Meh. First off, you'd have an effective monopoly on a handful of industrial metals. Gold aside, the main use for these metals dissipates them: I worked at a

Meh. First off, you'd have an effective monopoly on a handful of industrial metals. Gold aside, the main use for these metals dissipates them: I worked at a place that consumed several precious metals for hi-tech purposes, and couldn't recover them afterwards (not economical). I've thought people would mine asteroids in the future because they're a great source for my favorite metal, iridium. I just didn't think it'd happen so soon.