Floating plants were first developed in New Zealand, where very stringent environmental laws exist and they are widely used in that country, as well as in the Yukon and northern British Columbia in Canada and other placer operations around the world. The floating plant sits in a bedrock pond and is fed from shore by an excavator. The gold bearing gravels (ore) is processed on the barge. Gold is mechanically separated and concentrated and the remaining gravel or tailings are discharged from the rear of the barge while the excavator extracts and expands ore from the front of the barge. Using this method the ore pit is constantly moving forward and filling the pond behind, effectively reclaiming the mined ground as it moves forward. The "Floater" plant leaves a very small environmental footprint, as well as being a cost effective way of processing ore and eliminating separate tailings disposal. No chemicals or mercury is used in the recovery process.

The Pheonix International (SI) Ltd’s introduction of the (yet to be proven) 50/50 profit sharing is a welcoming one and is what many resources owners like me have been dreaming of. If Alp believes in a fair and just business model then I don’t see any reason why other investors should not think and act like Mr Alp. With Mr Alp’s standard in place, anyone wishing to invest in the mining industry must try and match Mr Alp’s model. Mr Hunuehu, the Minister of Mines hit the nail on the coffin when acknowledging Mr Alp’s business model. He said the model will revolutionise the future of the mining industry in the Solomon Islands. He further challenged other investors that the (yet to be proven) 50/50 percent profit sharing basis with Sutakama landowners is going to be very difficult to match, if not impossible to match.

Scary getting caught up in something like this. Fortunately it's on such a small scale -- the Australian government is sending in 110 (yes, one hundred and ten) troops to reestablish security.

Scary getting caught up in something like this. Fortunately it's on such a small scale -- the Australian government is sending in 110 (yes, one hundred and ten) troops to reestablish security.

Scary getting caught up in something like this. Fortunately it's on such a small scale -- the Australian government is sending in 110 (yes, one hundred and ten) troops to reestablish security.

Scary getting caught up in something like this. Fortunately it's on such a small scale -- the Australian government is sending in 110 (yes, one hundred and ten) troops to reestablish security.

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有句成語叫做物極必反, 昨天欣賞完史上最鮮艷的照片後, 今天這張真的就單調很多....但是! 你以為單調的照片就沒有故事嗎? 大錯特錯! 有部片叫做"一公升的眼淚" 我沒看過....但是 我手上可是握有十公升的冰淇淋阿阿阿阿阿阿!!!!(特別拿碗當比例尺XD) 起初是因為學長買錯口味了, 但是因為退貨麻煩, 所以我就頂下"一箱"橘子巧克力碎片口味的冰淇淋......今天才挖第一口.....希望退伍前吃的完= =

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基本上這是我在這國家少數看到的公共藝術之一, 不知道政府每年編多少錢請人來畫盆栽, 因為光是從我去年11月底到這邊以來, 這應該是我第三次看到他們在彩繪了......難道他們換季也有不同圖裝嗎XD 說歸說, 其實我覺得蠻好看的! 很有南島風味!

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其實大部分街道都是長這樣子, 只要兩三天內有下過雨, "稍微"低窪的地方一定會積水......這時候高底盤+4WD的車就很好用了XD 這也是為什麼這邊滿街都是pick up....

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這應該是我們幾個最常去光顧的店家之一吧, 理由是因為離團部最近(不過離團部大門大概也有500m...), 剛來的時候這家1L可樂最便宜, 所以就養成了回團部時近順路進去採購的習慣(現在有漲價, 不過都在可接受範圍), 之前還有一個原因....有(相對)漂亮黑妹顧店XDD 不過我們也只看過一次.....老闆娘人不錯, 也是常常跟我們聊天, 話說她已經學會講"謝謝"了XDDD, 至於裡面賣什麼, 簡單說就是餅乾,飲料,調味料以及一些清潔用品, 如果算準時間去還會有一些熱食(炸魚條, 咖哩捲餅)可以吃! 味道淡了點~但是拿來解饞還不錯喔XD

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前幾天有PO過Lime Lounge裡面裝潢的照片, 今天中午吃飽飯後跟高醫志工&阿吉夫婦到這邊喝個咖啡, 結果在回家時碰到傾盆大雨.......不過說真的, 如果不是因為我們在門口等車過來, 我也不會注意到這個低調的招牌(顏色這麼深的字誰看的到阿)....BTW背景是一艘卸貨中的貨櫃輪, 據說裡面有我們從國內採購的物資.....我們繼續看下去XD....

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今天終於被我等到這台車了Xdd 之前不知道有沒有提到過,這邊公車都是那種箱型車改裝的,有點像幼稚園的娃娃車那樣Xd, 一台車含司機,車掌大概可以坐到15個成人.....車資是兩塊索幣(上車收費Xd)....在這邊其實路線也不多, 至於先行板就是擋風玻璃上那塊小牌子啦~~

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這應該是全索羅門白人密度最高的地方,如果光看照片,可能會覺得是哪個大城市的咖啡廳吧XD,這邊提供的東西大概就是Brunch,Cafe之類的輕食,味道還OK價錢相對比較貴一點,但是在炎炎夏日來這邊點杯冰咖啡(NTD144)+薯條(NTD160),加上免錢的冷氣...我相信以他的價位大部分歪國人都是可接受的.....

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Solomon time無所不在! 今天因為沒人煮午餐,所以大家到小上海打野外! 為什麼大家在吃麵,我卻有辦法拍照咧XDDD.....因為我吃完了.....其他人的麵等了一小時才上桌........明明大家都點一樣的阿 囧 歐!對了! 這家中餐廳還不錯吃! 有誰要來索羅門的話,我請客ㄎㄎ

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