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		missedthecue on Feb 2, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: New lightweight material is stronger than steel Most steel in the US and Europe is recycled. I believe most steel in China and to a larger extent Asia comes out of a giant pit in Australia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yandicoogina_mine

javajosh on Feb 2, 2022 [–]

That mine runs fully automated ore trucks and the owner Rio Tinto wants to automate the rest. 950 ppl produce 18% of the world's iron ore from that pit.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-10-18/rio-tinto-opens-world...

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