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I suppose we’ll have to mine asteroids for these minerals. Probably better get back on that “space” thing.

• jeffreyrogers 4y ago
  There are probably economically exploitable deposits of most of these minerals left, but the current business environment disincentivizes exploration and the political situation in many of the countries that have lots of mineral resources makes big projects hard to fund/manage.
  • jwie 4y ago
    Yes. It’s weird that moving an asteroid into orbit and taking its stuff is probably easier than being allowed to take the stuff from the ground. But here we are. I find the asteroid mining interesting because it introduces post scarcity levels of raw materials, even rare earth elements needed for advanced applications.
• paulryanrogers 4y ago
  Right, we cannot sustainably manage the planet upon which we evolved, so the next step is deplete what remains seeking shelter in an environment hostile to life.