Not that there aren’t enough young geologists out there Problem is, few of them have been trained by senior company geologists as junior geologists used to be As recently as the late 1970s, junior geologists were groomed in such a way that they fully expected to eventually take over the top exploration position when the senior person retired But with the advent of flow- through share financing, junior and senior companies alike couldn’t afford to accumulate the huge geological staffs required to conduct all their exploration projects
Thus the advent of the “throw-away” geologist — someone who signed a contract to carry out a pre- designed exploration program then went on to the next contract, often with another company and a whole new corporate culture
The result has been the creation of an entire generation of geologists whose experiences, in most cases, are not well-rounded Since some of them do little more than read core all day, they are ill-prepared for looking at the big picture — a skill necessary for managing large exploration programs — Patrick Whiteway OH, GIVE ME A HOME * * *
Curragh Resources could well have an opening for a shepherd soon Apparently, a herd of rare Fannin sheep are in the habit of wandering across land that Curragh figures to mine in the not- too-distant future at its Faro, Y T , location To protect the sheep, the company and the Yukon government are cutting new trails to encourage the beasts to change their migratory route
Should the sheep co- operate, the local tourism industry stands to benefit too The government is pondering a wildlife viewing area for the Kodak crowd and local residents
Of course, this isn’t the first time wildlife and the mining industry have had to reach some kind of accommodation At the Stillwater mine in Montana, fences were erected around a mine tailings pond because mountain goats would sidle up to the pond’s edge and then slip on the plastic liners for an unscheduled dip
And at Hope Brook in Newfoundland, eels jammed the heap leach sprinkler system
]]>
Be the first to comment on "Cuts THE `THROW-AWAY’ GEOLOGIST"