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[–] realitista@lemm.ee 13 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I like that we got the whole history of how it got there too.

[–] CmdrShepard@lemmy.one 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Pretty interesting, though I'm not sure how I feel about the word "smectite" or the fact that it existed in great quantities at the southern tip of Thacker Pass.

[–] diskmaster23@lemmy.one 11 points 2 years ago (6 children)

Would America strip mine a volcano?

[–] MiddledAgedGuy@beehaw.org 17 points 2 years ago

The current state of American capitalism is $ > anything. So yeah, I suspect we would.

[–] storksforlegs@beehaw.org 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

America would strip mine anything if there was enough money in it.

[–] Senex@reddthat.com 5 points 2 years ago

They already stripmine their citizens.

[–] EvilColeslaw@beehaw.org 7 points 2 years ago

It's an extinct volcano, so yes.

[–] megopie@beehaw.org 6 points 2 years ago

the mountain west would make a new volcano to allow them to strip mine it if they could.

[–] pimento64@sopuli.xyz 6 points 2 years ago

Would 2 and 2 make 4?

[–] Uniquitous@lemmy.one 6 points 2 years ago

More bad news for China, if true.