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Minnesota has turned very anti-mining in the past several years and the Federal Gov't approving depends heavily on which admin is in power. I'd be curious to s
by bequanna 3y ago
Minnesota has turned very anti-mining in the past several years and the Federal Gov't approving depends heavily on which admin is in power.
I'd be curious to see estimates on when they think they can gain approval to begin extraction at scale.
- quickthrowman 3y agoFWIW, helium is extracted by drilling. I guess if you squint hard enough, a borehole is just a mine with a very small diameter :) > Minnesota has turned very anti-mining in the past several years With good reason. The Superior National Forest and Boundary Waters Canoe Area are more valuable to us than any copper or nickel deposits. Once a tailings pond fails and poisons a watershed, there’s no going back.