We’re slathered in mineral deposits. MANY of them are off line or out of production specifically from being purchased by foreign competition and shut down or by the dumping of the raw materials at cut rate prices on the market to make American sources uncompetitive.
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From TIME, reference the Maine Mineral Deposits and why some of these areas are underutilized.
“But like just about everywhere in the U.S. where new mines have been proposed, there is strong opposition here. Maine has some of the strictest mining and water quality standards in the country, and prohibits digging for metals in open pits larger than three acres. There have not been any active metal mines in the state for decades, and no company has applied for a permit since a particularly strict law passed in 2017. As more companies begin prospecting in Maine and searching for sizable nickel, copper, and silver deposits, towns are beginning to pass their own bans on industrial mining.
“This is a story that has been played out in Maine for generations,” says Bill Pluecker, a member of the state’s House of Representatives, whose hometown of Warren—a 45-minute drive from the capital city of Augusta—recently voted overwhelmingly in favor of a temporary ban on industrial metal mining after a Canadian company came looking for minerals near a beloved local pond. “We build industries based on the needs of populations not living here and then the bottom drops out, leaving us struggling again to pick up the pieces.”
FROM TRUMP FORCE ONE!
MASSIVE CROWD IN BUTLER, PENNSYLVANIA!! pic.twitter.com/9eftnHgZLF— Ronny Jackson (@RonnyJacksonTX) October 5, 2024
Nessun Dorma at the end of the trump rally.
Live opera singer, fantastic voice
Singing Hallelujah now. Cohen’s song.