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In other discussions about this, the point is made that there are some very nasty things buried in those landfills. (I'm certainly no authority) Hazerdous waste
by itgoon 10y ago
In other discussions about this, the point is made that there are some very nasty things buried in those landfills. (I'm certainly no authority) Hazerdous waste, bio-waste, etc.
The mining technology would have to include something to mitigate that. Not just as immediate safety, but what do you do with it once you've dug it up? Or through it?
- xyzzy123 10y agoMining has always been hazardous, both in terms of the materials themselves and the industrial processes involved. Likewise, most resource extraction creates significant waste problems, whether that is just mountains of tailings or giant pools of arsenic or whatever. I don't really see any difference (modulo surprising technology of the future). For purposes of discussion, imagine that the waste processing plant is out in the desert, and the waste is run through multiple extraction passes, where it might get dug up and put back in the ground again several times. Of course, a lot of ore just gets shipped offshore to where processing is cheaper so that could be an option too.