r/technology • u/ourlifeintoronto • Sep 10 '23

Transportation Lithium discovery in US volcano could be biggest deposit ever found

https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/lithium-discovery-in-us-volcano-could-be-biggest-deposit-ever-found/4018032.article
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u/MayonaiseH0B0 Sep 10 '23

Hopefully not on native reserve land. We’ve seen that play out before.

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u/[deleted] Sep 11 '23

They about to be some fabulously wealthy natives. Kicking them off land without recompense is soooo 19th century. Native Americans with resources are tycoons these days.

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u/MayonaiseH0B0 Sep 11 '23

Bruh I’m from Oklahoma. They aren’t tycoons. They aren’t savages either just people. They can run casinos and have good government benefits. If you’ve ever seen a reservation youd realize the housing isn’t shit and the government is still trying to get a bigger piece. Look up Kevin stitts legal battles with them recently. Others also get a piece. Some of the most red headed fair skinned friends have those benefits as well. It’s hard to prove if your great great grandpa got on the lists but took very little proof at the time. The average native person I’ve met is far from wealthy. Including the ones in my family.

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u/[deleted] Sep 11 '23

Really? Tell that to the people around church rock. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_Rock_uranium_mill_spill