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Latest revision as of 14:23, 10 March 2023
- Not to be confused with Bitcoin mining.
Extracting minerals from the Earth has an environmental footprint. This footprint has to be put in perspective - to be compared with basics like food and energy.[RESEARCH needed]
Relevant facts
- Switching from fossil fuels to other energy sources might require greater amounts of rare minerals than ever used before. Other wikipages have more specific info on this.
- When you mine for rare metals, you have to dig up a lot more earth/rocks than you do for the same amount of oil. The metals are only a small fraction of the weight of the ore, whereas with oil it's just oil as-is.[citation needed]
Research needed
- How much land does mining use?
- How much labor is involved in mining?
- How much energy does mining use?
These questions might seem too general, but they are key to putting mining's environmental-and-human footprint into perspective. Specifics can be expanded upon as needed.