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- Jack Parker was born in England in 1930. That's what started The Depression. He studied Mining and Geological Engineering at Michigan Tech. Ten years at the White Pine Copper mine, directing Rock Mechanics. Self-employed since the first big layoff at the White Pine mine, around 1971 - a career-launching event. Continued his education by working in several hundred mines, here and abroad, solving problems. Semi-retired, living, with one wife, Lee, in Baltic, Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
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Mine Haul Road Poorly Planned
Posted on 02/23/2012 | 2 Commentsby Jack Parker - Don’t ever forget the value of the Eagle Mine, now around $5,000,000,000.00, with more to come. Rio Tinto can afford to build a road for themselves. -
Headwaters’ Rio Haul Road Coverage Missing Key Point
Posted on 01/25/2011 | No CommentsThe articles, the letters and the report on last night's County Commission meeting to discuss haul roads for the Kennecott eagle project all assume, incorrectly, that there is, or was, an approved "trucking route to the railhead". -
Global Warming – is it Real? And the answer is “Yes”
Posted on 12/21/2010 | No CommentsBut the reason for it is Unclear. Follow the Money Trail. How do you measure the temperature? Most commonly with a thermometer – which usually depends on... -
A Miner’s View: In Defense of Mining, Part 1
Posted on 04/02/2010 | No CommentsMost of the environmentally-oriented talks and publications seem to come down naturally on the side of those who consider mining, (which is defined as the extraction of... -
Kennecott Mine Not Done Deal
Posted on 01/24/2010 | No CommentsIt seems that, in their haste to push the permits through in the absence of a director for the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, Kennecott conveniently forgot... -
Rio Tinto’s Permits Should Be Revoked
Posted on 12/19/2009 | No CommentsHere are some comments on the Humboldt Mill permit. First, we must thank Hal Fitch for his promise to respond to all written comments. We appreciate the...




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