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title: 'The Fragility of Scale'
url: 'https://www.inspire-resources.ca/blog/the-fragility-of-scale'
markdown: 'https://www.inspire-resources.ca/blog/the-fragility-of-scale.md'
date: '2024-10-14'
description: 'By Andy Reynolds In my last blog post I lamented the obstacles to innovation in mining arising from the lack of small-scale mines. TLDR: efficiency trumps flexibility, creating large-scale operations that must be protected from experimentation. I believe that the small-scale gap is harming the indu…'
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  archives_month:
    - oct_2024
  archives_year:
    - '2024'
---

# The Fragility of Scale

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