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If you really want to get rid of metal mining have a look at what that could mean for us all first:
https://youtu.be/6v-7d9q6LlU
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Read MoreYes it is true! Recent research shows that folks in southern Mexico, from the years ~500AD to ~1000AD at least, traded their chocolate for what they didn't have: copper in the form of turquoise from what is now the USA.
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Read MoreHere is the proof and how to profit from it!
Read MoreSweden is a mining country. They have published a Minerals Strategy which includes attracting foreign investment and mineral exploration expertise to grow this sector of their economy.
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Read MoreNo you see it, now you don't! Despite being a cause celebre with the usual suspects, Kennecott builds, mines and responsibly reclaims a copper deposit in Wisconsin.
Read MoreGreat post on the booming private electronics recycling industry in the US. Did you know that there is about 1 gram of gold in your IPhone?
Read MoreHi Ho, Hi Ho, its off to work we go!!!
Read MoreMining is a human activity essential to all societies no matter what their politics. Mining is no more a capitalist activity than farming. Why do those opposed to it associate mining exclusively with capital markets? Evidence suggests that mining practices in communist societies leaves little to be desired...
Read MoreWind turbines are subsidised in many countries. This economic incentive translates into a demand for metals as wind turbines need large quantities of raw materials.
Read MoreWater is life! And this water comes from old mine workings. A simple water purification plant provides water to farmers in Arizona that otherwise would be lost in mine workings .
Read MoreMetals are truly efficient to recyle. This is why of all raw materials, metals are the most sustainable: Once mined they are with us forever.
Read MoreBefore there were pyramids there were mines. One of the world's oldest civilisations began with a mineral resource that enabled civilisation to grow.
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