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because all asteroids are simply clumps of gold and platinum. -eye-roll-
by ribble 9y ago
because all asteroids are simply clumps of gold and platinum. -eye-roll-
- turndown 9y agoNo, but you can definitely try and only go to those that are.
- nkoren 9y agoYou're rolling your eyes, but you're not that far from wrong. Earth's geological processes have buried most of the heavier elements in the core, where it's beyond reach. The concentration of platinum-group metals is far, far higher in metallic asteroids than it is in the Earth's crust.
- HarryHirsch 9y agoFor ruthenium, rhodium and palladium we are probably better off reprocessing nuclear waste. Especially rhodium is rare on Earth btu formed in fairly high yield during nuclear fission.