Mastodawn

@Ralph_de_Rijke
#humangreed and #stupidity

Russian #coppermining town #Karabash high rates of birth defects, declared an environmental disaster zone in 1996
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karabash,_Chelyabinsk_Oblast

1998 town restarted #copper smelting operations

⭕In 2026 a doc/movie made in #Karabash and WON an Oscar ‼️

Mr. Nobody Against Putin
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr_Nobody_Against_Putin

@steter
Thx 4 orig Gerry boost

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Alex@rtnVFRmedia Suffolk UK 1d ago

A #burglar has been sentenced to #prison for impersonating #UKPowerNetworks staff in #Kent SE #England and stealing #copper #cable and other #metal - putting many places off supply and causing extremely dangerous and unpleasant situations (removing protective earth cable can cause a rising neutral and phase imbalance, which results in almost 400V appearing in places where only 230V is expected)

#crime #electricity #ElectricalSafety

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8jxd3zz7kxo

Burglar who stole from multiple substations in east Kent jailed

Police say Mark Baker's actions caused disruptions and cost businesses more than £220,000.

BBC News

RaymondPierreL3 1d ago

Now for some good news.

Copper smelting is an expensive business due to its energy input requirements (not helped by the #GasIndustry #ExportRort and the inflated price of domestic gas supplies — such as they are. But that’s another story). This story showcases #Australian #Research (grossely underfunded !) and a new #Copper production process.

“A modular approach. In February, Banksia Minerals, which is commercialising the technology, was awarded $5 million in federal government funding through the Australian Renewable Energy Agency to develop the technology into a pilot plant expected in 2028. Banksia Minerals managing director Leigh Staines said, if successful, people could see multiple plants across the region.”

Read more about this exciting new way to ‘smelt’ copper which might save our domestic smelters from oblivion.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-17/cheaper-and-cleaner-copper-technology-potential-mount-isa/106450892

Sceptical mine boss won over by uni's copper refining breakthrough

Copper production in outback Queensland is facing a ticking clock, but researchers say a new refining process developed at the University of Queensland could slash production costs.

PugJesus 1d ago

Gold and copper coins of the Tang Dynasty, China, 618–907 AD

ABC Feeds 2d ago

Sceptical mine boss won over by uni's copper refining breakthrough
By Zara Margolis and Tim Little

Copper production in outback Queensland is facing a ticking clock, but researchers say a new refining process developed at the University of Queensland could slash production costs.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-17/cheaper-and-cleaner-copper-technology-potential-mount-isa/106450892

#Copper #MiningandMetalsIndustry #Technology #Gold #Silver #ScientificResearch #EnergyResearch #ZaraMargolis #TimLittle

Sceptical mine boss won over by uni's copper refining breakthrough

Copper production in outback Queensland is facing a ticking clock, but researchers say a new refining process developed at the University of Queensland could slash production costs.

Benjamin Becquet 6d ago

Started working on a new mezzotint, my largest to date.

The roughening process took ages :D I started many months ago, not knowing at first what I would engrave on it, just doing one or two passes occasionally (I do 36 in total). But once I decided of a subject, I finished it in a few days.

So, it will be sleeping sperm whales. I think most of the result will depend on whether I succeed in rendering a uniform enough background, with light rays plunging from the top to the ocean depths. We'll see!

#wip #printmaking #engraving #mezzotint #copper #spermwhales #cachalots

PugJesus Mar 11

Copper head of a dignitary, Iran, ~2000 BCE

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AntifAb Mar 10

@kentpitman

Dear Kent

First of all, it's nice to read that you appreciate the visualization I try to give to the words. The #moon reference, intent here, was to the more figurative meaning of the word as a verb.
Don't worry about a #copper entering. We live in a country where there are plenty of opportunities for nudist recreation and when on holiday we also look for places where this is legal or allowed.

Your haiku is certainly a beautiful expression of how we feel about it.

Thank you

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Kent Pitman Mar 9

@AbBuus

Ha, I don't know if the #moon reference is because you perceive something heavenly, because you orbit each other, because she shines in a way that brightens the night, or just because she is #mooning us in the picture, but I do enjoy the interplay between your poetry and photos.

As for the #copper reference, playfully ignoring the more obvious link to her amazing hair, I will just hope a #copper did not show up to arrest anyone anyone for indecent exposure (a peculiar artifact of our local laws, hopefully something you did not actively risk).

What a lovely gift to have such a person that you can love and play with, and to be able to share that joy with us. So I'll offer a haiku that I wrote to sum up my feeling here:

Two lovers dancing.
Though some may seek other goals,
none can end better.

#haiku #senryu #poem #ShortPoem #SmallPoem #SmallPoems #love #life #happiness #DailyHaikuPrompt @DailyHaikuPrompt

AntifAb Mar 9

Woman of my dreams
the one with red golden locks
dances life with me

#dailyhaikuprompt
#moon
#Mastoprompt
#copper

#haiku
#senryu
#poetry
#SmallPoems
#writing
#photography

@dailyhaikuprompt
@stevencudahy

Sauté dans la Vie - Aobram's sister