crisis of Mine Wastewater and Colorado State of Emergency On August 10, 2015 at Gold King Mine near Durango, Colorado millions of gallons of toxic sludge were accidentally discharged into the Animas River by a EPA cleanup crew. But lets start with a bit of context: Starting in the 1870s, miners rushed to the Silverton region to seek out gold, silver, and other valuable resources. The entrance to the Gold King Mine has long been collapsed, and the Environmental Protection…
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Ancient business hazards, crisis development, and customer satisfaction In a book entitled “Traces of Paradise: The Archaeology of Bahrain, 2500 BC to 300 AD” we have found an interesting example of “business dispute” translated from a cuneiform tablet. The letter is quite interesting because it was actually found in Ur, so we have an approximate find spot, which is unfortunately somewhat rare for most cuneiform tablets. It’s also interesting because of the mention of merchants who trade with Telmun, a…
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Rejection of Pipeline Proposal and Shutdown of Grasberg Mine in Indonesia: different events, one common cause? Two news have triggered the writing of this post: BC rejects oil pipeline proposal for Enbridge’s Northern Gateway and Freeport McMoRan Copper and Gold Grasberg Mine, Indonesia. That is the world’s largest gold mine and third largest copper mine. It could stay shut for two months after Indonesia minister calls for halt in the aftermath of a truck accident. It has been less than…
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