in a haystack.
And that is only finding the job - have we forgotten that we need
to apply, get short-listed, get an interview, and then shine once
in the hot seat? Little wonder then that Job Seekers and Employers
don't connect. The problem is really a lack of focus.
The Power of Focus:
CareerMine's job-board is mining industry specific, which means
that every position posted on the job-board is either directly in
the mining industry, or asks for a mining industry skill-set.
Searching for "Mining" or "Engineering" in a targeted audience is
guaranteed to bring in targeted results in a targeted job database.
If you're searching for an Aerospace Engineer position, go to an
Aerospace Industry website and type in "engineer". If you're
looking for a Mine Engineer position, come to CareerMine.
Why Engineers Don't Write Recipe
Books
Chocolate Chip Cookies:
Ingredients:
532.35 cm3 gluten
4.9 cm3 NaHCO3
4.9 cm3 refined halite
236.6 cm3 partially hydrogenated tallow triglyceride
177.45 cm3 crystalline C12H22O11
177.45 cm3 unrefined C12H22O11
4.9 cm3 methyl ether of protocatechuic aldehyde
Two calcium carbonate-encapsulated avian albumen-coated protein
473.2 cm3 theobroma cacao
236.6 cm3 de-encapsulated legume meats (sieve size #10)
To a 2-L jacketed round reactor vessel (reactor #1) with an overall
heat transfer coefficient of about 100 Btu/F-ft2-hr, add
ingredients one, two and three with constant agitation. In a second
2-L reactor vessel with a radial flow impeller operating at 100
rpm, add ingredients four, five, six, and seven until the mixture
is homogeneous. To reactor #2, add ingredient eight, followed by
three equal volumes of the homogeneous mixture in reactor #1.
Additionally, add ingredient nine and ten slowly, with constant
agitation. Care must be taken at this point in the reaction to
control any temperature rise that may be the result of an
exothermic reaction. Using a screw extrude attached to a #4
nodulizer, place the mixture piece-meal on a 316SS sheet (300 x 600
mm). Heat in a 460K oven for a period of time that is in agreement
with Frank & Johnston's first order rate expression (see JACOS,
21, 55), or until golden brown. Once the reaction is complete,
place the sheet on a 25C heat-transfer table, allowing the product
to come to equilibrium.
If you have any humorous stories about mining or just want to
inflict misery on our readers with jokes worse then mine, we would
love to get your input. Please email the editor with the subject line
marked "InfoMiner Jokes".
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The Secret Truth About Screensavers.
Click on this link to find out some surprising information on
why screen savers are a bad thing.
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Here's a sample of the information on
"molybdenum" available on InfoMine. This is just an example of how
our search provides excellent and pertinent results for any topic
you wish to explore. Why not try your own favorite topic now? |
 Kemess
kemess.infomine.com
(A MineSite Feature by InfoMine)
The Kemess Mine is located in the southern Toodoggone area of
northern British Columbia, Canada. The property encompasses 77,000
acres and is approximately 430 kilometres northwest of Prince
George.
 The mine consists of an open pit copper-gold mine, Kemess South,
a 52,000 tonnes per day mill, and several undeveloped deposits,
notably Kemess North. Kemess South has reserves to continue
operation until 2008 and development of Kemess North could extend
operations until 2020. Kemess South produces approximately 300,000
ounces of gold and 75 million pounds of copper per year.
The Kemess South deposit was identified in the early 1960s. In
the early 1990s the property was acquired by Royal Oak Mines which
brought the mine into production in 1998. Northgate Minerals
acquired the property in 2000. Northgate has upgrade the mine and
mill and improved operating efficiency in several areas.
The mine currently employs 440 people. It is a fly-in / fly-out
operation.
 Kemess gold-copper concentrate is transported by truck
about 380 kilometres on a gravel road to a rail spur at Mackenzie,
BC. There it is loaded onto a train and sent to Noranda's Horne
smelter in Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec for processing.
The principal assets of the mine are the 300,000-ounce per year
Kemess South mine and adjacent Kemess North deposit, which contains
a Proven and Probable Reserve of 4.1 million ounces of gold.
 Visit Kemess Mine's Minesite page for more in depth information on the
mine's reserves/resources, production, mining and processing
methods as well as news, links and supplier information. You can
also view the Minesite pages of other mines by visiting the Minesite
homepage. Feel free to contact us with any comments
or suggestions you may have for Minesites.
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