Port Townsend is at the upper end of the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State. I am told that the miners departed from its harbor to head north to Alaska.

Let us turn our gaze from the political conventions in the USA to Africa. If you can keep your eyes off those $300,000 diamond studs that Cindy McCain is wearing. Now that is a triumph for mining.

We enjoyed a weekend of cycling–I even bought a new TREK road bike. And we avoided the TV news. Just how much can you listen to about cyclones and family matters?

The weekend looms, so nothing serious today. Rather mining-inspired poetry. Mining poetry is rare. Mining investment advice in poetry is even more rare.

Landfill mining is superficially attractive. But before we get bombarded by articles expounding the virtues of landfill mining, let me burst a few bubbles.