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If not carefully handled Discovery of Gold could cause chaos in a remote Kenyan village

SIDDI KIMPOLE @SIDIKIMPOLE (3480) • Eldoret, Kenya 8 Dec

Towards the end of last month, a certain foreign company discovered Gold Deposits in a remote village called Ikolomani in western Kenya. The deposits are estimated at Sh. 700B and their mining could affect 300 acres of land,...

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A funny sign in Westonia, Western Australia

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381810) • Rockingham, Australia 3 Oct

I found a funny notice in the Westonia Museum and thought I’d share it with you. At one point in the museum, you could enter a dark room that looked like part of an underground mine. When you pressed a button, two miners started...

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Now that's what I call a truck!

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381810) • Rockingham, Australia 24 May 25

On our two days away with the motor-home, we were heading into mining country and went past some very big earthworks. On many of our country roads, there are truck bays at intervals. I don’t know what they’re called in your...

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Which came first? The tree or the rake?

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381810) • Rockingham, Australia 22 Mar 25

We stayed a night at an endurance ride at Cardiff near Collie in Western Australia. The whole area around Cardiff and Collie has been ‘undermined’ for many years for coal. Now farmers in the area are finding occasional collapses...

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A little bit about Collie

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381810) • Rockingham, Australia 10 Feb 25

Our last caravan trip took us through the town of Collie in south-west Western Australia (WA). Collie is 213 kms (132 miles) south and Perth and inland from the regional city and port of Bunbury. It’s the only coalfields in WA...

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Australia has crackpot politicians too

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381810) • Rockingham, Australia 8 Jun 22

This post was prompted by some of DW Davis’ remarks (@DWDavis) about some of the way-out US politicians that get elected despite some weird views. I usually avoid political and religious posts but I thought I’d tell you a little...

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You have mining programs on your computer?

nyku @soymex (1111) • Bucharest, Romania 5 Jun 22

You have mining programs on your computer Lately, cryptocurrencies have had a dramatic decline that has been reflected in the pockets of investors. I had a bitcoin cash mining program installed on my laptop a few days ago, but...

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Australian mining magnate is taking on Facebook/Meta

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381810) • Rockingham, Australia 6 Feb 22

Andrew ‘Twiggy’ Forest is an Australian billionaire mining magnate. Images of his face have been appearing on cryptocurrency scam advertisements on Facebook/Meta and he is now launching criminal proceedings against the company....

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Beware of camels

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381810) • Rockingham, Australia 26 Dec 21

We used to live in the small town of Ravensthorpe in the south-east of Western Australia and half an hour’s drive from the coast. Ravensthorpe had a lot of ups and downs over the years but there is now a very large nickel and...

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Red, the pit pony, that caused a three-week strike

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381810) • Rockingham, Australia 24 Feb 21

A new sculpture was unveiled in Collie, Western Australia, on Australia Day 2021. It is a tribute to the pit ponies and miners who used to work in the coal mines in Collie. While the statue is nicely done, I think the proportions...

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More murals from Collie, Western Australia

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381810) • Rockingham, Australia 22 Feb 21

Yesterday, we visited the Western Australian town of Collie. It has a very proud heritage as a mining town and coal is still mined there. In its heyday, it was seen as rough and dirty but now it rejoices in its heritage and, like...

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My Love Of Brass Bands

Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (44941) • Preston, England 19 Feb 21

I have long been a fanatic for brass band and marching band music. If a parade goes by I have been so fixated on the bands that friends have just ended up abandoning me because I have been so entranced. Not surprisingly one of...

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Would you walk into a mine shaft?

The Horse @TheHorse (238275) • Walnut Creek, California 1 Dec 20

My friend and I took a hike at Black Diamond Mines about a week ago. They were coal mines in the 1800s, and then sand mines (to be turned into glass in Oakland) in the early 1900s. Most of the old mine shafts are blocked off...

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Sculptures at Tom Price, Western Australia

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381810) • Rockingham, Australia 25 Oct 20

Tom Price; in northern Western Australia; is a mining town and was originally set up by Rio Tinto specifically for its employees. The town was named after Thomas Moore Price, who worked for the American Company, Kaiser Steel. Tom...

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A bonus of $4 million dollars - who needs it?

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381810) • Rockingham, Australia 23 Aug 20

Earlier this year, aboriginal rock shelters estimated at over 46,000 years old were detonated by mining giant, Rio Tinto. These shelters were culturally significant to the indigenous people of the area. They also contained...

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What if there was no oil at all??

robert linu @roblinu (174) 30 Jan 20

Big and giant mining and exploration companies are everywhere as long as 'black gold' if found to be present somewhere. Imagine if the was no 'Mr.black gold', may be monopoly would only be company's slogan or may be a slang And...

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Mining craze...

amnabas @amnabas (14877) • Karachi, Pakistan 24 Nov 19

I like online earning and I am getting crazy joing mining sites at fullest. Mining sites are attracting internet users towards them. Crazy Users like me are getting trapped in these sites. Do you have interest in these mining...

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Something new!

The Horse @TheHorse (238275) • Walnut Creek, California 4 Nov 18

I may be wrong, but I think Something New was the name of a Beatles' album in the 1960s. I was a child then, and the name sticks in my head. Anyway, today, my music buddy Michael and I went cycling from Antioch toward the Black...

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New cryptocurrency Electroneum

k sridharprasad @yugasini (12892) • Secunderabad, India 18 Aug 18

Hi Mylot friends, I think some of you Mylot friends may know about this new cryptocurrency, 'Electroneum'. Last month itself I have downloaded this Electroneum mobile application and installed in my mobile. Since then I'm mining...

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Bitcoin Mining

Babes Says @BabeSays (8795) • Mauritius 5 Feb 18

Has anyone used this site? I searched online and the research says it's legit. I still just want to know has anyone tried it yet? I heard there are chances to win up to $200 if you get high number from rolling. A couple of...

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