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Why are Parker Schnabel and Tony Beets churning through millions of gallons of diesel and billions of gallons of water to access thousands of ounces of gold per year in Alaska?
I love it, and them for living their dream. But the whole dream only works if the price of gold keeps up with expenses and recoveries.
It's really completely unnecessary as a Large Investment Human/Machine vocation. We've probably mined enough commercially to serve the planet for a good long while?
Do we use all the gold we mine, or is it secretly a long term resource needed by Ai to escape Earth and begin its journey back home?