<< >From: "Ross A. Finlayson" <raf@tiki-lounge.com>
>>Reply-To: extropians@extropy.org
>>To: "extropians@extropy.org" <extropians@extropy.org>
> >Subject: Space Mining
> >Date: Thu, 17 May 2001 16:35:41 -0400
> >
>>Hello,
> >
> >Here is some information about the prospects of space mining, from
> >http://www.cnn.com/2001/TECH/space/05/16/space.mining/index.html:
>>
> >"In particular, the asteroid Amun, a mountain of natural stainless steel
> >mixed with precious metals, contains 30 times as much metal as humans
> >have mined and processed throughout history, Lewis said. The smallest of
> >dozens of known metallic asteroids, it would be worth at least an estimated
>>$20 trillion based on current market prices. "<<
randysmith101@hotmail.com comented:
>Heh heh. And as soon as they park that fat boy near the earth for mining,
>the price of metal plummets....<
"All your economy are belong to us!" Surrender Humans!
"remit not paucity!"
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