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Are miner deaths relevant to a geology-focused tool? The example of its use was to explain the fossil record.
by droopyEyelids 2y ago
Are miner deaths relevant to a geology-focused tool? The example of its use was to explain the fossil record.
- defrost 2y agoNot relevant to surface geochemistry results, no. Not relevant to airbone geophysics results, no. Not relevant to to drill exploration sampling results, no. Not relevant to Technical | Economic Feasibility studies, no. Not relevant to mining environmental impact studies, no; although deaths, injury and illness in surrounding populations is. Relevant to ongoing minesite safety records and operations, yes. It's a question of scope; a geoscience aware AI that can answer questions about resource availibity, resource extraction and associated risks, costs and impacts that includes the kind of information found in, say, https://www.spglobal.com/marketintelligence/en/campaigns/metals-mining https://www.spglobal.com/marketintelligence/en/campaigns/met... would be expected to aware of mining deaths. Just as people want to be aware of nuclear risks for power and deaths in lithium processing from accidents and associated radioactive waste. It's being touted as a Geoscience tool, not just a chatty geology database.
- smopiy 2y agoSocial geoscience (impact of geology on society) is very much core to geoscience and geoethics. Ironically, UNESCO and IUGS authored the paper below calling for a change in how we perceive geoscience..that was cited by the DDE project. https://www.escubed.org/journals/earth-science-systems-and-society/articles/10.3389/esss.2023.10079/full https://www.escubed.org/journals/earth-science-systems-and-s...