Mine Plan Design: Januari 2012

Vermillion Cliffs article

The February issue of National Geographic Magazine includes an article on Vermillion Cliffs National Monument in the Arizona-Utah border region. In addition to the beautiful photos by Richard Barnes, there's a block diagram of the region. Take a look...

Arizona mineral production up 11% in 2011, to $8.25 billion

"The value of mineral production in the United States increased by 12 percent in 2011 from that of 2010. The value of raw, nonfuel minerals mined in the United States was $74 billion in 2011, up from $66 billion in 2010, according to the U.S. Geological...

AZGS bills pass Senate committee

The Arizona Senate Natural Resources & Transportation Committee approved both SB1171 (AZGS statute reorganization) and SB1299 (AZGS 10-year reauthorization) today, unanimousely, without debate. This bodes well for passage of both bills. The...

Potash talks at Show Low watershed conference

Potash potential in Arizona is a major theme at this week's upcoming Little Colorado River Plateau Resource Conservation and Development Area's Winter Watershed Conference in Show Low.Pat Avery, president of American West Potash will give the Thursday...

Historical stereograms of Arizona online

The New York Public Library has a collection of19th century stereoscopic ("3D") photos online that includes 196 from Arizona. The Robert N. Dennis Collection of Stereoscopic Views has over 40,000 items in it. The images include scenery; Native...

Arizona's best minerals going on display

The best of Arizona's minerals will go on display in a special centennial show at the Univ. of Arizona's Mineral Museum in Flandrau Science Center, starting Feb. 4.Museum director Bob Downs has been enthusing over this for more than a year. I saw him...

Arizona specimens at mineral show

I took a quick walk through a few exhibits at the Tucson Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Showcase that got underway officially today (wheeling and dealing has been going on all week as vendors unloaded their trucks and set up displays).Here are a few Arizona...

Tucson gem show photo of the day: Standing her ground

What's a kid going to do? Mom and Dad are looking at really boring rocks and the playground has been taken over by a bunch of pesky dinosaurs (no doubt they're all dumb boys to boot). She didn't back down, even when the animated dino opened its mouth,...

New bills in Arizona legislature

HB2701 Disaster Response: adds mining and industrial accidents to definition, and makes other changes"Disaster recovery" means the recovery and mitigation activities necessary to recover from disasters after an initial emergency response, within the...

I'm ready for my close up, Mr. DeMille!

The Microsoft Research film crew has packed up and moved out to get background city shots, after spending all day filming at AZGS. They are preparing a video showcasing how different scientific organizations are using their new Layerscape visualization...

Freetown,Sierra Leone Beaches West Africa

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Emus - another challenge to field mapping

Field mapping in Arizona sometimes brings surprises, and not all of them are geologic. Here, AZGS geologist Phil Pearthree considers an emu who is hoping they will open a gate and let it join two others on the other side of the fence.Phil and fellow...

Getting unwrapped for the Tucson gem show

The entire city of Tucson looks like move-in day at the university. There are U-Haul trucks everywhere, unloading crates, barrels, and boxes of minerals, gems, and fossils. Early buyers are looking for deals even as sellers unpack their specimens.The...

Avoiding the water crisis

Arizona will hit a "critical threshold" for water in 2035, according to Karen L. Smith, formerly deputy director of the Arizona Department of Water Resources and now a research fellow with the Grand Canyon Institute, in an interview for Arizona Public...

Arizona SciTech Fest gets underway today

The first of more than 200 events are being held today as Arizona's first Science -Technology Festival gets underway. Events will continue, predominantly in the Phoenix and Tucson valleys, through March 14.The list of events can be searched by location,...

Hearing on AZGS reauthorization bill set for Jan. 30

The bill to reauthorize the Arizona Geological Survey in state statute was introduced in the Legislature today and will be heard by the Senate Natural Resources and Transportation Committee at 2PM, Monday, Jan. 30 in Phoenix. Senate Bill 1299 extends...

Coal ash debate will affect Arizona

Two Arizona coal-fired power plants that have ash ponds are part of a national debate. An article on EnergyBiz.com by Ken Silverstein offers an update. "Coal-burning power plants consume 1 billion tons of coal each year" producing 140 million tons...

Potash prices rose 32% in 2011

Potash prices rose 32% in 2011, the 3rd highest rate among 32 global commodities. In an interview on The Energy Report, securities analyst Corey Dias predicts price increases and demand will slow in 2012, with an average price of about $500 per ton....

Arizona's thirsty cities

Phoenix and Tucson get much of their water from the Central Arizona Project, "the country's largest and most expensive water-delivery system," according to an excerpt from a new book, "The Very Hungry City," by Austin Troy [right, CAP system map, from...

Uranium shortage predicted by 2016

The world produced 118 million pounds of uranium in 2010 but consumed 190 million pounds. The deficit is made up from Cold War era supplies and conversion of Soviet nuclear weapons. But according to story on Mineweb.com, Thomas Drolet, the president...

Peak oil not until 2060 or later?

The peak of world production may not occur until 2060 or even later as a result of enhanced oil recovery (EOR) of existing resources, shale oil from places like North Dakota, and from new supplies in extremes environments like ultra-deep offshore and...

Tiny quake in NW Arizona

Northwest Arizona experienced a tiny earthquake on last Friday, along the southern part of the Hurricane Fault. The M=1.6 quake occurred around 6 AM local time. [Right, star marks quake epicenter. Other dots are historical earthquakes since 1990....

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Investo! "Investasikan Energimu untuk Bumi"

sebelum saya mengutarakan mengenai investasi energi kita untuk bumi , terlebih dahulu saya ucapkan Happy Birthday KOMPAS MUDA 5th, semoga kedepan bisa ikut berperan dalam pembangunan bangsa ini. nah ngomong ngomong masalah mengenai investasi, sebagian...

Belanda Genjot Investasi Energi Terbarukan

JAKARTA - Pemerintah Belanda akan berusaha untuk menarik para investor lokal agar mau berinvestasi di sektor renewable energy."Kami akan berusaha menarik investor dari tempat kami untuk berinvestasi di Indonesia khususnya di sektor energi terbarukan,"...

Norwegia Tertarik Investasi Energi Air

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta:-- Sejumlah investor dari Norwegia tertarik menanamkan modalnya di sektor energi air atau hydropower di Makassar, Sulawesi Selatan. "Saya menyambut baik itu. Tak hanya Norwegia, banyak lagi investor yang tertarik," kata Menteri Kehutanan...

Investasi Energi Alternatif Kembali ditawarkan

JAKARTA:Pemerintah Indonesia akan menawarkan negara maju yang tergabung dalam kelompok G-20 untuk bekerja sama menggali potensi energi alternatif yang ada di Indonesia, di antaranya geothermal. Staf Khusus Presiden bidang Hubungan Internasional...

Korsel Minat Investasi Energi Terbarukan Di Indonesia

EBTKE-- Negeri gingseng Korea Selatan melirik peluang investasi energi terbarukan di Indonesia. Hal itu dikatakan oleh Wakil Menteri Energi dan Sumber Daya Mineral (Wamen ESDM) Widjajono Partowidagdo seusai pertemuan antara Duta Besar Korea Selatan untuk...

Arizona copper production down slightly in 2010, but value and jobs increase

The Arizona Mining Association has released the latest annual economic analysis of the copper industry in Arizona, covering 2010. [Right, electrowinning facility at Freeport's Morenci mine. Credit, Larry Fellows]Some key results:Arizona produced 797,408...

Average oil price in 2011 sets record

Oil hit its highest average annual price in 2011, since 1860, the year after the modern industry began. According to a report issued last month, IHS CERA determined the average price of benchmark Brent crude at $111 for the year, well above the previous...

Arizona SciTech Fest call for volunteers

The Arizona SciTech Festival welcomes the assistance of volunteers to help coordinate the many events and activities happening in conjunction with the festival.More than 200 events across the Phoenix and Tucson valleys get started January 25 and run...

Arizona water quality out for public review

Arizona Department of Environmental Quality officials released a draft version of a report that examines surface water quality in Arizona is available for public review and comment.The public comment period for the Draft 2010 Status of Water Quality...

AIPG Arizona Section annual review set for Feb. 11

The Arizona Section of AIPG has scheduled their annual meeting and review of the geology profession in Arizona, for Sat. Feb 11 at the AZGS offices in Tucson. This is an annual event that brings in leaders from state, federal, and professional organizations...

Tent cities going up for Tucson gem show

Giant tents are popping up all over Tucson this past week in preparation for the Tucson Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Showcase, the largest such event in the world. [Right, parking lot of Tucson City Center Hotel. My photo]Events take place in 40 separate...

Is this your bundle of drugs?

One of our geologists, mapping in southern Arizona, stumbled across two large bundles wrapped in plastic and burlap. We gave the GPS coordinates to the county sheriff's office who recovered not only these drug bundles but several others. Recent...

Navajo power plant retrofit impacts on water rates, air quality

A study by federal agencies appears to support Navajo Nation president Ben Shelly's arguments that EPA requirements to retrofit the Navajo Generating Station power plant near Page, are unnecessarily expensive with little benefits, and other approaches...

Pumped storage power project proposed for Big Chino

The Prescott Daily Courier is reporting on plans by the Chino Grande Ranch, 40 miles north-northeast of Prescott in the Big Chino Valley to build "Arizona's first closed-loop hydroelectric power facility, which would utilize Big Chino groundwater."...

Legislation to tidy up AZGS statutes

One outcome of the Legislature's 10-year Sunset Review of the Arizona Geological Survey last fall, the review committee recommended making corrections to our statutes. Those changes are the basis for Senate Bill 1171, introduced yesterday. The intent...

Potash company brings in heavy hitter as Board Chair

Passport Potash announced that they appointed David Salisbury [right, credit Resolution Copper], former CEO of Resolution Copper, as Chairman of the Board. Passport notes thatMr. Salisbury was President and CEO of Resolution Copper Mining ("Resolution")...

Baja quake felt in Yuma

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake in Baja California was felt across the region this morning, including in Yuma. The event took place at about 5:31 AM local time, roughly 35 miles southwest of Yuma. [Right, location map showing where the quake was felt. Credit,...

Potash briefing to Arizona Senate

I'm finishing up my slides tonight for a briefing in the morning (Wed) to the Arizona State Senate Commerce and Energy Committee on potash in Arizona. Aggressive exploration by three companies in the Holbrook basin is confirming AZGS estimates of...

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