It is definitely cool to mine asteroids. Judging by https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asteroid_mining#Potential_targets https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asteroid_minin

It is definitely cool to mine asteroids. Judging by https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asteroid_mining#Potential_targets https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asteroid_mining#Potential_targ..., it is also a bit weird to setup such an sophisticated enterprise to mine for elements that are readily available on Earth. Heck, Earth is a whole planet made of iron and covered in water... Asteroid Est. Value (US$) Est. Profit (US$) Δv (km/s) Composition Ryugu 95 billion 35 billion 4.663 Nickel, iron, cobalt, water, nitrogen, hydrogen, ammonia 1989 ML 14 billion 4 billion 4.888 Nickel, iron, cobalt Nereus 5 billion 1 billion 4.986 Nickel, iron, cobalt Didymos 84 billion 22 billion 5.162 Nickel, iron, cobalt 2011 UW158 8 billion 2 billion 5.187 Platinum, nickel, iron, cobalt Anteros 5570 billion 1250 billion 5.439 Magnesium silicate, aluminum, iron silicate 2001 CC21 147 billion 30 billion 5.636 Magnesium silicate, aluminum, iron silicate 1992 TC 84 billion 17 billion 5.647 Nickel, iron, cobalt 2001 SG10 4 billion 0.6 billion 5.880 Nickel, iron, cobalt 2002 DO3 0.3 billion 0.06 billion 5.894 Nickel, iron, cobalt