Power, Knowledge, and Expertise in Elizabethan England.
Eric H. Ash. Power, Knowledge, and Expertise in Elizabethan England. Baltimore and London: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2004. xii + 265 pp. index. bibl. $45. ISBN: 0-8018-7992-2. How did England mount a successful defense against the Spanish Armada? In Power, Knowledge, and Expertise in Elizabethan England,...

History of the Okiep copper district: Namaqualand, Northern Cape Province South Africa.
The copper mines in the Okiep district of Namaqualand are steeped in the history of South African mining and geology. The most famous mineral specimen-producing copper mine in the district was the Jan Coetzee mine, where several thousand quartz specimens were collected in 1966. Excellent specimens of chalcopyrite, fluorite,...

Secondary minerals of the Mazarron-Aguilas mining district, Murcia Province, Spain.
Three small prospects in the Mazarron-Aguilas mining district--the Dolores prospect near Pastrana village, the La Atalaya prospect at the La Crisoleja site, and the La Umbria de Ramonete Valley prospect in the Lomo de Bas Mountains (all in Murcia Province, southeastern Spain)--have produced well-crystallized copper arsenates and associated secondary...

National Day of Zambia.
TODAY marks the 40th Independence Day of the Republic of Zambia. Zambias strong sector is based primarily on mining. The countrys major mining resources are copper, cobalt, zinc, lead, coal, emerald, gold, silver, and uranium. However, only six percent of the countrys labor force is employed by...

Digging Butte: This Montana mine town has a lode of antiques shops. (Mountain Travel Guide).
* Butte, Montana, wears its past proudly. It boomed in the 1900s as a copper-mining town, and the streets are still lined with many stately Victorian homes that sprang up then. Its more than 4,000 historic buildings form the nation's second largest National Historic Landmark District. But...

My pilgrimage in mission.
I was born November 3,1931, in Bisbee, Arizona, a copper mining town just seven miles from the Mexican border. In this bilingual/bicultural community, I acquired some border Spanish and was exposed to my Baptist church's mission outreach among Mexicans and Native Americans. When a missionary to the Navajo spoke...

RP projected to earn $2.5 billion in exports.
Byline: MELODY M. AGUIBA The Philippines, one of the largest mineralized country in the world, is estimated to earn $2.5 billion in gross annual export value once four world-class gold and copper mining operations by Australian firm Western Mining Corp. (WMC), Benguet Corp. and two other companies...

Western Mining to strengthen presence in phosphorous fertilizer.
Qinghai Western Mining Science & Technology Company Ltd. (Western Mining, SH: 601168) announced on September 3rd it plans to increase an investment for Yichang Luling Chemical Co., Ltd. whose 80% stake is held by Western Mining, to build a completed phosphorus fertilizer project. On the basis of...

Las ciudades del cobre. Del campamento de montaña al hotel minero como variaciones de la company town **.
Abstract This paper analyses the copper mining ex-novo settlements in Chile, built during the XX century by international enterprises. As a complement to the rural territory and the traditional cities, they attend productive functions, residence necessities and other facilities, with the purpose to obtain efficient production. The...

Leyte mining exploration incentives sought.
Byline: MELODY M. AGUIBA While certain local governments are trying to suppress mining activities in their jurisdiction, incentives in mining exploration are eyed as a foundation of economic development in Leyte which may be richlyendowed with copper and gold. Home to vital geothermal finds, Leyte...