tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post6380336472117053117..comments2023-11-03T03:52:37.873-05:00Comments on Cognitive Dissidence: Shrill's Family TreeSomebody DO Something!http://www.blogger.com/profile/08717747685928127724noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-53672310615294903602013-01-29T13:48:19.685-06:002013-01-29T13:48:19.685-06:00Oops, that should be 20 to 30 percent "hemati...Oops, that should be 20 to 30 percent "hematite" not taconite, above. My bad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-15930477399567973962013-01-29T13:46:18.686-06:002013-01-29T13:46:18.686-06:00Not only that... the ore quality is really, really...Not only that... the ore quality is really, really low. 20 to 30 percent taconite. I have an elderly friend who is a retired mining engineer. He once worked at a mine in Sweden that produced 90 percent plus ore. That kind of ore goes straight to the smelter. GTAC claims they have a "Magnetic" process that will help them improve the quality of the crappy taconite, onsite -- but it will require large amounts of water. And probably huge amounts of energy, since 20 to 30 percent taconite ore barely registers on the magnetic attraction scale. <br /><br />Some people think this mining bill isn't about mining iron ore at all. The low quality ore has always been there, when US Steel had the rights to it. They never bothered, because it's of such low quality. The purpose of the bill is to re-write the mining regulations, generally, in order to make sand fracking in the state easier. And to make sure that any environmental costs of sand fracking (pumping water and chemicals into the ground) are mitigated for the companies responsible.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888314760091661875.post-51237996001248124872013-01-29T08:19:55.282-06:002013-01-29T08:19:55.282-06:00AFP lies. Tailings are what's left over after ...AFP lies. Tailings are what's left over after ore has been processed. Those are piles of waste rock, not ore, next to the Montreal river. The <a href="http://www.miningartifacts.org/Wisconsin-Mines.html" rel="nofollow">Montreal mine</a> was a shaft mine, not an open pit. They dug shafts because the ore body was so rich, it could be shipped directly to the mills for processing into iron and steel. <br /><br />Similarly, with the most recent copper/gold mine to be permitted, the <a href="http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/Mines/Flambeau.html" rel="nofollow">Flambeau mine</a>, had ore so rich it was shipped to Canada for processing. <br /><br />Gogebic will process on-site to enrich the ore, and dump the tailings back into the same pit.<br /><br />Is it just me, or is it weird they're using "My Bonnie Lies over the Ocean", a song about a dead lover, as their background music?John Foustnoreply@blogger.com