*For mobile readers: I apologize for the awkwardly large photo sizing! I'm currently only able to include photos in my articles via HTML embed links (a storage issue related to my current account status). Unfortunately I can't edit sizing on mobile right now. To view whole images, slide left/ right & up/down or open in a separate tab. The above photos are of the 20-million-ton slag pile (from United Verde Copper Company) which lies like a sleeping giant in Clarkdale, AZ. The

" When the thrasher comes, I'll be stuck in the sun like the dinosaurs in shrines... But I'll know the time has come to give what's mine... -Neil Young, Thrasher (from the Rust Never Sleeps album) To borrow a phrase from Neil Young circa 1979, rust never sleeps. The phrase, also the title for his album and tour with t