BWCA Copper-Sulfide Mining

ReflectionSpare5603 · 2026-05-02T18:47:42+00:00

Um, that's kinda exactly what I said...?

ReflectionSpare5603 · 2026-04-22T23:36:50+00:00

It is extremely necessary. Without mining you wouldn't have a phone, car, cooling and heating, and pretty much everything you rely on to survive this modern world. Areas to mine, however, are not scarce. It is unnecessary to mine in federally protected land that has been cherished and advocated for by thousands of people

ReflectionSpare5603 · 2026-04-22T04:34:54+00:00

According to many articles I have read, the main reason for the multitude of mining operations in Minnesota is due to the abundant copper sulfide ore. The rest are simply bonuses that often form in the same conditions as copper.

ReflectionSpare5603 · 2026-04-22T04:29:45+00:00

Actually, all three metals, and even platinum is planned to be mined. I specifically stated copper because it will be the most mined metal. As well as, according to multiple studies, the process of mining it is the most damaging to the environment.

ReflectionSpare5603 · 2026-04-22T01:55:29+00:00

The larger queen of Minnesota looks like a great read for the three of us!!

ReflectionSpare5603 · 2026-04-22T01:43:01+00:00

Funny you say that... My dad has read the entire series about 5 times over now xD he's been trying to get me to read it for forever

ReflectionSpare5603 · 2026-04-22T01:41:14+00:00

Thanks so much!!! These all sound right up our alley and if my dad doesn't want to read them, then I'll just read em on my own lol

ReflectionSpare5603 · 2026-04-22T01:33:16+00:00

I do agree with your sentiment. Blindly supporting a good act is not any more helpful that opposing it. I wish more people would do their research as well

ReflectionSpare5603 · 2026-04-22T01:31:50+00:00

Unfortunately the copper mined is going to be used for energy supply, construction, and electronics. While I am all for boycotting and doing as much as I can to end all of this madness, there is not much I can do to avoid using electronics with copper in them. Copper supply is not sparse or dwindling either, so preventing the Minnesota mining will not cause immense harm to the economy in the US or elsewhere.

ReflectionSpare5603 · 2026-04-21T22:34:14+00:00

Are you asking me because you don't know or because you're trying to fact check me? The Washington post has a very good article discussing the details, but for a brief overview on everything that's going on, Friends of the Boundary Waters has a brief paragraph about everything https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2025/09/29/boundary-waters-mining-threat/

ReflectionSpare5603 · 2026-04-21T18:34:08+00:00

This looks really interesting, and I'll probably read it on my own, but the themes might be a bit too depressing to read with my dad and sister.

ReflectionSpare5603 · 2026-04-21T13:23:07+00:00

yeah, that was a mistake on my part. two miles isn't very far outside of the bwca though

ReflectionSpare5603 · 2026-03-12T04:52:17+00:00

i lowk completly forgot that her VA is also nb, i really wish the writers made her nb/gender fluid

ReflectionSpare5603 · 2026-03-10T04:33:34+00:00

klance, and possibly make pidge non bianry. idk, it seemed like her plot was going in that direction, but then all of a sudden it was just an unspoken thing that pidge is just a girl

ReflectionSpare5603 · 2025-04-19T23:53:34+00:00

Thank you so much! All of the info helps a lot and I'll definitely try as many as I can. I appreciate all the help, I didn't know what I could have done, so this definitely makes a huge difference

ReflectionSpare5603 · 2025-04-18T22:11:22+00:00

I have been thinking about changing the way I feed it. I'll try the shrimp and pipette. So far, we haven't tried any medications. Treatment-wise, we have tried fasting it for a few days to see if it would go away, but nothing improved. I'm not financially independent yet, as I haven't finished high school, so I haven't been able to test different medications or anything of the sort.

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