Talk:Stilton Mines/@comment-732225-20190112170813/@comment-1500935-20190112180306

This is the sum of my observations:
 * In D2, when speaking of the mines, people usually associate them with Stilton, implying a single company manages them (ex: Silver and Dust, "Stilton's old mine")
 * Notes, books and audiograghs mentioning the Shindaerey Mining Company can be dated from after Stilton's disappearance (in D2), and from the time the North Quarry was active (in DotO)
 * The Shindaerey Mining Company carriages, which only appear in DotO, are found abandoned in derelict places. On the other hand the "Stilton Mines" carriages can all be seen in activity throughout D2. Note that those carriages are the only mention of the name throughout the series.

The most convoluted explanation I can come up with is that all the mines on the mountain are managed by a single company (with some control over by the Duke himself). That company changed name under Stilton, but changed back when they were given control to Duncan Bayles by the Duke.

A less convoluted explanation is that the Stilton Mining Corporation only operates on the South and East side of the mountain, and are owned by the city under management of an appointed director. The Shindaerey Mining Corporation operates outside the city limits, on the North and possibly West side. This also means that only Stilton's mines have a negative effect on the Dust District.

There's also the mention of the "Stilton Mining Corporation" in The Return of Daud, but I don't know what to make of it.

PS: On the mention of convoluted name changes, I know one French company which changes its name every 5 or 6 years because of buyouts of other companies, partnership, etc...