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Photo of the Week: Because No One Should Read Too Much on Friday
October 23, 2009 | Posted by Michael McCarthy, Joseph S. Nye, Jr. Research Intern - 8:22am | 3 Comments
This is a piece of cassiterite, the most common tin ore in the world today. Though this sample comes from a mine in Alaska, cassiterite is mined all over the world, including conflict-ridden areas such as the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Tin is used mainly to manufacture containers and for electrical purposes, and the Defense National Stockpile keeps tabs (pdf) on American supply.
Photo: Courtesy of Will Rogers and Sharon Burke.
Africa is a mess and I don't
Africa is a mess and I don't see any solution coming ever. Between the exploitation, corruption, war and disease it seems right out of the Book of Job. Most people can't even find DRC on a map let alone know of the suffering there.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_of_Job
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhRRWwH3Fro
Hi Will -- I don't think
Hi Will -- I don't think this came from Red Dog. Steve Borrel from the Alaska Mining Association gave me this (and I gave it to you -- and you were hoping for a t-shirt) and told me the story about who gave it to him, but I can't remember the name. It did come from Alaska, though!
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