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Is mining volcanoes safe? The White island volcano (pictured) recently erupted, killing some and maiming others.
by djmips 5y ago
Is mining volcanoes safe? The White island volcano (pictured) recently erupted, killing some and maiming others.
- swarnie_ 5y agoDoes safety factor in to it? As long as the profit is enough to outweigh any death or liability payouts then the company doing it is golden.
- IG_Semmelweiss 5y agoYour statement is a contradiction. Safety must be a factor, since "death and liability" is part of the calculation, as you state.
- dragonelite 5y agoOr just the costs of doing business.
- gruez 5y agoYes that's how economics works. The worker comp claims for when a fast food worker gets burned is also "the costs of doing business", but people don't seem to have the same visceral reaction to it.
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- wongarsu 5y agoOil drilling is pretty unsafe, as is mining underground. Mining volcanoes will probably fund a lot of research into understanding volcanoes so that mining companies can predict them better, which might make other communities that live near volcanoes more safe. But in general it will likely be unsafe for the miners and their surroundings, like any other mining method. Initially probably much less safe than traditional copper mining.