Jun 30, 2026 · 2 min · 3 segments
Today we make stuff in three ways. Plants and animals make our food, wood and fiber. Oil and gas make plastic, fuels, chemicals and clothing. And rocks, dug out of a mine, become metal, concrete…
Scott TinkerHost
And rocks, dug out of a mine, become metal, concrete, and stone, which make our buildings and roads, planes, trains and automobiles, energy infrastructure, and much more.
Coal was also the first thing humans mined at scale, 20,000 years ago in South Africa.
Solution mining dissolves minerals in place with a solvent, which is then pumped to the surface and purified.
In another Earth Date, we talk about ways to address these impacts as we ramp up mining to meet the demands of new technology.
And rocks, dug out of a mine, become metal, concrete, and stone, which make our buildings and roads, planes, trains and automobiles, energy infrastructure, and much more.
Coal was also the first thing humans mined at scale, 20,000 years ago in South Africa.
Solution mining dissolves minerals in place with a solvent, which is then pumped to the surface and purified.
In another Earth Date, we talk about ways to address these impacts as we ramp up mining to meet the demands of new technology.
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