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USGS uses machine learning to show large lithium potential in Arkansas

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280 points antidnan | 1 comments | 22 Oct 24 17:05 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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greenie_beans ◴[22 Oct 24 20:05 UTC] No.41918148[source]▶
ugh i really don't want people to mine in the mobile basin. that's one of the most diverse ecosystems in north america. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8j9coyJeB4Q
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declan_roberts ◴[22 Oct 24 20:13 UTC] No.41918200[source]▶
It seems backwards, but pretty much the only fuel that protects ecosystems on a large scale are fossil fuels and nuclear.

Global reforestation is almost entirely the result of households switching from wood to coal in the 20th century.

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bagels ◴[22 Oct 24 20:30 UTC] No.41918390[source]▶
Uranium is extracted by mining the surface. I don't know ore concentrations though, so maybe not much land area is needed since it is a dense energy source?
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1. wbl ◴[22 Oct 24 20:55 UTC] No.41918595[source]▶
Depends on the kind of deposit. Some they leech in situ.