Mining
Is there enough metal to replace oil?
“THE PAST: “An industrial ecosystem of unprecedented size and complexity, that took more than a century to build with the support of the highest calorifically dense source of cheap energy the world has ever known (oil) in abundant quantities, with easily available credit, and unlimited mineral resources.”
“THE PRESENT: We now seek to build an even more complex system with very expensive energy, a fragile finance system saturated in debt, not enough minerals, with an unprecedented number of the human population, embedded in a deteriorating environment.”
—Simon P. Michaux, PhD (Geological Survey Finland)
COPPER🧵redux. I live near one of the largest copper mines on earth (Kennecott Utah Copper - KUC). I helped manage a smaller copper mine for 8 years. Observation: Wind/Solar/Battery Proponents & ESG bean-counters are completely out of touch with copper mining & production. pic.twitter.com/F50u6rRxDp
— B.F. Randall ⚛ ⛏ ⚡ (@Mining_Atoms) October 23, 2022
As a miner for 40 years I have worked in various mines around the world. Gold, platinum, copper, coal, lead, zinc, oil and salt. I'm going to tell you something, and here it is. We will destroy the earth in the name of "Green Energy" Follow along and I will explain. 🧵
— John Lee Pettimore (@JohnLeePettim13) January 14, 2023
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