EV lovers and earth first save the environment radicals... this is your future... Unfortunately it will destroy a good chunk of the environment of Maine.

What to do. What to do.

https://www.themainemonitor.org/dep-decision-on-1-5-billion-lithium-excavation-appealed-in-court/

Almost all the elements are metallic based on the scientific definition.

There is a functional difference between weakly bonded metal oxides or elemental metals and mineral bound metals that require extensive processing before any potentially toxic metallic elements might be an environmental threat, and that is in the refining process, not the extraction process. The major concern with extraction for mineral ore bound metals is pretty much erosion and perhaps exposure of ground water formation to surface contamination, but the metals themselves aren't chemically separating from the minerals at the mine.

Not much different than this

Feds are spending $4,700,000,000 to cap old wells….

Why wouldn't I want the same standards applied? I'm not for banning oil and gas production, but those who pretend it has no environmental impact are the hypocrites here…

Who are the people mandating EVs and banning lithium
mining?

Rocky Rider said:

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I'm sure that with a nice campaign donation to Democrat leaders there will be no problem permitting their mining operation.

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You are most likely correct.

Definitely Not A Cop said:

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Manhattan said:

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If they can mine it without polluting ground water or downstream water supplies, go for it.

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The same standards should apply for any lithium mine, don't you agree?

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Still waiting on an answer here.

Ag87H2O said:

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More liberal hypocrisy -

Advocate for EVs because they're good for the environment.
Find huge domestic source of raw materials to make EV batteries.
Fight mining these raw materials because it's bad for the environment.

It takes a twisted mind that is divorced from reality to be a liberal.

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Maines laws against strip mining metals predate EV useage

Manhattan said:

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Not much different than this

Feds are spending $4,700,000,000 to cap old wells….

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I guess that is O&G reparations.

Now that you've had your fun with pictures, care to point out all the developed oil fields that looks just like that one? It's like saying transport via tanker is bad because of the Exxon Valdez.

Same argument was made here that one or two EVs burning up after Ian was terribad. Step up the trolling.

Teslag said:

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Ag87H2O said:

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More liberal hypocrisy -

Advocate for EVs because they're good for the environment.
Find huge domestic source of raw materials to make EV batteries.
Fight mining these raw materials because it's bad for the environment.

It takes a twisted mind that is divorced from reality to be a liberal.

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Maines laws against strip mining metals predate EV useage

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I don't doubt it. But are EV's better for the environment than an ICE? Then why does it matter if we source the material locally? It's still a net benefit to the environment, correct?

So it looks like no one read the article.

What the couple wants to do is operate a quarry -- which is apparently cheap and easy to accomplish even in a place like Maine. The land they own is rich with spodumene which is a rock that has high lithium (metal) content.

The Maine environmental agencies want them to go through the lengthy and expensive process of getting a mining permit. They argue that since spodumene has lithium in it, that they're technically operating a mine instead of a quarry.

The state's position would functionally have to be the same if you were quarrying, for instance, limestone. Limestone is a rock but since it has a high calcium (metal) content, you're actually running a mine.

doubledog said:

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You realize that this is what a typical Li mine looks like.

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You realize that this is a photo of the Mir Diamond Mine in Siberia, which has been closed for over 15 years, so not at all what a typical Li mine looks like.

But, you know, facts. Who needs them?

They should proceed and operate is like a quarry as that is what it is.

Watermelon Man said:

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doubledog said:

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You realize that this is what a typical Li mine looks like.

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You realize that this is a photo of the Mir Diamond Mine in Siberia, which has been closed for over 15 years, so not at all what a typical Li mine looks like.

But, you know, facts. Who needs them?

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So American REM mines don't look like that?

ThunderCougarFalconBird said:

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So it looks like no one read the article.

What the couple wants to do is operate a quarry -- which is apparently cheap and easy to accomplish even in a place like Maine. The land they own is rich with spodumene which is a rock that has high lithium (metal) content.

The Maine environmental agencies want them to go through the lengthy and expensive process of getting a mining permit. They argue that since spodumene has lithium in it, that they're technically operating a mine instead of a quarry.

The state's position would functionally have to be the same if you were quarrying, for instance, limestone. Limestone is a rock but since it has a high calcium (metal) content, you're actually running a mine.

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This.
People need to read before posting.

Bubblez said:

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They should proceed and operate is like a quarry as that is what it is.

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Is in aluminum ore mine a quarry? Is an iron ore mine a quarry?