Thinking about Mining one day.

[Shamar]

Not sure what. But probably for fun and side cash.

Sometime I get away from running an exploration crew by panning for gold. Sometime I would find enough to pay for the fuel it took to drive there.

Read the Robert Service poem Spell of the Yukon. Understand that, and you understand me.

 

[unperson]

I guess I'm the only one who immediately thought data mining? Which is odd being the Geologist here .

Thought I'd add another option.

This thread shows people's age/generation?

 

[Gerald Wilgus]

Both sides of my family were miners, Coal in WVa, nickel ore in Sudbury Ontario. When they took up other occupations they never looked back.

 

[Au Naturel]

Try mining bitcoin.

 

[Fino]

Lithium the drug is not scary. It's a gracious gift from the heavens.

 

[LadyS]

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/31/kid...per-month-mining-crypto-like-bitcoin-eth.html

Mining went digital huh.

 

[Suzette]

Lithium the drug is not scary. It's a gracious gift from the heavens.

Perspective is everything isn't it?

 

[watersprite]

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/31/kid...per-month-mining-crypto-like-bitcoin-eth.html

Mining went digital huh.

I skimmed that article & noticed it is about 2 teens & their investment banker dad who bought the equipment, the electric bill is $3,000.00 USD a month, plus the rental of an air conditioned data center in another location, and the equipment costs weren’t given but would be significant.

 

[QuestJan]

Mining metal & minerals or bitcoin?

 

[Raggamuffin]

I know a bunch of people who got into it. For some it almost got like gambling - they became addicted to it, especially when trying to recoup losses.

Ed

 

[maycontainthunder]

I advise that no-one clicks the link in emberyyy's post. That post reeks of spam.