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Maybe Just Use A Wheelbarrow? [ Minerals In Numbers ] While everyone talks about global warming and helps Elon Musk’s Tesla hit its sales KPIs, serious guys do not bother at all and pump out as much CO₂ in a single day as your car produces in three years — and you yourself in about forty. ➡️ For example, one of the largest haul trucks used in mining today is the Caterpillar 797F. Over a normal working day, one truck burns up to 1,300 gallons of diesel fuel, which is roughly 5,150 liters, and releases around 14 tons of CO₂ into the air simply because it is DRIVING. That daily amount of fuel is enough to fill an average fuel tanker truck. ➡️ Machines like this operate everywhere - from gold mines in western Mali (although the models preferred there are smaller) to copper mines in Zambia. By the way, a single tire for one of these costs around $40,000–$45,000, so a full set runs a quarter of a million dollars before it even touches the ground. #MineralsInNumbers Devils Below