Out with Parergon, Guy Geltner, "Ecological Impacts and Environmental Perceptions of Mining in Europe, 1200-1550: Preliminary Notes".

Article here: muse.jhu.edu/pub/62/article/90
AAM here: osf.io/preprints/bodoarxiv/rkd

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Brian Leech · @brianleechphd
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My latest publication is open access now—an analysis of frontier mythos, masculinity, and hidden corporate landscapes in the TV show Gold Rush. You can find it in this great new volume “To the Last Drop” on sentimentality, culture, and extraction. Link to my article and the TOC are below.

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Manzanita Starwood · @manzanita_sw
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I learned about 19th century mining realities today. How much better are the realities today in many parts of the world? Maybe pass on that diamond? Reduce your metal usage?

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Brian Leech · @brianleechphd
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Looks like a nice, romantic getaway.

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Brian Leech · @brianleechphd
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Brian Leech · @brianleechphd
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…the state mine inspector’s office was right across the hall from the Governor’s office. I believe Arizona is the only U.S. state that still elects a mine inspector every four years.

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Brian Leech · @brianleechphd
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For me, the best part of the old state capitol building in Phoenix is not only that it’s covered in a copper dome but that, as befits a state where mining was so important…

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Brian Leech · @brianleechphd
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Arizona struggled to raise money for the service until William Clark, owner of United Verde Mine in Jerome, AZ donated $5,000. (He gained his mining fortune before that in Butte, MT.) Other mine owners followed his lead. Set includes a shirtless statue of a miner.

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Brian Leech · @brianleechphd
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Or this incredible punch bowl set.

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Brian Leech · @brianleechphd
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A ship’s silver service was used for ceremonial events and was typically provided by the ship’s namesake state. Because of copper’s importance to the state (it is the copper state after all), Arizona’s service includes many pieces with copper, like this platter.

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Brian Leech · @brianleechphd
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Brian Leech · @brianleechphd
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Mining community of Superior, Arizona, including the abandoned high school and famous rock formation known as Apache Leap. Supposedly 75 Apache men leapt from the top to their deaths instead of allowing themselves to be captured by the U.S. cavalry.

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Brian Leech · @brianleechphd
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A panorama of the Oak Flat area, taken from a rock formation at the Oak Flat campground.

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Brian Leech · @brianleechphd
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A protest sign at the Oak Flat campground. The protest is because Resolution Copper’s massive block-caving project would likely cause much of the land to subside, including an area considered sacred by the Apaches, whose reservation is nearby.

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Brian Leech · @brianleechphd
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Resolution Copper’s Oak Flat mine headframes (the older traditional one used for exploration, the newer one built for mining). The proposed Oak Flat site outside of Superior, Arizona (a longtime mining community) has been the site of a protest movement.

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Brian Leech · @brianleechphd
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Downtown Miami, Arizona. It always fascinates me how similar mining towns and landscapes look.

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Brian Leech · @brianleechphd
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The Pinto Valley Mine (on the west end of the historic Globe/Miami copper district).

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Brian Leech · @brianleechphd
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Mining landscape near Miami, Arizona.

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Brian Leech · @brianleechphd
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Smelter tailings (the pile of black stuff) between Globe and Miami, Arizona.

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