Ore-Sniffing Dogs Rediscovered By Mining Industry 78
An anonymous reader writes "In the 60s and 70s Sweden, Russia and Finland were the foremost players in the game of ore dogs, using dogs to sniff out ore deposits for mining. The technique was forgotten in the last century, but this article shows they're now being used again to discover ore deposits. From the article: 'The keen noses of sniffer dogs are proving so successful at locating ore that even the mining giants are sitting up and taking notice. Berenice Baker talks to Peter Bergman, geologist and CEO of the Swedish company OreDog, about his plans to turn the canine skills into a multi-million dollar global industry providing exploration services for the mining industry while offering a Google-like working environment for staff.'"
So I guess you could say... (Score:5, Funny)
they've created a new breed of rock hound?
Google-like work environment (Score:5, Funny)
Dogs will be allowed to spend 20% of their time sniffing whatever they like!
When do we get these... (Score:2, Funny)
...in Minecraft? I have a legion of about 20 tamed wolves now. If they could all sniff out the ores it would make the mining grind go a lot faster.
Lassie (Score:5, Funny)
Whats that Lassie , you have discovered a large deposit of unobtainium?
Re:How they locate ore deep underground ? (Score:5, Funny)
And wait.
Re:So I guess you could say... (Score:3, Funny)
For under-sea mining can I get a rock lobster?
"Ore-Sniffing Dogs Rediscovered" (Score:5, Funny)
Oreo-sniffing dogs still useless, and annoying
ores (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Lassie (Score:5, Funny)
Whats that Lassie , you have discovered a large deposit of unobtainium?
And it's at the bottom of a well?
Meanwhile in China... (Score:4, Funny)
When asked for comment, China said they will continue just throwing 1000s of workers with pickaxes at large piles of rocks.
At least I didn't make the other joke I thought of. Well I guess, if you insist.
When asked for comment, Chinese officials stated that the mere offer of bringing a 60 lb bloodhound to mining sites increased productivity by 18%. When we asked a foreman about the increase in productivity, he said the minor miners were famished and welcomed the company of a friendly meal.