Philosophy
Daniel Cowan Jackling
August 14th, 1869 to March 13th, 1956
Daniel Jackling was an American mining engineer and metallurgist who founded the Utah Copper Company and with an economical method to process low-grade porphyry copper ores, below 2% copper. As electricity use expanded in the early 20th century, so demand for copper rose, and the need to exploit even low-grade ore. Such ore was obtained by open-pit mining then loaded by steam shovels into railroad cars and transported to concentrating mills. Jackling developed improved extraction/flotation processes to produce a higher-grade concentrate for smelting. By the time Jackling died, over 60% of the world's copper production took advantage of his low-grade ore processing methods. His Bingham Canyon Mine, now a huge pit, still produces copper.
I thought the industry was dead but who produces approximately 300,000 tons of copper, along with 400,000 ounces of gold, 4 million ounces of silver, about 20 million pounds of molybdenum, and about 1 million tons of sulfuric acid as a by-product [2010]? Kennecott Utah Copper, of course.
Daniel Cowan Jackling [Wikipedia]
Bingham Canyon Mine [Wikipedia]
- Vanadium...from $4,000 To $1.80/pound...thanks To Mining At Minas Ragra, Peru
Minasragrite Workers near Minas Ragra. Ore mined in Peru was sent 3,800 miles to a U.S. smelting plant via llama, train, and ship. "The Rocks at the Top of the World" by Atsushi Gomi and Robert D. Whetham Chemical Heritage Foundation For almost 100...
- Cahokia...ancient American City
A recent release concerning the city of Cahokia and the analysis of copper smithing brought to mind this huge city near St. Louis, Missouri some 600 years ago. "Science explains ancient copper artifacts" Researchers reveal how prehistoric Native Americans...
- Bucks Over Art?...and The Winner Is "bucks"...afghanistan's Buddhist Treasures
"Mining threatens Afghanistan's Buddhist treasures" Aynak, one of country's richest historical sites, faces destruction as Chinese create world's largest opencast copper mine by Jon Boone November 15th, 2010 guardian.co.uk For almost 2,000...
- "penny" Poll
Should the penny be dropped from circulation? No...2 Yes...4 Okay, they are a nuisance and have little intrinsic value...not copper anymore. "A penny is the lowest form of American currency, worth only one cent, and is popularly believed to be made solely...
- Shocking--sort Of...improvement Of The Battery
Four variations of Volta’s electric battery. John Frederic Daniell March 12th, 1790 to March 13th, 1845 "March 12, 1790: Batteries Now Included" by Daniel Dumas March 11th, 2010 Wired John Frederic Daniell, a 19th-century scientific and academic...
Philosophy
Daniel Cowan Jackling--Bingham Canyon Mine
Daniel Cowan Jackling
August 14th, 1869 to March 13th, 1956
Daniel Jackling was an American mining engineer and metallurgist who founded the Utah Copper Company and with an economical method to process low-grade porphyry copper ores, below 2% copper. As electricity use expanded in the early 20th century, so demand for copper rose, and the need to exploit even low-grade ore. Such ore was obtained by open-pit mining then loaded by steam shovels into railroad cars and transported to concentrating mills. Jackling developed improved extraction/flotation processes to produce a higher-grade concentrate for smelting. By the time Jackling died, over 60% of the world's copper production took advantage of his low-grade ore processing methods. His Bingham Canyon Mine, now a huge pit, still produces copper.
I thought the industry was dead but who produces approximately 300,000 tons of copper, along with 400,000 ounces of gold, 4 million ounces of silver, about 20 million pounds of molybdenum, and about 1 million tons of sulfuric acid as a by-product [2010]? Kennecott Utah Copper, of course.
Daniel Cowan Jackling [Wikipedia]
Bingham Canyon Mine [Wikipedia]
- Vanadium...from $4,000 To $1.80/pound...thanks To Mining At Minas Ragra, Peru
Minasragrite Workers near Minas Ragra. Ore mined in Peru was sent 3,800 miles to a U.S. smelting plant via llama, train, and ship. "The Rocks at the Top of the World" by Atsushi Gomi and Robert D. Whetham Chemical Heritage Foundation For almost 100...
- Cahokia...ancient American City
A recent release concerning the city of Cahokia and the analysis of copper smithing brought to mind this huge city near St. Louis, Missouri some 600 years ago. "Science explains ancient copper artifacts" Researchers reveal how prehistoric Native Americans...
- Bucks Over Art?...and The Winner Is "bucks"...afghanistan's Buddhist Treasures
"Mining threatens Afghanistan's Buddhist treasures" Aynak, one of country's richest historical sites, faces destruction as Chinese create world's largest opencast copper mine by Jon Boone November 15th, 2010 guardian.co.uk For almost 2,000...
- "penny" Poll
Should the penny be dropped from circulation? No...2 Yes...4 Okay, they are a nuisance and have little intrinsic value...not copper anymore. "A penny is the lowest form of American currency, worth only one cent, and is popularly believed to be made solely...
- Shocking--sort Of...improvement Of The Battery
Four variations of Volta’s electric battery. John Frederic Daniell March 12th, 1790 to March 13th, 1845 "March 12, 1790: Batteries Now Included" by Daniel Dumas March 11th, 2010 Wired John Frederic Daniell, a 19th-century scientific and academic...