Mark Twain held a low view of mining engineers apparently as a result of his own painful investing experience. Mining has a twin nature which makes it a high risk for both the developer and the investor. In the first place mining projects are always expensive and time consuming to develop. In the second place mining involves the extraction of metals such as gold, the mere mention of which, can cause investors to swoon. In…
"A Mining Engineer is a Liar Standing Beside a Hole in the Ground"Author: Aly Chiman
Aly Chiman
The specific vocation of mining engineering is, in fact, a relatively recent phenomenon. Up until the early 20th Century, “engineering” covered all the newly defined branches including civil, mechanical, electrical, geological, biomedical, petroleum, metallurgical and mining engineering. Formerly, mining engineering was an amalgam of what would now be known as mechanical and civil engineering. And indeed, this is one of the allures of the profession because it is a mix of so many other engineering…
"When did it become “Mining Engineering?”"Data stored on a computer appliance at a file level that is accessed by an assortment of clients through a computer network is referred to as Network attached storage (NAS). Its elements which are its hardware and software configurations are specially manufactured for this purpose of storing as well as serving files. However, there are times when general computers are used to achieve a similar purpose as that of NAS storage but the output is…
"What is NAS Storage? A Simple Explanation"
Well, since its the middle of exams, most of the work has been grounded for now. But knowing me, I’m still hard at it, trying to keep things moving forward! A few months ago, the project took a dramatic turn into a completely new direction and to be honest, this was quite difficult to cope with. Adaptability Well, remember the township caterers, cooking food using treated wood that was potentially making them really sick??? …
"Engineering and Business"
I recently got a comment from a reader who asked me to share some tips on what to wear for a first interview with some engineering companies. Having a little experience in that department, let me try and offer some advice. 1. Be prepared Possibly the most important thing you can do before an interview is your homework. The interviewer wants to see that you know enough about the company, and that you really want to…
"5 Simple (But Important) Engineering Interview Tips To Remember"