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Re:NASA finds rare metal asteroid worth more than global eco... by lapitopi on Thursday October 29, 2020 @10:20PM (#24938463)
In the unlikely scenario that we are able to mine it cheaply or at least cheaper than current methods, won’t the cost of those metals go way way down due to the abundant supply, making mining it worth even less?
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Re:NASA finds rare metal asteroid worth more than global eco... by treeman79 on Friday October 30, 2020 @04:08AM (#24940120)
Yes. One asteroid like this will make most other mining irrelevant for centuries.

Just need a few decades or more of dedication to actually capture it

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Re:NASA finds rare metal asteroid worth more than global eco... by FranzFerdiNaN on Friday October 30, 2020 @05:30AM (#24940538)
Which is a good thing. Mining is terrible enough for the environment and being able to stop most if not all of it would be a great step forward.
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