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

Article here: https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/62/article/905418
AAM here: https://osf.io/preprints/bodoarxiv/rkduw/

#environment #envhist #history #historyofscience #mining #mininghistory #ecology #preindustrial

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. #envhist #envhum #mininghistory

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? #mining #mininghistory

Fascinating article about the abandoned horses of coal country #envhist #animalstudies #mininghistory https://sundaylongread.com/2023/04/08/saving-the-horses-of-our-imagination/

Looks like a nice, romantic #mininghistory getaway.

#mininghistory #envhist https://mtstandard.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/epa-discredits-butte-scientists/article_b4c331da-1080-11ee-b28d-a37d18146e86.html

…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. #mininghistory

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… #mininghistory

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. #mininghistory

Or this incredible punch bowl set. #mininghistory

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. #mininghistory

Father’s Day has its origins in a 1907 Weat Virginia mining accident. #mininghistory https://www.wtrf.com/west-virginia/did-you-know-a-mining-accident-in-west-virginia-created-fathers-day/?fbclid=IwAR0DNIrRvtLcLWepuLxsBcE6XxnHRa-JjuXsZ7IJZ9zGOIsEXyu_xvgWNOk_aem_th_ATpaJjxAsLvNvkOOeuprCn4wtnIw43SXnY7ryod_heY1AYhdrQ3yfCArROyzu89Zyxo&mibextid=S66gvF

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. #mininghistory #westernhistory

A panorama of the Oak Flat area, taken from a rock formation at the Oak Flat campground. #mininghistory #envhist

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. #mininghistory #envhist

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. #envhist #mininghistory

Downtown Miami, Arizona. It always fascinates me how similar mining towns and landscapes look. #mininghistory

The Pinto Valley Mine (on the west end of the historic Globe/Miami copper district). #envhist #mininghistory

Mining landscape near Miami, Arizona. #mininghistory #envhist

Smelter tailings (the pile of black stuff) between Globe and Miami, Arizona. #envhist #mininghistory