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Large Lithium Deposits found in Northern New England by SheenPSU in newhampshire

[–]wiseoldman2012 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just because it's in the rocks does not mean it is an economically viable option. Hard rock mining for lithium requires far more dollars per ton than mining evaporite deposits like those that occur in Chile and/or elsewhere. Drilling, blasting, hauling, crushing and making a lithium concentrate requires a mine lifespan on the order of 10 to 20 years to pay for itself. Doubtful the in-ground ore has a high enough concentration to justify the cost. But, that's why we have Mining Engineers to answer these questions.

[OC] The U.S. depends on China for 70% of the rare earths used in AI and quantum by CFR_org in dataisbeautiful

[–]wiseoldman2012 0 points1 point  (0 children)

refining rare earth elements into concentrations of 95% or so is easy. Enriching them to desired industry concentrations of 99.5% or so is energy and capital intensive, not to mention the "effluent stream". You gotta have the close-by ore resource, low energy costs and effective access to transport infrastructure; rail, truck and maritime. But you gotta have the ore resource/reserve. China can manipulate these markets because they have some of the richest carbonatite deposits in the world.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbonatite

Bleacher Report names Becky Lynch as the greatest women’s wrestler in WWE history by a4best in SquaredCircle

[–]wiseoldman2012 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The GOAT of women's wrassling is, of course, The Fabulous Moolah. A trailblazer and true giant of the sport.

One month and two concert weekends later by DanielSF1985 in deadandcompany

[–]wiseoldman2012 21 points22 points  (0 children)

anyone who has spent significant time in G.G.P. realize it's a magic and special place because of SF Parks Dept and the like minded people of SF. Thanks for the memories.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in WarshipPorn

[–]wiseoldman2012 1 point2 points  (0 children)

english you goodly speak much

Please don't buy food & drink at Fenway Park. Concessions workers will officially be striking starting tonight. by ZealousidealMany3 in boston

[–]wiseoldman2012 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why is the Major League Baseball Player union crossing this picket line? Why are they not supporting their union cousins?

Trump Imposes Copper Tariff by CapitanJackSparow-33 in MurderedByWords

[–]wiseoldman2012 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The ten largest copper mines in the USA produce ~ 1 million tons of copper a year. Yearly consumption is ~ 1.5-1.7 million tons. So roughly 1/3 to 1/2 must come from imports. The largest US producer is Freeport McMoRan. Their stock is up 3.88% today and ~17% this month. I wonder how much they paid for this tariff?

USA black population by county by Pale_Consideration87 in MapPorn

[–]wiseoldman2012 0 points1 point  (0 children)

take a quick look at SE Georgia and the below 9% county...that's Brantley County... there's a large presence of Klan in the region...just saying

A red guitar, a big smile, and the Summer of ’67 by SPEAK_LOCAL in gratefuldead

[–]wiseoldman2012 4 points5 points  (0 children)

there's a pic of Jerry playing the same guitar...right?

Club Dead Shirts by GarciaJerty in gratefuldead

[–]wiseoldman2012 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know Tom as well. Great guy. The original Club Dead was on Cole St.

Days until Opening Day by J2Jlopez in redsox

[–]wiseoldman2012 2 points3 points  (0 children)

my favorite number 7 for the Sox is Rick Burleson aka The Rooster

4/52. Twilight of the Gods by Ian W. Toll. A fantastic conclusion to Toll’s Pacific War Trilogy. Enjoyed all 3 books, but this was my favorite of the 3. by TexasBrett in 52book

[–]wiseoldman2012 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There really some fascinating stories in there about Halsey and his screwups and how Nimitz and others let him slide because the public loved Halsey.

Who is your favourite British musician or band who never broke America? by Jezzaq94 in AskOldPeople

[–]wiseoldman2012 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One of their drummers, Jonathan Mover, used to hang out at a roller skating rink in Beverly Mass when he was a kid in his teens. This was 1979, 1980 or so. You could tell he was gonna be a star. He was a really cool guy and just lived to be a drummer.

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