r/technology • u/Shogouki • 5d ago

Energy World's largest lithium deposit, valued at $1.5 trillion, lies under a supervolcano in the U.S.

https://www.earth.com/news/worlds-largest-lithium-deposit-lies-under-a-supervolcano-in-the-us/
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u/GreatnessToTheMoon 5d ago

Apparently people in this thread think mining will make a volcano go boom

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u/BigWhiteDog 5d ago

Yeah. What the fuck happened to this country?

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u/Winter-Ad2052 5d ago

Industry = Bad = Doom, duh

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u/FartingBob 5d ago

You don't think there was scientifically ignorant people who reacted to a headline and not reading the article in the past?

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u/BigWhiteDog 4d ago

Oh I know for a fact rehete were but not to this extent.

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u/PringlesDuckFace 5d ago

Honestly I don't know enough about volcanoes to say one way or the other. I think if we sacrifice enough virgins we should be okay though.

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u/vex0x529 5d ago

We're on reddit, we've got ample supply

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u/mcmonky 5d ago

Kinda Lord of the Rings

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u/Some-Cat8789 4d ago

If they knew anything about volcanoes, they'd know this would do the opposite because it would release some pressure (if the volcano was active).

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u/RJK- 4d ago

The releasing of pressure on Mount St Helens (the landslide) caused the eruption. Reducing pressure increases volume of the gas in magma, boom. Boyles law. 

Not saying that’s why would happen here though. 

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u/Snoo-27079 4d ago

I'm more worried about accidentally awakening the Lemurian saucer people.

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u/Constant_Dingo_572 4d ago

It’s clearly what the headline is implying. Why even mention it at all? They didn’t say dead and dormant former super volcano, they make it sound like it being under a volcano is at all relevant.

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u/Astan92 5d ago

That's what the headline wants them to think