Republic of Mining: A new mining-related blog from Sudbury, Ontario

I am delighted to have come across a new blog related to mining.  I have added it to my blogroll, but here is the link.

The blog is by a skinny chap about my age who grew up around Sudbury, Ontario, worked awhile in the mines, got educated, and took to writing.  Now he has, like all old men, started a blog to ensure PPP (perpetual posthumous presence.) 

He writes well, if a trifle dry.  You can almost hear respect for authority ooze from every word.  But then, unlike me, he is a commercial writer and cannot afford to offend.  Also he is obviously a gentle, gentleman Canadian.  And there are differences: just watch BBC, CBC, and Fox reporting on Hillary Clinton.  I, incidentally, prefer Fox, much as I might abhor their politics.

Regardless, it is fantastic to see another sober blog reporting and recording mining events, opinions, and history.  This is no zero-sum game.  The more blogs on a topic, the more there is to read and write and argue about. 

So I welcome him; I will follow his writings; and I will comment for your alternative perspective enlargement.