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RE: Hard Luck Castle reportedly sold - DAW89446 - 2021-05-02
As per that map, it looks that the solar project will be out of the viewshed of the castle.
RE: Hard Luck Castle reportedly sold - Desert Fog - 2021-06-04
Here is the latest on the Hard Luck Castle...
Hard Luck Mine Castle to become Airbnb rental
RE: Hard Luck Castle reportedly sold - MojaveGeek - 2021-06-05
I guess if Airbnb had come a decade or two earlier some of those old rural brothels (I'm thinking of the one at highway 266 and US 95, Lida Junction, the former Cottontail Ranch) might have been put to other uses. "Let's rent a brothel as a party house in the middle of the desert". Yup.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cottontail_Ranch
RE: Hard Luck Castle reportedly sold - Desert Fog - 2021-06-05
They did that with the Shady Lady...
There’s A Themed Bed and Breakfast In The Middle Of Nowhere In Nevada
Airbnb - Shady Lady Bed and Breakfast- Willow Tree Cabin
RE: Hard Luck Castle reportedly sold - MojaveGeek - 2021-06-05
Wow, I missed that one, the re-branding of the Shady Lady
RE: Hard Luck Castle reportedly sold - Desert Fog - 2021-06-05
Well, if you are looking for your own rebranding opportunity the Bonnie Claire mill ruins are still on the market…
FOR SALE - BONNIE CLAIRE GOLD MILL RUINS
RE: Hard Luck Castle reportedly sold - Candace66 - 2021-06-09
I guess eventually the entire desert will be covered with solar projects and/or lithium mines.
RE: Hard Luck Castle reportedly sold - Desert Fog - 2021-06-09
(2021-06-09, 08:49 AM)Candace66 Wrote: I guess eventually the entire desert will be covered with solar projects and/or lithium mines.
It looks that way but I am seeing several recent wins by environmental groups that have stopped or scaled back some of these projects.
There is a massive interest to mine lithium in the Great Basin and Mojave but it's really lacking a lot of investment money. Two lithium mine sites in Nevada that looked like they were about to go into production suddenly became bogged down in environmental and social issue lawsuits...
Biden's Green Agenda Meets Environmental Red Tape
Pitfalls Await Biden’s Bid to Boost Mineral Mining for EVs
There are solar, lithium, gold and transmission line projects on the planning boards that could impact the view shed buffers along the three paved highways leading in to and out of Death Valley. The most impacted is the Beatty area north along US 95 and west along NV 374.
RE: Hard Luck Castle reportedly sold - trailhound - 2021-06-09
Lithium is a necessary component of the rechargeable batteries that promise to reduce or eliminate fossil fuels. Lithium mining rips the sh!t out of the landscape. Is it possible to win this game?
RE: Hard Luck Castle reportedly sold - Desert Fog - 2021-06-09
(2021-06-09, 10:34 AM)trailhound Wrote: Lithium is a necessary component of the rechargeable batteries that promise to reduce or eliminate fossil fuels. Lithium mining rips the sh!t out of the landscape. Is it possible to win this game?
Just for the short time I have been watching it the lithium deal has been crazy.
Not only is there lithium but I am seeing recent news on aluminum-ion that charges faster and stores better than lithium. Also sodium-ion and zinc-ion. And then there is hydrogen fuel cells that are catching on in California and they are building a hydrogen plant in Las Vegas.
Another new thing is lithium extraction that does away with open pit mines and brine ponds...
Salton Sea is key to CA's EV future, contains 1/3 of global lithium supply
And I am not sure how much of the craze is driven only by miners and investors...
Fears of a lithium supply crunch may be overblown
And not everyone is onboard with jumping into a new EV...
Electric vehicles get mixed reception from American consumers
Forgot to include seawater...
Scientists have cost-effectively harvested lithium from seawater
Imagine a lithium operation with cool ocean breezes, a white sandy beach and palm trees. And the crew takes lunch down the street at their favorite Tiki bar cafe. The beach or Silver Peak, Nevada. Which sounds better?