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#1 2026-01-30 13:14:57
- Terraformer
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Copper, Silver, and other Metals
Easing off now, but copper price has spiked quite high.Pre 92 two/pennies are worth far more than their face value, like 2.5-3x. Silver peaked at $3.80 per gram -- https://goldtrack.io/silver. Copper hit $13.53/kg.
It's starting to sink in I think that electrifying everything requires metals, which requires mining, which requires ores high grade enough to be worth mining. Ores we uh don't have. Copper is useful enough I think that we'd still mine it if the only source cost $100/kg, but we couldn't use it liberally. Aluminum is going up too, naturally.
Use what is abundant and build to last
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#2 2026-02-01 18:26:31
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Re: Copper, Silver, and other Metals
It does not matter if the people to the south are annoying or not, they will benefit from this, I expect: https://www.bing.com/videos/riverview/r … &FORM=VIRE
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JUST NOW: Canada Discovers a 6.8 Billion-Ton Aluminum Treasure — Everything Changes
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Like it or not, Canada's energy and such an ore deposit will be a benefit to near-by markets even if only their money is liked at this point.
Canada lucks out and the USA lucks out as well. Or Canada is productive and the USA benefits as well.
Like it or not. I like it.
This and the giant Iron Ore deposit in Australia is likely to be helpful to technological societies.
https://www.futura-sciences.com/en/geol … omy_23187/
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Last edited by Void (2026-02-01 18:31:41)
Is it possible that the root of political science claims is to produce white collar jobs for people who paid for an education and do not want a real job?
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