Unit 1 Blog
Hi all! Welcome to my first blog post! I am excited to take you along for the ride as we both learn more about our resources on earth! Copper mines---What do they bring and how are they affecting Minnesotans? First off, let me just say that since I am based in Minnesota, a lot of my topics will be centered around how it is affecting our state. Let's now talk about the PolyMet mine, a focal point for copper mining here in Minnesota. In the outlined plan, roughly 19,000 acres are required. This land would be used to produce 225 million tons of resources, more specifically, 1.6 billion pounds of copper. Now you may be thinking, what on earth can we possibly use all this copper for? Well, let me tell you. First off, copper is the main component in wind turbines. My guess would be that if you have ever driven through rural Minnesota, you would see these scattered in between corn and soybean fields. Besides wind turbines, we also see copper used in every electric gener...