The last PDAC thing

. . . is this tag I got at the Chilean booth. I don't know if it is supposed to do anything.

Everyone in the wine line where these were handed out was stumped by them. It looks like it is a catalogue, but there is nowhere to read anything. It looks like one of those keytags you hang by a lanyard around your neck. The whole card is quite substantial and could be carrying data in some format, I suppose.

PS. I'm back in god-damned China.

PDAC, part 2

A bit of a trying day today. It seems I am being invited on to somebody's Board of Directors, but until a formal offer is made there seems to be little point in going on about it. I was asked to identify a couple of projects or small companies for purchase by private money. I have a line on some money for a project.

Then I spent a lot of time hanging around the Chilean booth, waiting for wine and empenadas.

 Instead of going to the usual drunken company parties, I went to a reception organized by the government of India.

Unfortunately, there were too many dull talks and it took too long to get to the part with the drinks and the food, so we went to the Argentinian reception instead . . .

. . . which was a lot more lively. But after a few drinks, I suddenly found all the dancing couples depressing--probably because I met my wife at PDAC years ago. As I recall, there was a lot of dancing back then, too.

PS

No complaints about the swag this year.

Chile tries to boost the price of copper

If this doesn't work, nothing will.



Chile's contestant for Miss Universe this year will attend in a dress made of copper.

Update (4:30 p.m. EDT) - so it doesn't seem to have worked, but give it time. These advertising campaigns can take awhile. Just ask DeBeers.