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42 sats \ 5 replies \ @kr OP 11h \ parent \ on: Why Don't We Have More Cripple Creeks? culture
There are still places with vast untapped mineral wealth that are prevented from being developed.
Where are the leading contenders in North America?
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10 sats \ 4 replies \ @Undisciplined 11h
Pebble Mine in Alaska has something like a trillion dollars worth of metals and the only reason it’s not being built is political.
In general, these places are very remote. I’m sure northern Canada has some similar places.
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42 sats \ 3 replies \ @kr OP 11h
Whoa I remember hearing all about whether or not to develop Pebble Mine when I was in school up there, had no idea it was that important.
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10 sats \ 2 replies \ @Undisciplined 11h
It’s really crazy that they’re obstructing it. It’s in a great location too for expanding road and rail infrastructure in the state.
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42 sats \ 1 reply \ @kr OP 11h
If I recall correctly, I think it was a fisheries related concern, something to do with salmon in the rivers but I have no idea how serious that concern really is
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10 sats \ 0 replies \ @Undisciplined 8h
Correct. One of the largest fisheries in the world is downstream of the mine.
The estimated value of the mine is still orders of magnitude greater than that of the fishery.
They’ve proposed making the mine put up a bond for the entire value of the fishery, for the extremely unlikely scenario where they destroy it. People up there just don’t like development though.
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