Find could point to new ways to prospect for material in high demand for batteries.

Lithium discovery in US volcano could be biggest deposit ever found::Find could point to new ways to prospect for material in high demand for batteries.

    • Pohl@lemmy.worldEnglish
      516·
      1 year ago

      You gotta choose. Dig messy holes at home, make friends with china, or rapacious exploitation of developing nations.

      Which one do you like best?

      I’m not advocating for a bunch of nasty mines in my backyard. I’m just pointing out that “not mining” is a choice that is pretty ugly also.

      • Knoxvomica@lemmy.caEnglish
        521·
        1 year ago

        Ensure that the indigenous groups that have claim to the area are entitled at least 50% ownership and profit. Provide them priority on training and jobs. Give them a stake in the entire operation.

          • SoylentBlake@lemm.eeEnglish
            3·
            1 year ago

            I’m not advocating this just making a point.

            They could have 30% ownership and still receive 70% of the income. It’s all in the contract. In this case, regardless of the financials, it would mean that they only have 30% of the power on decision making, and that’s if that’s left up to ownership, in any capacity. Maybe they only have 30% of the votes for the C-suite and after that owners are boxed out.

            There are so many different ways to set up a company. Who knows.

        • Hadriscus@lemm.eeEnglish
          12·
          1 year ago

          You’re right, everyone should lend a hand in wasting the world. Would be unfair to leave them out like that

        • SoylentBlake@lemm.eeEnglish
          9·
          1 year ago

          If Republicans win in 2024, they’ll be war with Mexico. I’m as sure about it as the sun rising.

          They’ll need a drum to beat, and since their social policy is losing, it’ll be “attack the cartels” full on military on foreign soil.

          As much as the cartels are a problem, decriminalization is a better better option to defang them and then give Mexico a hand cleaning up if they ask for it. They aren’t incompetent, shit, they build half of everything on this planet, more than China. We can, and should, respect their sovereignity.

          • magnusrufus@lemmy.worldEnglish
            3·
            1 year ago

            A significant portion of the right doesn’t even respect their humanity, respecting their sovereignty is going to be a tough one.

    • angstylittlecatboy@reddthat.comEnglish
      263·
      1 year ago

      It’s going to be mined somewhere. Acting like American land is too sacred to be mined for lithium while mining has equally bad if not worse effects on other places is basically NIMBYism for resource extraction. And while BANANAs might be effective in urban development, I don’t think too many people and especially not developed worlders want the effects of that if the philosophy is applied to mining lithium.

    • Audbol@lemmy.worldEnglish
      12·
      1 year ago

      The thing about open pit mining vs. Underground is, when you are faced with options on how to solve a problem it’s very rare that safe, fast, inexpensive, and practical are all in the same choice.

    • GBU_28@lemm.eeEnglish
      121·
      1 year ago

      As an American, I’d prefer we mine our own rather than externalize our sins to some other region of the world.

      Obviously I wish we didn’t tear anything up, and also wish other countries weren’t turn up either, but if we want batteries we should be responsible

      • brianorca@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        1 year ago

        There’s a fair chance we would mine it more responsibly than if somebody else mines it elsewhere.

    • aelwero@lemmy.worldEnglish
      161·
      1 year ago

      “they” simply put it up for sale… pharma buys what they need to make however much medicines will sell, and tech buys what they need to make however much batteries will sell.

      I’m relatively certain the amount purchased by pharma will be miniscule as hell compared to what tech will buy. Lithium batteries are everywhere. You’re probably staring right at one :)