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1 posted on 04/22/2013 12:52:47 PM PDT by dirtboy
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ping


2 posted on 04/22/2013 12:55:01 PM PDT by dirtboy
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To: dirtboy

Wow. And no one hurt. Simply amazing. I wonder if anyone got video.


3 posted on 04/22/2013 12:55:27 PM PDT by Lurker (Violence is rarely the answer. But when it is it is the only answer.)
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Very slight echoes of Francisco d’Anconia’s unfortunate adventure with the San Sebastian mines. “Your enormous investment in my copper mines? So sorry. The mine swallowed your investment. There will be no copper for you.”


4 posted on 04/22/2013 12:58:56 PM PDT by ClearCase_guy (The ballot box is a sham. Nothing will change until after the war.)
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To: dirtboy

The Empire mine in Michigan is another big one. Looks like the Chinese should have went with a bit shallower slope.


12 posted on 04/22/2013 1:07:03 PM PDT by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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To: dirtboy
Earth First!

We'll mine the other planets later.

14 posted on 04/22/2013 1:08:06 PM PDT by dfwgator
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Considering the price of copper lately, this could end up being a profitable event for Kennecott.

Given the 12 hours' notice, can you imagine the phone calls? I'll bet somebody made out like a bandit.

In a rational world, the traders would be subscribing to companies installing landslide warning devices worldwide. It would be cheaper than the extra insurance, or the bureaucrats.

16 posted on 04/22/2013 1:09:36 PM PDT by Carry_Okie (An economy is not a zero-sum game, but politics usually is.)
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To: dirtboy

The guy with the corner office of that building had a great view!!


22 posted on 04/22/2013 1:24:08 PM PDT by SgtHooper (The last thing I want to do is hurt you. But it's still on the list.)
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To: dirtboy

Call Stephen King.

“Tak” has escaped.


38 posted on 04/22/2013 1:52:52 PM PDT by RedMonqey ("Gun-free zones" equal "Target-rich environment.")
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To: Cuttnhorse

ping


41 posted on 04/22/2013 2:04:05 PM PDT by null and void (Republicans create the tools of oppression and Democrats use them. Gun confiscation enables tyranny.)
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To: dirtboy

“...like most modern mines, Bingham has redundant sensor systems (radar, laser, seismic, GPS) that measure ground movement down to the millimeter and give plenty of warning...”

Well, in the U.S., Canada and similar places. China, Indonesia and Algeria probably not so much. If the environmentalists really cared about the environment, worker’s safety, etc. - they would allow more mines in the U.S.


42 posted on 04/22/2013 2:04:41 PM PDT by 21twelve ("We've got the guns, and we got the numbers" adapted and revised from Jim M.)
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To: dirtboy

Meanwhile back at Pocupine creek


43 posted on 04/22/2013 2:14:26 PM PDT by al baby (Hi Mom)
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A classic example of soil fluidization, were that not going into a pit it could have flowed out well over a mile or more. You see the same thing in some powder coating process’s where the material is suspended with air over a fluidized board.


47 posted on 04/22/2013 2:22:41 PM PDT by Dusty Road
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