tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639565805712793802.post5104269778629060493..comments2024-03-20T12:28:23.822-06:00Comments on WHERE ARE THE DIXONS TODAY?: Sixteen TonsJim and Sandiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16108729200561576870noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639565805712793802.post-85521547384503077192013-11-07T19:09:50.715-07:002013-11-07T19:09:50.715-07:00There is a lot of copper left in the Upper Peninsu...There is a lot of copper left in the Upper Peninsula, time will tell if they ever mine it.<br />Bob and Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04128674200250063454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639565805712793802.post-57067649773274407952013-11-03T17:01:26.509-07:002013-11-03T17:01:26.509-07:00Good grief! No wonder copper is so expensive! I ...Good grief! No wonder copper is so expensive! I saw a TV show about the largest machine in the world, and I wonder if that is it? <br /><br />I used to work at a mine - in the office, but I was still considered a "miner" according to the MSHA inspector. We mined slate off the side of a mountain - the interior mine shafts were closed. It was a dirty business, for sure, and I finally quit because they couldn't contain the slate dust, meaning I was breathing it in. (Silica) Couldn't wear my respirator and answer the phone at the same time. :( Paid well, though. :)<br /><br />Very interesting tour - I'd be interested in seeing all that, too. Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16516591720277269204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639565805712793802.post-20052292347077852192013-11-03T11:17:33.872-07:002013-11-03T11:17:33.872-07:00If you find any extra gold laying around there, se...If you find any extra gold laying around there, send it this way. I don't believe any company should be able to walk away and leave property they have damaged.Wanderin'https://www.blogger.com/profile/18099094689836499939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639565805712793802.post-41237247370045101922013-11-03T09:36:13.992-07:002013-11-03T09:36:13.992-07:00It's just plain ridiculous to suggest that any...It's just plain ridiculous to suggest that any company should be able to totally destroy a landscape and walk away scot-free without doing restoration.<br /><br />It doesn't matter how much we may need copper, iron or gold. The technology exists today to mine these products economically while restoring the land afterwards.<br /><br />B.C. is one of the largest mining centers anywhere and there are regulations in place to ensure that not a shovel full of soil or rock is turned unless a full remediation and restoration plan is approved (with funding guarantees) in advance.<br /><br />And guess what? Companies are still lined up and bidding for the right to mine copper, iron and gold. All we have to do is insist that these large companies be good citizens - it's not that hard.Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16523089898331291694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639565805712793802.post-22749337723067314742013-11-03T09:11:31.760-07:002013-11-03T09:11:31.760-07:00Seems to me that if they tear up the land, they sh...Seems to me that if they tear up the land, they should restore it. <br /><br />Where does all this copper go? Foreign countries? Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09372145654394782677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639565805712793802.post-74738044085253441022013-11-03T08:57:24.488-07:002013-11-03T08:57:24.488-07:00I'm with Donna K. As long as we use the produc...I'm with Donna K. As long as we use the product… That's why it bugs me when people don't want towers in their backyards then complain they only get 2 bars on their phones. We all pay some price for everything we use. What would copper cost if they had to fill the hole and what would they use to fill it--nuclear waste?Linda Sandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12734450335251336493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639565805712793802.post-90219695061566539912013-11-03T07:37:03.178-07:002013-11-03T07:37:03.178-07:00Very impressive equipment. Reminds me of Ft.Mc.Mur...Very impressive equipment. Reminds me of Ft.Mc.Murray,AB.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01197108331214049357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639565805712793802.post-61812022087167418442013-11-03T06:55:56.629-07:002013-11-03T06:55:56.629-07:00Geez, those bills were as large as the equipment!!...Geez, those bills were as large as the equipment!!Janna and Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07591282756244454689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639565805712793802.post-60798781301993896142013-11-03T06:02:12.215-07:002013-11-03T06:02:12.215-07:00It's hard to imagine how big the equipment is ...It's hard to imagine how big the equipment is until you've been up close. Sounds like an interesting tour.Big Dudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18323692472052014378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639565805712793802.post-26217836426434435112013-11-03T05:34:48.959-07:002013-11-03T05:34:48.959-07:00Like you said a good tour guide can make or break ...Like you said a good tour guide can make or break your tour, glad you enjoyed it and thanks for taking us along too.our awesome travelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13031755671050584629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639565805712793802.post-2102652467367700522013-11-03T05:19:48.054-07:002013-11-03T05:19:48.054-07:00I also hate what they do to the land, but like the...I also hate what they do to the land, but like the previous comment, what could they really do to return the land to its original state. Until we stop having a demand for their products, I guess they will continue to mine the land. I guess we all need to recycle our copper!Karen and Alhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15284661066870109259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639565805712793802.post-24109796993818807142013-11-03T00:22:11.943-06:002013-11-03T00:22:11.943-06:00Those machines are really huge. Just a little dif...Those machines are really huge. Just a little different perspective if I may, no offense intended. It's easy to see the scars from the mine but the products and materials they produce are beneficial to all of us. I looked up uses for copper and found a multitude of items listed that we use everyday and maybe never think about. We cannot use the materials and fault the mines for producing it. To reclaim the land in its former condition would add tremendously to the cost of all copper products. And what would they use to fill in the holes? They would have to take material from somewhere else perhaps making another big hole. And for what purpose? Surely they will not build anything there and the wild animals don't care if there is a hole or not . Some things are not pretty but then much of life is not. I don't know much about mining but just wanted to look at things from a little different view. Life, like freedom, can be a messy business at times.Donna Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06161069942110860372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639565805712793802.post-71475682990035280412013-11-02T21:53:23.201-06:002013-11-02T21:53:23.201-06:00Sandie, There are two Firelake Casinos in the Sha...Sandie, There are two Firelake Casinos in the Shawnee, OK area. I think the one you referred to was south of Shawnee and is called the Firelake Casino. The one we are staying at is right off I-40 and is called Firelake Grand Casino & Hotel. It was built about 7-8 years ago. The casino is very nice and comparable to ones in Las Vegas, NV.<br /><br />We enjoyed our tour of the Titan Missile Musuem, but haven't been to the mine tour yet. It's on our bucket list.Clark Ramblinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11713435758075556066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639565805712793802.post-38964443464249077762013-11-02T20:59:44.687-06:002013-11-02T20:59:44.687-06:00Wow, that power bill would set some of us for life...Wow, that power bill would set some of us for life! Then that big ole tire would run us over....ouch. TexCynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05174615550131393975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639565805712793802.post-30364662059811515052013-11-02T20:30:44.297-06:002013-11-02T20:30:44.297-06:00Mines are really ugly.Mines are really ugly.palaminehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14614010552115989078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639565805712793802.post-37043731310342944182013-11-02T20:22:14.785-06:002013-11-02T20:22:14.785-06:00They are some big numbers.They are some big numbers.Bob and Linda's RV Travelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00063980448236892694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639565805712793802.post-45839604249995486532013-11-02T19:44:37.805-06:002013-11-02T19:44:37.805-06:00Those are some huge bills to pay...
It is sad that...Those are some huge bills to pay...<br />It is sad that they just leave without some sense of responsibility.Joe and Gayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06284391279532727775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639565805712793802.post-40437088196808090902013-11-02T19:33:35.431-06:002013-11-02T19:33:35.431-06:00That's a lot of energy use!That's a lot of energy use!Travels with Emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00411769980205792011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639565805712793802.post-37819206107848705342013-11-02T19:10:07.617-06:002013-11-02T19:10:07.617-06:00A good guide always makes the difference:)A good guide always makes the difference:)Chuck and Anneke's RV travelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01929384797592263167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639565805712793802.post-86325358591558930982013-11-02T18:22:34.103-06:002013-11-02T18:22:34.103-06:00I was thinking as I read your post that the statis...I was thinking as I read your post that the statistics are very interesting, but what a blight on the land! Things won't ever change until we demand change, and until our legislators make the change mandatory.Gypsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18052445200220681513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639565805712793802.post-57697047839165214942013-11-02T18:18:09.677-06:002013-11-02T18:18:09.677-06:00LOVE the rusty stuff!!!! Thanks for thinking of m...LOVE the rusty stuff!!!! Thanks for thinking of me.Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01547530703319496195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639565805712793802.post-78135684241742729552013-11-02T18:08:28.918-06:002013-11-02T18:08:28.918-06:00Seems like a waste of electricity and water, but t...Seems like a waste of electricity and water, but they would not be doing it unless they were making money. Terihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01019364333876469130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639565805712793802.post-86330252550999322682013-11-02T18:05:11.411-06:002013-11-02T18:05:11.411-06:00I think it should be mandated that every company h...I think it should be mandated that every company have a recovery plan. It is just ridiculous how they can use the earth and not take responsibility for it. Okay, I will get off my soapbox now.<br /><br />Glad you enjoyed the tour. Looks fascinating.<br />Paul and Marsha Weaver OCT. 17, 2009https://www.blogger.com/profile/04066424117005030170noreply@blogger.com