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The future of mining

PostPosted: Wed Mar 20, 2013 8:31 am
by BoraxBill
The future of mining
They talk about mining overseas in this report, but mining is important around here too. As other countries start taxing more and requiring higher wages the USA becomes more competitive. We'll see what happens...

Re: The future of mining

PostPosted: Thu Mar 21, 2013 8:36 am
by CrustyOldFart
With all the environmental regulations and red tape it will never be cost-effective to mine in California! Boxer, Pelosi, and Feinstein will make darn sure of it too!

Re: The future of mining

PostPosted: Fri Mar 22, 2013 8:39 am
by surfsteve
The apparent plan is to sell our coal to China and have them burn it over seas so the wind blows it over America. Then use up our farming resources to produce less green energy than was initially put in and offset the loss to the farmers with government subsidies from an already bankrupt nation. If we were being bombed we would be able to see our enemies.

Re: The future of mining

PostPosted: Fri Sep 12, 2014 8:16 am
by jarhead
CRUSTY: Mining is what made American strong! We have all the natural resources we could possible need if only we didn't have all these environmental restrictions in place blocking our ability to use them. No wonder our economy is on the brink of collapse.

Re: The future of mining

PostPosted: Fri Sep 12, 2014 11:34 am
by Sparky of SoCal
jarhead wrote:CRUSTY: Mining is what made American strong! We have all the natural resources we could possible need if only we didn't have all these environmental restrictions in place blocking our ability to use them. No wonder our economy is on the brink of collapse.


Some in the “Know” want us to stop using the natural resources that built the Nations dominance in the past and replace that with tech based industry. Then those same in the “Know” crowd dumb down the schools. I’m sure I’m wrong but that’s what I see.

Re: The future of mining

PostPosted: Sat Sep 10, 2016 7:33 pm
by ergot
California Gold Rush Not Over: HUGE 18 Oz Gold Nugget Found!!
Gold may not come in nuggets in the northern Mojave, but this nugget was found in California near Gold Rush territory.

Re: The future of mining

PostPosted: Sat Apr 29, 2017 3:43 pm
by twister
Made In Kern County: Golden Queen Mining Company
Just a little ways down south near Mojave, they've got themselves a major gold and silver mining operation.

Re: The future of mining

PostPosted: Tue May 14, 2019 6:12 am
by CrustyOldFart
Based on the news about lithium in Panamint Valley, maybe mining does have a future in the area. Then again it ain't mining in the normal sense if you're just pumping slurry out from under a dry lake and just separating out the mineral that you're interested in.

Re: The future of mining

PostPosted: Tue May 14, 2019 7:11 am
by surfsteve
Putting up a bunch of windmills doesn't make you a farmer so I guess you got a point there.

Re: The future of mining

PostPosted: Sun Jun 06, 2021 6:16 am
by BoraxBill
Lithium mine threatens rare desert flower
Protecting a rare desert plant is important. A foreign mining company's short-term profits aren't.