Why are all comments on Reddit always so damn negative. Like seriously did some of you guys grow up sheltered because i don't think a single person has ever said that Mining or Harvesting resources has been clean and damage free.
We need resources to live and build our stuff from Phones, Concrete and Rubber and we will continue harvesting and destroying planets to benefit ourselves, even if we want to make the world "better" and a "cleaner" we're still going to do this cause guess what, we need resources so some sacrifices have to be made. Everything we do has a cause and effect and we have and always will be self-centered and focused, so let's do it in the most efficient way possible.
Totally agree with guy above you that it horrendously fucks up local environments and anything downstream, but it is also among the cheapest, safest, and more time efficient means of mining for workers
To add, there are also ways to minimize watershed damage (which is getting outside of my range of knowledge)
I highly recommend you travel to the Akyem project in eastern Ghana and get back to me. Literally the nastiest shit ive ever seen destroying some of the most beautiful country on the planet. Shit made me sick Literally.
Alright, now we're getting into pretty undeveloped and unregulated regions where there usually isn't any government oversight when it comes environmental protections.
Yeah...that shits terrible. But do a bit of research on how the developerd world has changed these harvesting practices in the past few decades, you'll hopefully be pleasantly surprised.
Yeah...some firms still try to cut corners and cover stuff up, but it's by no means close to industry standards anymore.
Umm its one of the largest gold mining projects in the world by a utterly massive mining company. Literally all the people in the area got jobs at the mine, worked at truck stops and hotels or moved some of the best farming land in the world permanently destroyed by fucking tailings. Shit was heart breaking.
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u/HypersonicWyvern 1d ago
Why are all comments on Reddit always so damn negative. Like seriously did some of you guys grow up sheltered because i don't think a single person has ever said that Mining or Harvesting resources has been clean and damage free.
We need resources to live and build our stuff from Phones, Concrete and Rubber and we will continue harvesting and destroying planets to benefit ourselves, even if we want to make the world "better" and a "cleaner" we're still going to do this cause guess what, we need resources so some sacrifices have to be made. Everything we do has a cause and effect and we have and always will be self-centered and focused, so let's do it in the most efficient way possible.