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This Rare Earth

Building the Dams, Mines and Megaprojects that Run our World

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This Rare Earth is a graphic account of twenty-five years working for some of the largest mining  and engineering companies in the world. Much of this work was conducted in in conflict zones where Jeremy Gilmer supervised the construction of dams, mine tailings structures, and oil and gas facilities. Through personal stories and detailed observations, he brings to life the daily realities of those caught in the crossfire of progress—miners, villagers, and local leaders who grapple with the promises and perils of development.

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Jeremy Thomas Gilmer

Jeremy Thomas Gilmer is a writer of short fiction and nonfiction. He has been longlisted for the CBC Canada Writes Short Story Prize, won the inaugural Short Story Day Africa Flash Fiction Prize, and was selected as the writer-in-residence at the KiRA residency in 2018. Gilmer grew up in Nigeria, Northern Ireland, and Canada, and has lived and worked in over forty countries. He lives in Saint John, New Brunswick.

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In this introduction, Gilmer discusses a situation in Kamloops, British Columbia, where a fire threatened a tailings dam.
4 $0.40
In this chapter, Gilmer describes inspecting a massive tailings dam at the Toromocho copper mine in Peru’s high Andes in 2014.
13 $1.30
In chapter, Gilmer describes overseeing lithium drilling in Kings Mountain, North Carolina, as Hurricane Florence approached.
18 $1.80
In this chapter, Gilmer describes his experiences with a massive liquefied natural gas project at the Kwanda Base in Soyo, Angola.
13 $1.30
In this chapter, Gilmer describes the 2017 construction of a gold mine in Rainy River, Ontario.
12 $1.20
In this chapter, Gilmer describes his experiences building a gold mine dam near Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, during the 2012 fire season.
14 $1.40
In this chapter, Gilmer describes his experiences on a working visit to the Diavik Diamond Mine in Lac de Gras, Northwest Territories, just south of the Arctic Circle.
17 $1.70
In this chapter, Gilmer describes his experiences with a tense confrontation with three armed illegal miners at a dam site in Brokopondo, Suriname.
16 $1.60
In this chapter, Gilmer describes his experiences stabilizing a limestone slope in the Ancash region of Peru.
4 $0.40
In this chapter, Gilmer describes his experiences at a gold mine in Puerto San Julián, Patagonia, in 2012.
13 $1.30
In this chapter, Gilmer describes his experiences overseeing a tailings dam at a copper and gold mine in Katanga Province, Democratic Republic of Congo.
19 $1.90
In this chapter, Gilmer describes his experiences with the construction of a decant tunnel through the Andes at Peru’s Antamina mine.
10 $1.00
In this chapter, Gilmer describes his experiences with the severe deterioration of the Rímac River in Lima, Peru.
10 $1.00
In this chapter, Gilmer describes his experiences in a gold mine in a jungle valley in Antioquia, Colombia.
12 $1.20
In this chapter, Gilmer describes his experiences working on a port expansion project in Puerto Balboa, Panama, in 2002.
7 $0.70
In this chapter, Gilmer describes his experiences with the aftermath of the 2015 Samarco and 2019 Brumadinho dam collapses, both linked to Vale, the world’s largest iron ore producer.
6 $0.60
This "chapter" is an acknowledgements section.
4 $0.40