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Because the content of metal in lunar soil is very very low.
by GlenTheMachine 4y ago
Because the content of metal in lunar soil is very very low.
- nine_k 4y agoNot really: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_soil#Mineralogy_and_composition https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_soil#Mineralogy_and_comp... 12% by mass is iron, with calcium, aluminum, magnesium at 7-8%. These could be considered ores worth mining on Earth. All four metals readily burn in oxygen, even though aluminum needs some help igniting.