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The Gold
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The Gold
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Me and the gold.
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Feb 18, 2007 at the Red Lake Mine.
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Feb 18, 2007 at the Red Lake Mine.
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Feb 18, 2007 at the Red Lake Mine.
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The guys and the gold.
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On Surface
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Bars of Gold
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Feb 18, 2007 at the Red Lake Mine.
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Getting ready to start work at the Goldcorp Mine June 2006.
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1.7 tons of gold from the Red Lake Mine shipped out on March 31, 2005.
75 bars or so, approximately 41,000 oz valued at over C$ 21.3 M (US $ 17.4 M).
I helped produce about 10% of it.
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Hardworking Miner
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Sled Race
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Goldcorp Mine
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The miners work hard for their money. Here is Kevin Hibbs at the Goldcorp Mine after putting in bolts. Note that this picture was before June 1, 2006 and the Smoke Free Ontario rules came into place. Would not want to get Kevin in trouble.
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A racer in the first annual Red Lake dog sled race in February 2005.
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Over 1 mile deep at the Goldcorp Gold mine in Red Lake, Ontario. The richest gold mine in the world.
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James Bay Region of Quebec 200…
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Beluga Whale
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Fly Camp in Argentina
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I worked on a gold project for Golden Tag Resources part of the summer and fall of 2004.
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While prospecting for jade near Howe Harbour on the Great Northern Peninsula during the summer of 2001 I had the opportunity to get some photos of a very friendly Beluga. The whale was summering in a small inlet and when boats came to see it, the whale played with and around the boat until you left.
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This is typical of the fly camps in which our people worked while doing seismic in the jungle of northern Argentina. I lived at the base camp with all the conviences there within. The fly camps were very basic and the tents consisted of tarps over a ridge pole.
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Inside the sleeping quarters
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Uphole Northern Argentina
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Vibrators waiting to start.
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As you can see, the sleeping quarters in the fly camps in Argentina were very cozy and open. They had to be open air otherwise it would get too hot. Every bunk is equiped with mosquito netting.
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The guys are working on the uphole portion of the seismic survey in Northern Argentina near the Bolivian border in the state of Salta. This was when I worked for Veritas DGC of Calgary in 1998 at seismic work.
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This was when I worked for Veritas DGC on Isla Tierra del Feugo, Argentina in 1998 at seismic work.
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Nunavut 1989
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Central Newfoundland 1987
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Newfoundland 1987
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This photo was taken while I worked for BRE-X/BRE-SEA in 1989. That's right "THE" BRE-X of gold fraud fame. I was in their first field crew, four people, two of which were the owner's family.
In the books written about the scandal there is mention of gold found in the Nunavut in 1989, I found it. I left them long before the scandal. I felt the owner promoted insignificant finds too much for my liking. History showed I was right.
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This was when I worked for BP Minerals in 1987. If you look close you can see "Ken the cook" cleaning up after another fine meal. There is another photo of fish caught in this little pond.
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Catch of the day. This was when I worked for BP Minerals in 1987. They were caught in the pond where the camp is reflected on the other photo for that same year.
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Fieldcamp Nunavut July 1985
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July Snowstorm Nunavut
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Fossilized Stromatolite Mounds
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This was when I worked for The Geological Survey of Canada in my first field season.
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This was when I worked for The Geological Survey of Canada in my first field season in 1985.
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These beautiful examples of Fossilized Stromatolite Mounds are found at Flowers Cove, Newfoundland. They are between 500 and 600 million years old and represent examples of the earliest life forms on earth. Just compare them with the live versions at Shark Bay, Australia.
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Shark Bay Living Stromatolites
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Termite Mounds
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Devils Marbles
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I cannot lay claim to visiting here because it is a protected and isolated area. But, I included this picture to show the only place that I know of in the world where Stromatolites are still alive.
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These termite mounds are on the road between Alice Springs and Cairns in Australia. They are up to 10 feet high. February 1989.
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Caused by millions of years of erosion without a glaciation to move them away. Those stones are about 20 feet high. Near Tennant Creek, on the highway between Alice Springs and Cairns.
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Ayres Rock
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Coober Pedy
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Sydney Opera House and Bridge
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This is the one. It takes a lot of energy to climb. People have actually rolled down it and died. There are medical teams at the site at all times to treat people for heart attacks and exaustion.
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Coober Pedy, the Opal Capital of the world. Many people live underground to save on air conditioning costs. They just dig rooms out of the soft stone or expand on the abandoned opal diggings. Run some wires and plumbing and away you go. There are churches and hotels underground as well.
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What a city!!! It was the only city I visited during my Australia trip because I was more interested in the natural environment. But if I were to ever live in a large city this would be it. Possibly the only city in the world where stranger on the street stop and talk to you. 1989
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