Biden Maladministration Now Cancelling Mining Leases
17 hours ago
David Middleton
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As if the unlawful cancellation of oil & gas lease sales wasn’t bad enough, Brandon et al., 2021-2022 are now cancelling mining leases that would have led to increased domestic production of the “copper, nickel, cobalt and platinum group metals” required for wind turbines, EV batteries and all of the other Unicorns they believe can replace fossil fuels. As an example, here are the mineral resources required to manufacture smartphones:
Center for the American Experiment, Orr et al., 2018
The cancelled mining leases were part of a project to tap the vast mineral resources of Maturi deposit in the Duluth complex.
Center for the American Experiment, Orr et al., 2018
The Duluth complex is a world-class copper-nickel resource, rich in cobalt and platinum group metals.
https://wattsupwiththat.com/2022/02/01/biden-maladministration-now-cancelling-mining-leases/