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MIning asteroids
Cosmic cornucopia ONewScientist Asteroids could be a valuable source of metals. In 1994, William Hartmann at the Planetary Science Institute estimated the value of a 2-kilometre-wide metal rich asteroid Asteroid 1986 DA Value (2012) Iron Composition Value (1994) Nickel Platinum Cobalt Platinum Nickel US debt Iron Iron Cobalt Nickel Platinum 30 trillion kg $25 trillion $87.2 trillion $15.5 trillion 3x1013 kg Cobalt SOURCE: LONDON METAL EXCHANGE/PLATINUM TODAY
MIning asteroids
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