Bide canceled two fed mineral leases by Twin Metals, dealing potentially fatal blow to Copper Mine.

[Budi]

Link to tweet

The Biden Administration has canceled two federal mineral leases held by Twin Metals, dealing a potentially fatal blow to the company’s bid to build an underground copper mine on the doorstep of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. @mprnews

https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/interior-department-takes-action-mineral-leases-improperly-renewed-watershed-boundary
Interior Department Takes Action on Mineral Leases Improperly Renewed in the Watershed of the Boundary Waters Wilderness
1/26/2022

[hunter]

1. At what point do humans say, "Okay, we've mined enough copper, we'll reuse what we've got!"

Compared to the average human my wife and I are sitting on a huge hoard of copper in the plumbing and wiring of our home, and in our cars.

People are scared of residential aluminum wiring after the deadly fiasco of the early 'sixties but that's a technical problem that's largely been solved. We should probably look at the environmental impacts of copper vs. aluminium mining. One kilogram of aluminum can replace two kilograms of copper in electrical wiring which is why it's used for electrical distribution up to the main circuit breaker in homes and small businesses.

Modern plastics such as PEX are frequently used instead of copper.

I believe every human, nearing eight billion of us, deserves indoor plumbing and electricity. Maybe we shouldn't be using copper to accomplish that.