Scenarios about 'mining industry'
The extraction and processing of valuable minerals and materials from the Earth, encompassing operations from small-scale artisanal mining to massive industrial complexes. Throughout history, mining has driven economic development, technological innovation, and imperial expansion, while also shaping labor movements, environmental policies, and resource-based conflicts. In alternate history scenarios, different patterns of mineral discovery or extraction technologies could fundamentally alter industrial development, geopolitical power structures, and environmental outcomes.
What If The Itai-Itai Disease Outbreak Never Occurred?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Japan avoided its most severe case of cadmium poisoning, potentially altering the trajectory of environmental regulation, industrial practices, and public health policy in post-war Japan and globally.