I’m confused

Out side of my work there are a group of people protesting against mining, fair enough. I asked one of them if they were opposed to mining in general. He said he was, I commented that all the fixtures on there musical equipment came from product being mined. I also reminded him, whether he drove a car here or caught public transport, virtually all those things came from being mined. He just stuck his banner in my face and started dancing around like an idiot and tried to stop me from passing. What a fool, I pushed him aside and kept walking.

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JoyfulSilence · 46-50, M

It can be ugly. I passed a huge molybdenum strip mine in Colorado a few weeks ago. The whole side of a huge mountain was chewed up into terraces. The valley below was full of rectangular man-made ponds whose waters were unnatural colors.

There has got to be a better way!

I bet that valley was beautiful before the mine came and marred it.

Les02 · 26-30, F

@JoyfulSilence No doubt it would have been a beautiful place, nobody wants to see the landscape being distorted like that. No doubt they are working on alternative solutions.

JoyfulSilence · 46-50, M

@Les02 Still, some parts are pretty.

If I am not mistaken, the mountain being mined is in the distance, to the left. This is the source of the Arkansas River.

Here is info about the mine:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climax_mine