Texturing for the silt vs. very fine sand fraction, I see.

They’re never going away.

Why are we posting potash memes? I mean. I’m on board; it’s a valuable source of K, but other than that?

Man, there’s so much shitty about this situation. Foreign billionaire trying to influence politics is bad enough. Circumventing/ignoring engagement with the local community also super shitty, and just asking for trouble from a mine operator’s perspective.

No, but I certainly do

Thanks. That was making my brain itchy.

What the fuck is this from? I know this quote; the unflipped one

I find mining very interesting, especially the reclamation aspect. There are tons of issues to get things back to chemically and physically stable.

The mine shown here is the Ekati Mine in NWT Canada. It’s set to close in 2029. All mines must have a plan for closure, and these plans, at least in NWT are public.

Here is the one for Ekati. https://registry.mvlwb.ca/Documents/W2020L2-0004/Ekati - CRP Version 3.1 - Part 1 - Aug 15_23.pdf

Closure plans are super long: the summary text is often 200 to 300 pages, and with the associated appendices are like 1-3k pages in length and are highly technical

Fortunately, Section 1 (page 49) has a plain language summary of the closure plan. Here you can find a summary of major closure strategies for things like pits and waste rock dumps

These plans get more and more certain as they revise them and approach the end of operations.

Fill your boots! There is some cool stuff in the closure plan if you’re inclined to learn more!

Really cool idea, and comment. I think it would reduce money tied up, but still, would require significant investment to build and maintain

The fish one is making me laugh

Sshh. That sounds like socialism, you fucking commie.

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Dang. Good idea. I just need to remember to do that

My brain works a lot like this, too. I’m pretty sure I’ve got ADHD, but I was never diagnosed. Things also improved markedly when I started taking anxiety meds. I still struggle a bit, but it’s much less debilitating now that I don’t have a bunch of intrusive thoughts and other anxieties feeding it.

It’s now actually somewhat helpful because I’ve got it mostly under control, and allows me to connect really unrelated thoughts and evaluate them without going all the way down the rabbit hole.

Just don’t ask me to put the garbage bag in the garbage can after I take it out lol

Hey, I’m a man of culture

I lose one every time your mom comes over. She’s a real knob gobbler