Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Mining

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Contents 1 Units of Mass 2 Bisbee, Arizona 3 Mining stubs template proposed for deletion 4 Environmental soapboxes 5 Project maintenance 6 Bar (landform) vs Bar (mining)

[edit] Units of Mass

Maybe the first things we can agree on (or not) are units of mass/weight. I write mostly about US mines, so I usually deal in pounds or troy ounces because I am accustomed to seeing commodity prices in those units. However, I try to include conversions to kg or tonnes. I prefer tonnes, but some editors insist on changing wording to metric tons. What's your pleasure? Plazak 14:25, 3 December 2007 (UTC)

I think that we should be similar to the Variation of English standard. I.e. if a company reports its resources in imperial, the article should follow suit. I think most of the world uses metric except for the US, and Vale Inco Limited. Canada is a strange place for mining units of measure, we talk of tonnes of ore, but relate it to a price per pound of nickel, or ounce of gold...For gerneral mining articles that don't deal with a specific company I think that consistancy within the article is more important that consistancy within the project, but we should show conversions if appropriate. And I use tonnes (pronounced the same as tons, not "Tones" or "ton-nees") not metric tons.--Kelapstick 14:42, 3 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Bisbee, Arizona

I'm getting into an argument with another editor over the correct spelling of the open pit at Bisbee: Lavender vs. Lavendar Pit. Anyone who would like to weigh in on this portentious issue, please add your thoughts to the Lavender Pit Talk Page. Thanks. Plazak (talk) 12:29, 15 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Mining stubs template proposed for deletion

{{mining stub}} has been proposed for deletion, you can join the debate at Wikipedia:Stub_types_for_deletion#.7B.7BMining_stub.7D.7D_.2F_Cat:Mining_stubs. DuncanHill (talk) 00:40, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Environmental soapboxes

I'm very new to the Wikipedia business but I'm rather disturbed by the way several mining entries seem to be nothing more than soapboxes for eco-warriors. Take, for instance. Pascua Lama, Grasbreg and La Oroya. Surely we are in the business of telling people what these operations are and what they do. A comment on the environmental problems must be made as well but within reason and should not dominate the article. Lets keep a senes of proportion Mafestel (talk) 02:52, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

Any article you think doesn't adhere to this page WP:NPOV add the tag {{NPOV}} to the top of the article. Then put why you think it doesn't adhere on the talkpageD-rew (talk) 02:56, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Project maintenance

Have been testing the categories - to go on the non article pages - in most case categories talk pages - it usually helps to see what categories have been created or linked to the project SatuSuro 14:15, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Bar (landform) vs Bar (mining)

please see discussion at Talk:Shoal (disambiguation).Skookum1 (talk) 19:20, 10 March 2008 (UTC)