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Hurricane Helene barreled through a crucial chip mining area in North Carolina

by frasermarlow on 9/30/24, 5:03 PM with 3 comments

  • by ruined on 9/30/24, 7:19 PM

    some friends were sharing this link last night discussing the mines

    https://www.techspot.com/news/102377-two-mines-north-carolin...

    it does seem like the mines in question are all open pit mines immediately adjacent to the north toe river, with facilities on the riverbank and toxic waste pools nearby.

    i expect they've flooded to some extent. pit mine volume can be incredibly large so the worst case may be quite bad.

  • by downrightmike on 9/30/24, 5:20 PM

    Which is why we try to set these things up in arizona where the only natural problem is heat.