More Copper Please
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wrote on 14 Jan 2025, 20:04 last edited by
Copper can’t be mined fast enough to electrify the US
Copper cannot be mined quickly enough to keep up with current U.S. policy guidelines to transition the country’s electricity and vehicle infrastructure to renewable energy, according to a University of Michigan study.
The Inflation Reduction Act, signed into law in 2022, calls for 100% of cars manufactured to be electric vehicles by 2035. But an electric vehicle requires three to five times as much copper as an internal combustion engine vehicle—not to mention the copper required for upgrades to the electric grid.
https://news.umich.edu/copper-cant-be-mined-fast-enough-to-electrify-the-us/
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wrote on 14 Jan 2025, 20:07 last edited by
The shortfall is in part because of the permitting process for mining companies. The average time between discovering a new copper mineral deposit and getting a permit to build a mine is about 20 years, according to Simon.
Is that true in Chile also?
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wrote on 14 Jan 2025, 21:53 last edited by
20 years seems excessive.
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wrote on 14 Jan 2025, 21:54 last edited by George K
@Mik said in More Copper Please:
20 years seems excessive.
Considering gummint regulations, I'm not surprised.
I'm sure someone will be able to find a fish to delay things.
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@Mik said in More Copper Please:
20 years seems excessive.
Considering gummint regulations, I'm not surprised.
I'm sure someone will be able to find a fish to delay things.
wrote on 14 Jan 2025, 22:50 last edited by@George-K said in More Copper Please:
I'm sure someone will be able to find a fish to delay things.
With our new Jurassic Park power we can make all the fish you want.
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@George-K said in More Copper Please:
I'm sure someone will be able to find a fish to delay things.
With our new Jurassic Park power we can make all the fish you want.
wrote on 14 Jan 2025, 23:54 last edited by@Copper said in More Copper Please:
With our new Jurassic Park power we can
make all the fish you wanteliminate the idea of "endangered species."No more "endangered species" to stand in the way of infrastructure development.
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wrote on 15 Jan 2025, 01:18 last edited by
Meh, Copper mining is really frigging disruptive and an ecological disaster for the region it’s in.
We need to get off this effing planet. https://pwr.edu.pl/en/university/news/raw-materials-from-asteroids-we-know-where-to-best-extract-them-from-10446.html