Great piece. Especially the part about “proved reserves” being a reflection of where we’ve bothered to look. Mining doesn’t need to mean strip scars and black lungs. We’ve got over a quarter-million shafts already drilled. That’s sunk cost and sunk opportunity just sitting there.
The shift to autonomous re-mining isn’t just cleaner, it’s strategic. Every ton we pull from old shafts is one less sourced from China’s grip on rare earths.
Thank you, Luke! Appreciate you reading the piece. This is such an important topic and one we need to get moving on. The opportunity is there and there are numerous pieces of legislation that appropriate funding for this work. We need action on it because we are already behind. Thanks for the feedback!
Yes, 100% agree. Rare earths are one of America's most critical dependencies. Excited to follow along for more of your thoughts on how we can fix this issue.
Great piece. Especially the part about “proved reserves” being a reflection of where we’ve bothered to look. Mining doesn’t need to mean strip scars and black lungs. We’ve got over a quarter-million shafts already drilled. That’s sunk cost and sunk opportunity just sitting there.
The shift to autonomous re-mining isn’t just cleaner, it’s strategic. Every ton we pull from old shafts is one less sourced from China’s grip on rare earths.
Thank you, Luke! Appreciate you reading the piece. This is such an important topic and one we need to get moving on. The opportunity is there and there are numerous pieces of legislation that appropriate funding for this work. We need action on it because we are already behind. Thanks for the feedback!
Yes, 100% agree. Rare earths are one of America's most critical dependencies. Excited to follow along for more of your thoughts on how we can fix this issue.
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