Thanks so much for reading my article 😊 You hit the nail on the head!! 💯
I live in South Africa - a heavily mined country and we've had numerous miner deaths, environmental degradation and water pollution because of it. Indirectly it harms animals but directly it harms many living beings. Hence I don't think its strictly vegan - it's a grey area for me and I've still yet to make up my mind about it.