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Tag Archives: mining
Morenci: A look inside America’s largest copper mine
We had the opportunity over the past weekend to travel to and through parts of Southeast Arizona. While returning, we drove along U.S. 191 through the ginormous Morenci Copper Mine — the largest in the United States. This complex is … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, art, business, cities, commerce, consumerism, culture, economic development, ecosystems, engineering, environment, forests, geography, Geology, ghost towns, historic preservation, history, humanity, infrastructure, land use, Maps, Mining, mountains, natural history, nature, pictures, planning, revitalization, spatial design, Statistics, topography, tourism, Travel, tunnels, urban planning
Tagged Arizona, cities, Clifton, copper, environment, forests, former mining towns, geography, geology, historic preservation, history, land use, mining, Morenci, Morenci mine, mountains, planning, revitalization, tourism, travel, trucks
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Ghostly echoes in the dust and rust of Lake Valley, NM
Last weekend we had the opportunity to visit and wander amongst the dusty ruins of the of the Lake Valley ghost town in southern New Mexico. Situated on the east side of NM 27 south of Hillsboro, Lake Valley is … Continue reading
Posted in archaeology, architecture, Cars, cities, classic vehicles, deserts, fun, geography, ghost towns, government, historic preservation, history, humanity, infrastructure, land use, Mining, natural history, pictures, place names, pollution, recreation, spatial design, topography, tourism, Travel
Tagged BLM, cities, fun, geography, ghost towns, haunted, history, Lake Valley, land use, mining, New Mexico, tourism, towurism, travel
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Geography of North America’s current salt and potash evaporation ponds
The map and list below identify current location in North America where salt and/or potash evaporation ponds are used to produce these products. While researching this post, two other locations were noted as former sites of such operations – Lake … Continue reading
Posted in agriculture, business, Caribbean, Cuisine, deserts, economic development, ecosystems, environment, geography, Geology, history, industry, lakes, land use, Maps, Mining, natural history, nature, North America, pictures, rivers/watersheds, Science, solar, spatial design, Statistics, technology, topography, water
Tagged Bahamas, brine, California, environment, evaporation, geography, history, land use, mining, New Mexico, potash, salt, solar, Utah
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17 non-planning centric books that all planners should read
Listed below are 17 books that this retired planner believes every planner should read at some point during their career. They are books which are not planning-centric, though they may speak to planning issues from outside of the planning realm. … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, ageism, art, atomic age, book reviews, books, cities, civics, Civil Rights, civility, climate, climate change, Communications, consumerism, culture, diversity, economics, Economy, ecosystems, education, entertainment, environment, feminism, hiking, historic preservation, history, homelessness, Housing, humanity, inclusiveness, India, injustice, land use, literature, lookouts, military, Mining, money, Native Americans, natural history, nature, planning, politics, pollution, poverty, racism, recreation, Science, social equity, spatial design, sprawl, technology, tourism, trails, Travel, urban planning, walking, weather, Wilderness, Women, writing
Tagged atomic age, books, cities, environment, history, justice, land use, mining, planning, racism, tourism, transportation, travel, women
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Venturing into the abyss of two poisoned towns
As a follow up to Monday’s post, below are surreal images from the abandoned towns of Picher, Oklahoma and Treece, Kansas. Both were poisoned by lead and zinc mining in the first two-thirds of the 20th century and formerly abandoned … Continue reading
Posted in archaeology, cities, civics, culture, demographics, economics, ecosystems, environment, geography, Geology, government, health, historic preservation, history, Housing, industry, infrastructure, injustice, land use, Mining, nature, politics, pollution, population, spatial design, topography, Travel, visual pollution
Tagged chat, ecological destruction, environmental destruction, ghost towns, Kansas, lead, mines, mining, Oklahoma, Picher, pollution, Treece, zinc
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Picher, Oklahoma: From Lead Zone to Dead Zone
“During both World Wars, 75 percent of all the bullets and bombshells expended by American troops were made from metals mined in the [Picher] region.” Today, there’s virtually nothing left and no one remaining there. This is a story of … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, archaeology, business, cities, civics, commerce, culture, economics, ecosystems, environment, family, geography, Geology, government, health, history, Housing, humanity, industry, infrastructure, injustice, land use, Maps, military, Mining, money, natural history, nature, opinion, pictures, place names, planning, politics, pollution, population, rivers/watersheds, Small business, spatial design, Statistics, topography, visual pollution, water
Tagged Cardin, cities, environment, geography, history, Hockerville, land use, lead, mining, Oklahoma, Picher, planning, pollution, Treece, zinc
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Best and worst mining ⛏️ town slogans and catchphrases
Sometimes…the best nicknames, slogans, catchphrases, and mottos for a town come from mining towns. I’m not sure whether it’s the straight-forward honesty, the irreverence, or the imaginativeness that’s involved. Below are listed the best and some of the worst from … Continue reading
Posted in advertising, branding, Canada, Cities, fun, geography, Geology, historic preservation, history, land use, Language, marketing, Mining, place names, planning, third places, toponymy, tourism, Travel, Uncategorized, writing
Tagged catchphrases, cities, geology, history, marketing, mining, mottos, nicknames, slogans, tourism, travel
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Two towns gambling with their historic mining legacies
Anyone who regularly reads this blog knows this author has an enduring appreciation for old mining towns of the American West. Places like Creede, Bisbee, Leadville, Nevada City, and others are living galleries of a time and place that are … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, advertising, archaeology, architecture, art, branding, business, cities, civics, civility, commerce, culture, deregulation, downtown, economic development, engineering, entertainment, environment, fun, geography, government, historic preservation, history, infrastructure, land use, Maps, marketing, Mining, money, natural history, opinion, pictures, placemaking, planning, politics, product design, recreation, skylines, skyscrapers, spatial design, sprawl, Statistics, topography, tourism, Trade, traffic, transportation, Travel, urban design, urban planning, zoning
Tagged Black Hawk, Central City, cities, Colorado, gambling, gaming, geography, high-rises, historic preservation, history, land use, mining, planning, skyscrapers, travel, zoning
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Ten planning lessons from picturesque Creede, Colorado
Below are ten planning lessons learned from incredibly beautiful Creede, Colorado. A once-thriving silver mining town that has made a remarkable transformation into a sustainable community, vibrant art center, vacation destination, and second home/retirement location. Peace!
Posted in Active transportation, adaptive reuse, Advocacy, Alternative transportation, Animals, archaeology, architecture, art, bicycling, Biking, branding, Burros/Donkeys, business, Cars, cities, civics, climate, commerce, Cuisine, culture, demographics, downtown, economic development, economic gardening, ecosystems, entertainment, entrepreneurship, environment, fun, geography, Geology, health, hiking, historic preservation, history, Housing, infrastructure, land use, landscape architecture, Mining, mountains, natural history, nature, peace, pictures, placemaking, planning, recreation, revitalization, scenic byways, signs, Small business, spatial design, sprawl, Statistics, sustainability, third places, topography, tourism, Trade, traffic, trails, transportation, Travel, urban design, urban planning, visual pollution, walking, waterfalls, weather, Wilderness, Wildlife, zoning
Tagged art, Bachelor Loop Historic Tour, burros, cities, Colorado, Creede, donkeys, environment, fun, geography, history, land use, main street, mining, mining towns, planning, pocket parks, scenic byways, Silver Thread Scenic Bywat, towns, trails, transportation, travel
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