I took a scenic drive today.

[TheSilverBuick]

Re: I took a scenic drive today.

Is the mine that you work in Ruth?That one was closed for long time.

Yup, mining is boom and bust, and we are a boom'in! Closed in '99 and re-openned in '04 and I started working here in '05.

[Scott Liggett]

Re: I took a scenic drive today.

Is the mine that you work in Ruth?That one was closed for long time.

Yup, mining is boom and bust, and we are a boom'in! Closed in '99 and re-openned in '04 and I started working here in '05.

I'll say. Copper was $1.40 in June 09 and lately it's been hanging around $3.25.

[70chevyC-10]

Re: I took a scenic drive today.

Most of it all around the area, .6% of it in your cars and houses as wiring and plumbing :P

Is that six percent or point six percent ?
If it's point six you have to massage a ton of material to get 12 pounds. Wow.

[TheSilverBuick]

Re: I took a scenic drive today.

Most of it all around the area, .6% of it in your cars and houses as wiring and plumbing :P

Is that six percent or point six percent ?
If it's point six you have to massage a ton of material to get 12 pounds. Wow.

That's point six. And even then that is greatly exaggerated. Of the ~240,000 tons of dirt moved a day, only about ~50,000 tons of it has and average .6 copper, the remainder 190,000 tons moved has nada (well below cut off grade anyways). Yup, so 12 pounds per ton, so each 280 ton load of Ore has 3360 pounds of copper in it, which must also pay for the four trucks that aren't carrying any copper and all our support equipment and people :'( I'm often amazed we make any money at all, but it's all due to scale and the shear volume of rock we move.

[70chevyC-10]

Re: I took a scenic drive today.

Brings new meaning to - "make it up in volume" - and "rock-on" -

[HEMI]

Re: I took a scenic drive today.

Where is the ore smelted?Magill?I rember the twin smoke stacks,but has only been one now for
along time.Does the railroad haul the raw ore?Sorry,haven't been thru there in a while.