I seem to have spent a life-time seeking for the complete and definitive guide to the philosophy & practice of mining.  I have read and rejected volumes on sustainable mining. I have been almost persuaded by the tomes on responsible mining.  I have gotten drunk and frustrated talking to friends and acquantances on why people mine—it is obvious why we need to mine, but it is not obvious not why we do it with such gusto. 

Now in the most unlikely place I have discovered the answer.  I recommend this e-volume to you as a perfect piece of writing and a perfect insight into why we miners and people associated with mining do mining with vigor, enthusiasm, and gusto.  Here is the link to the volume that so excites and fascinates me. 

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Pictured below are three of my nine grandchildren.  The two boys and I were in Las Vegas this weekend.  We spent a fortune at the toy store in Caesars Palace on puppets, games, and dragons.  Then to watch the fountains at the Bellagio where they played the song I am proud to be an American to the dancing waters.  The oldest boy opined: that is a great song and a great fountain, I am lucky to be an American.  And I concurred. 

While in Las Vegas I read the local newspaper which reported that Barack Obama has been endorsed by Harry Reid who, as we know, is pro-mining.  And I wondered about the events that occur every four years, namely MinExpo and the presidential election.  Recall that in September in Las Vegas is the biggest mining get-together for which InfoMine is even now busy preparing a booth, and a special edition of the magazine Mining.com.  (Still time to get an advert into the special edition if you contact our salepeople.)

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