The California goldrush of the latter part of the 1800s, and later in Colorado and other western states, is a prime example of many things. Man’s quest[…]

How many types of tailings facilities are there? How many stars are there in the night’s sky? How many licks does it take to get to the[…]

If you have a degree in geotechnical engineering, being involved with the design of mine waste (and heap leach) facilities is a natural fit. There are very[…]

Following a couple of stints in the US Marine Corps (thank you for your service), working as a cook and a hod carrier (Google that!), my dad[…]

First, what is mining? Mining is the extraction of rocks (stone) or minerals from the earth. Some mineralized deposits are of economic interest to the miner or[…]

Lunar mining? What in the world? Have we already depleted this planet to such a point that we need to begin exploiting other celestial bodies? Nope! But[…]

My friend, who I will call “Joe” was commenting to me about my blog, and how Joe has found some of the articles to be especially helpful[…]

The year was 1985, or there-about. I was in the ground control group at the US Bureau of Mines in Denver. Somebody referred to us as the[…]