Weighting spatial information in GIS for copper mining exploration.
INTRODUCTION Geologists, miners and engineers are dealing with problems related to the analysis and manipulation of geospatial information to explore minerals for many decades (5), (22). It is a multistage investigation that begins at a small scale maps and progresses to larger ones. At each stage, geological,...

Manufacturing thirst: the hidden water costs of our industrial economy.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Cananea Consolidated Copper Company--one of the world's largest open pit copper mines, run by Grupo Mexico--forms a beautifully surreal landscape. Carefully sculpted red and gold curves of earth hug pools of brilliant turquoise. Before the vast expanse of the mine flies a huge Mexican...

Great mining camps of Canada 2. The history and geology of the Anyox copper camp, British Columbia.
SUMMARY The Anyox copper mining camp played a key role in the early development of northwestern British Columbia. It was discovered in 1889 and through persistence and belief in the project (a common theme in modern exploration), it was explored and brought into production in 1914 by...

The copper chorus; mining, politics, and the Montana press, 1889-1959.
9780975919606 The copper chorus; mining, politics, and the Montana press, 1889-1959. Swibold, Dennis L. Montana Historical Society Pr. 2006 408 pages $24.95 Paperback PN4897 In an age when seven large corporations...

Sterlite acquires Asarco for record $2.6 billion.
MUMBAI: Sterlite Industries (India) on Saturday announced the acquisition of Asarco Llc, a Tucson-based copper mining, smelting and refining company, for $2.6 billion in cash. This is the largest overseas purchase by an Indian company this year, overtaking Tata Motors' acquisition of the marquee brands, Jaguar and Land Rover,...

Phelps Dodge Conditionally Approves Tenke Fungurume Copper/Cobalt Mining Project in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
PHOENIX, Dec. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Phelps Dodge Corp. announced today its board of directors has given conditional approval to develop the initial mining project at the Tenke Fungurume copper/cobalt concession in the Katanga Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Final approval is contingent upon obtaining governmental...

Land and landscape in nineteenth-century Ireland.
9781846820656 Land and landscape in nineteenth-century Ireland. Ed. by Una Ni Bhroimeil and Glenn Hooper. Four Courts Press 2008 198 pages $70.00 Hardcover DA950 Contributors from the fields of literature, history,...

Resiliency in hostile environments; a comunidad agricola in Chile's Norte Chico.
9780934223898 Resiliency in hostile environments; a comunidad agricola in Chile's Norte Chico. Alexander, William L. Lehigh University Press 2008 259 pages $55.00 Hardcover HD1289 Although the condition of the land in...

Atlas Mining raising $170 M for Carmen copper project.
Publicly-traded Atlas Consolidated Mining and Development Corporation is looking at raising $170 million for expansion projects, an industry source said. Atlas Mining is now on an aggressive mood considering the recent change in the prospects for the countryas mining industry. Carmen Copper Corp., a subsidiary...

Copper boom, new tax rules.
Zambia is renowned for religiously implementing World Bank privatisation reforms to the letter, including that of its lifeblood--the copper mines. Amid an outcry of poor workers' pay and increased pollution in mining towns, foreign mining companies have been selling the country short while generating huge profits from its minerals,...