Russia’s Easy-to-Reach Mineral Deposits Nearly Depleted, Minister Says

https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/09/12/russias-easy-to-reach-mineral-deposits-nearly-depleted-minister-says-a86349

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  1. This is the best tl;dr I could make, [original](https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/09/12/russias-easy-to-reach-mineral-deposits-nearly-depleted-minister-says-a86349) reduced by 84%. (I’m a bot)
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    > Large and easily accessible mineral deposits in Russia are nearly depleted, the head of Russia's Natural Resources Ministry said Wednesday.

    > Environmental experts, speaking to the independent environmental outlet Kedr, expressed concerns that future mineral exploration in fragile regions like Russia's Arctic would likely be carried out without sufficient environmental safeguards, potentially leading to serious ecological damage.

    > These actions are direct attempts to silence independent journalism in Russia.

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  2. Galahad_the_Ranger on

    Headline in 10 years: The Russians delved too greedily and too deep. You know what they awoke in the darkness

  3. Oh well.

    Russia is still the richest resource land mass in the world, even more so than Africa. Has enough resources to sustain itself for a long time, so just means more resources to mine that’s all