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Re:A request to drill for lithium near Death Valley by ckuhl on Wednesday May 08, 2019 @12:02PM (#19860145)
From a nonexpert viewpoint, that sounds somewhat similar to how fracking works. Do you think there’s a similar risk of the ground settling as material is removed?
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Re:A request to drill for lithium near Death Valley by wutbrodo on Wednesday May 08, 2019 @01:38PM (#19861153)
Isn't fracking the opposite, blasting water into the earth at high pressure to create fissures?
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