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Utah mines for good ethics — but at what local cost?

By Deseret News · October 21, 2026 · 1 min read
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Western society’s high-tech, data-driven lifestyle is dependent on critical minerals — that’s no question. The real question is where to mine them, and how to go about it. Stephanie Mills, a senior geologist at the Utah Geological Survey, argues outsourcing extraction to developing nations with weak oversight only worsens the already resource-intense process.

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