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They can be reused, but the cost of separating is ridiculously high with existing energy costs compared to extraction from other mining sources.
by mensetmanusman 2y ago
They can be reused, but the cost of separating is ridiculously high with existing energy costs compared to extraction from other mining sources.
- xhkkffbf 2y agoIt's pretty expensive to haul rocks out of the ground and separate the various elements from it. I find it hard to believe that it's more expensive to refine a pile of used hard drive platters and it is to extract the same thing from some mountain in the middle of nowhere.
- mensetmanusman 2y agoIt depends on what the elements are mixed with in high concentrations and which separation pathways need to be used.