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Very important to start mining these to get away from dependence on questionable activities in China and Kongo. We just have to hope that the "greens" don't st
by mikaeluman 4y ago
Very important to start mining these to get away from dependence on questionable activities in China and Kongo.
We just have to hope that the "greens" don't stand in the way as they usually do.
- rileymat2 4y agoI am ignorant on the topic, but strategical, wouldn’t it be better to wait until supply disruptions, while keeping the reserves accessible quickly.
- strangescript 4y agoIts not something you spin up over night.
- mikaeluman 4y agoAll depends but mining operations are complex to setup, not only operationally but legally. When doing this, you get the know-how and research on how to do it properly and efficiently. Plus, we want to - to the extent possible - rely more on metals than oil, so seems logical enough.
- fragmede 4y ago> The Kiruna mine is the largest and most modern underground iron ore mine in the world. The mine is located in Kiruna in Norrbotten County, Lapland, Sweden Sweden's possibly the country most serious about the environment, but money talks.
- barbegal 4y agoThere are larger open-pit iron ore mines in Australia. This mine produces around 1% of global output.
- anthonypasq 4y ago1 mine producing 1% of global output seems insane no?
- kwhitefoot 4y agoThere are comparable statistics for other commodities: Ukraine produces 3% of the worlds wheat.
- spiralx 4y agoThere are 195 countries, so Ukraine is doing well growing six times the average amount of wheat produced, but I'm guessing there are far more than 195 iron mines in the world and so a single mine that produces 1% of the world's iron is way more above the average than Ukraine's wheat production is.