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 Ring of Fire, Ring of Fire
One way to get attention in the mining world is to mention the Ring of Fire. Apparently, it doesn't matter whether your column is really about the Ring of Fire. Just mention this new wonder of the world and you get noticed. | |
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Canada’s ugly duckling industry
Google "mining supply company" and you get a few companies with exactly that name. Next, you get the Sudbury Area Mining Supply and Services Association. Fourth on the page is a Google map of Sudbury with 16 pages of Sudbury-area firms. | |
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The creative heart of mining
In September 1998, the National Mining Association in the U.S. presented its vision for the mining industry for the year 2020. 2009 is the halfway point in the grand plan. How well did the visionaries do? And what does it mean for the industries that supply the mining sector? | |
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The wisdom of the market
Suppliers who believe in the wisdom of the market have already started pumping money into marketing and promotion. Purchasing agents may not have flung their doors wide open yet, but market signals are saying it’s time to start jockeying for position. | |
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Interesting times
For an economist, these are interesting times. The accumulating American triple deficit – on trade, the government budget and household spending – finally caught up with the people who live by lending. We get to see the most vehemently capitalist governments nationalizing banks and supporting the value of vast pools of imaginary assets. We even get to watch executives leaping off tall buildings with their golden parachutes. | |
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Interesting times
For an economist, these are interesting times. The accumulating American triple deficit – on trade, the government budget and household spending – finally caught up with the people who live by lending. We get to see the most vehemently capitalist governments nationalizing banks and supporting the value of vast pools of imaginary assets. We even get to watch executives leaping off tall buildings with their golden parachutes. | |
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The suppliers’ crystal ball
Here is the formula for a crystal ball. Take a cube of derived demand, add a book from a Singapore scholar, stir in some used predictions and a sprinkling of judgment. | |
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The beauty of mining machines
Mining is a rough industry and nowhere is it as challenging as Northern Ontario’s deep, hardrock operations. The mines are hot, dirty and wet. | |
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