If they own the mineral rights in whole it's kind of up to them. They could possibly responsibly and reasonably displace the fragile habitat, considering they stand to make a huge fortune off the back of it anyway.
Only other thing to consider is how you prolong operation, to not bust the good market while it exists.
Quote (Toasty4 @ Aug 12 2016 11:16pm)
Nope theres already plenty of copper and gold. If anything mine Africa or middle east
In light of this and many other places you can see why trying to tackle the whole thing at once just doesn't pen out in the short run.
The value of that land and mineral right will stick very closely to scarcity, so if they don't get to mining right away they can rely upon other sources getting pulled up first.
Long term its much cheaper to use resources that aren't yours in the grand scheme of supply chains, with money being the flexible exchange.
This post was edited by MrSkales on Aug 12 2016 05:40pm