Thirteen years ago, I was fortunate enough to live and work with my spouse in a remote region of Nevada near the Ruby Mountains. I’m not sure I saw a single person besides my partner during the entire field season. I have yet to return to this spot and now, after reading your recent article on the new lithium mine “The next mining boom?” (March 2021), I doubt I ever will.

Ranchers like the gentleman quoted in your article deserve honest answers. Even more do the tribes that have inhabited remote regions of Nevada/Oregon for eons. But what do I know? I’m just some simpleton with a flip phone who would much rather squint into the sun than at a smartphone screen.

Ether Kell
Idahome Road, Idaho

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The next mining boom?

by Ether Kell, High Country News
May 1, 2021

<h1>The next mining boom?</h1> <p class="byline">by Ether Kell, High Country News <br />May 1, 2021</p> <p><span class="s1"></span><span class="s2">Thirteen years ago, I was fortunate enough to live and work with my spouse in a remote region of Nevada near the Ruby Mountains. I’m not sure I saw a single person besides my partner during the entire field season. I have yet to return to this spot and now, after reading your recent article on the new lithium mine “<a href="https://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/53.3/indigenous-affairs-mining-nevada-lithium-mine-kicks-off-a-new-era-of-western-extraction" target="_blank" data-linktype="external" data-val="https://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/53.3/indigenous-affairs-mining-nevada-lithium-mine-kicks-off-a-new-era-of-western-extraction" rel="noopener">The next mining boom?</a>” (March 2021), I doubt I ever will.<span class="Apple-tab-span"> </span></span></p> <p><span class="s2">Ranchers like the gentleman quoted in your article deserve honest answers. Even more do the tribes that have inhabited remote regions of Nevada/Oregon for eons. But what do I know? I’m just some simpleton with a flip phone who would much rather squint into the sun than at a smartphone screen. </span></p> <p><em><span class="s2">Ether Kell<br /> Idahome Road, Idaho</span></em></p> <div class="wp-block-group hcn-print-edition-box"> <p>This article appeared in the <a href="/?p=187875">print edition of the magazine</a> with the headline <span class="hcn-magtitle">The next mining boom?</span>.</p> </p></div> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/53-5/letter-to-the-editor-the-next-mining-boom-2/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://country-survey-collabs.info Country News&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/&quot;&gt;Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i0.wp.com/www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/cropped-HCN_Logo-Monogram_White_Sq-2.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;amp;quality=100&amp;amp;ssl=1&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;&lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://country-survey-collabs.info/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=121275&amp;amp;ga4=G-0NS3WVPPTN&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://country-survey-collabs.info/issues/53-5/letter-to-the-editor-the-next-mining-boom-2/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/hcn.org/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;</p> Copy to Clipboard

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