Worldwide Copper Demand Spurs Renewed Mining in Timna
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Engineers, if you plan to apply for a job at the Timna copper mines , you can leave your shovel at home. You probably won't need a wheelbarrow either; certainly not a canary.
These mines shatter any preconceived myths of sooty- faced miners working in harsh conditions in the heart of the earth.
The mines bring state-of the-art technology to the Arava, reviving an age-old industry in a sparsely populated desert in the remote south.
The new and rehabilitated copper mines are an initiative of AHMSA, a Mexican steel company. The company is currently in the stage of a pilot program and aims to enter into full production by 2010, extracting two million tons of ore, and producing 22,000 tons of 99.9999-percent copper every year.
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Friday 25 April, 2008 07:05 PM |
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