800k Tons of Mud Probably Just Made Electronics a Little More Expensive
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A landslide at the Grasberg mine in Indonesia has disrupted copper production, potentially increasing electronics prices, with commenters discussing the mine's history and market impact.
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bombcar
3 months ago
1 replyOne mine produces half a billion pounds of copper a quarter?
OgsyedIE
3 months ago
250,000 tons every 90 days is pretty reasonable. If you assume 1% copper content in the ore and 99% other material, it only needs about 270,000 tons of ore movement a day, which is a few bucket-wheel excavators worth of 24/7 output.
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