The environ'mental'ist groups will whine at every single action taken by business, no matter the massive consequences. Like sending our manufacturing, mining and industrial businesses overseas because they think thier way is the only way and do not understand huamanity and common sense. This is a one way conversation, Dennis, please get outside of your office more. The state and many of the agencies have been studying nonferrous mining for decades, this is going to happen. The tax base from this mining will rival all the taxes paid by ferrous(iron ore), the many schools, local communities, county, colleges, and state departments that will utilize these taxes are in need. The PLATSOL process will work to extract high quanities of these minerals. If these environ-mental people really cared about the globe, they would be in Norlisk, Russia with their whine...so they are simply 'elitists'- high nosed individuals that think they are better than the rest- gloating among themselves. Wake up and see that every single state mines something...stop all the frivolous lawsuits and waste of time. Mine, baby, mine.