Posted on 12/03/2014 10:11:45 AM PST by JimSEA
When I was a stupid high school student I climbed Picket Post. Wm Boyce Thompson originally wanted to build his Picket Post mansion at the top but was talked out of it. The Arboretum is one of the best spots to visit. .
Resolution will directly employ 1,400 people (not robots) as miners, plant operators, engineers, diesel mechanics, administrative support, geologists, instrument technicians and other types of roles. The workforce numbers assumed in the Pollack study account for and are inclusive of many leading-edge technologies already used in mining today. The 1,400 direct jobs create a ripple effect of an additional 2,300 indirect jobs during operations, including contractors, consultants, doctors, firefighters, teachers, nurses and other important local jobs.
Ummm, the author must assume that his readers are as ignorant of history as he. The Quincy mine shaft #2 was 9,260 feet deep.
Because the Resolution Copper deposit is more than a mile beneath the surface, installation of significant amounts of refrigeration is necessary to reduce rock temperatures to a safe, comfortable working level. Electric-powered mining equipment will create less heat, helping to ensure the safety and comfort of workers.
http://resolutioncopper.com/sdr/2011/environment
That’s close to the number of jobs lost when Magma closed. Earlier, the Smelter had closed and the mill concentrate was pelletized and sent to San Manuel where the company operated a smelter, refinery and rod plant.
The Quincy Mine had an angle of decline of 55 degrees; that doesn’t appear all that different from the Resolution Mine.
I believe you are comparing the Resolution Mine depth to the Quincy Mine length.
From a distance, those mines look like they've excavated a mountain and turned it inside out.
The memorial marker at the Lavendar Pit in Bisbee used to have a spray painted "Pig!" scrawled upon it. I found myself wondering if the enviro-wacko responsible ever visualized the millions of miles of telephone wire and electric cable that ore from that pit had made.
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We used to visit the Arboretum quite frequently in the 80s. We once found a coral snake crossing the trail. It was cold and lethargic so we helped it across with a stick.
It is, I agree.
Even though I was born and raised here, I have never been to the Arboretum. Always driving by but never to. Someday I hope to go.
Group picnics were often held at the Arboretum when I was a kid. I remember one where a fellow had too much beer and fell asleep on the ground under a tree. Another guy got a long stick and shoved it part way up the drunk’s pant leg. He then started yelling “Gila Monster” while shaking the stick. You never saw anyone shuck his trousers from a dead sleep so fast in your life.
I know of some politicians I would like to give the mine shaft to.... but this one is too valuable.
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