And what if after mining it is found that the material is only good for industrial use or concrete? In the past, to transport from the Hoping mines along the SuaoHualien highway to the Tungshan Industrial Park in Ilan, the cost of transportation was equivalent to the whole profit from mining--not to mention the fact that Walami is even farther from any industrial area.
而開採後若只能做工業或水泥用途，過去在蘇花公路邊的和平石礦運到宜蘭冬山工業區，運費已等於礦石利潤，更何況瓦拉米石礦離工業區路途更遙遠。