Who wanted gold for jewelry to start with.
According to our POTUS and his GOP Trumpublicans, aren't white lives worth more? I think 1 white dude is worth 3 black dudes, or 2 Hispanics? or maybe 1 Asian and half a black dude? (/s) (... are racial 'exchange rates' on Bloomberg? ;-)
They could use robots...
Petroleum may be more important than gold these days ; If yes , gold deposits may not be excavated .
If the bottom line is money the answer will be yes
Mining companies in 🇿🇦 SouthAfrica rarely ask moral questions. They are more interested in doing what has to be done to keep the metals and minerals flowing. Like shooting against mining workers on strike, for instance 😢
The cost of human life is directly proportional to the products/contributions this life makes... nothing more, nothing less. Welfare recipient has a negative value. But, let’s say, a physician is worth his weight in saved lives and alleviated pain and suffering
Here’s the answer: no.
I asked the NewYorker for this article weeks ago.