Plans to Drill and Mine 12 miles from Mount St. Helens WA

[Referee]

Alarm bells are going off for me after learning today that a mining company plans to seek approval for a mine 12 miles from Mt. St. Helens.

http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2019835638_apwamountsthelensmining2ndldwritethru.html

[Snoweagle]

Lots of precious minerals and stones around volcanoes and cooling magma vents.
Must be worth the risk to somebody.

[DeDukshyn]

Sounds dangerous. And like the article says echoing Snoweagle above, initial drilling will be done to see if it is worth it.