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Re:Mining asteroids: Going platinum by JoeAltmaier on Friday April 27, 2012 @02:12PM (#3900334)
Maybe they could look for lithium, which we need for batteries. Or maybe platinum will see more use with the new availability, the demand will rise and the price stay worthwhile.
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Re:Mining asteroids: Going platinum by im3w1l on Saturday April 28, 2012 @06:53AM (#3902644)
Ooh, ooh, what about phosphorous?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peak_phosphorus

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Re:Mining asteroids: Going platinum by MPSimmons on Monday April 30, 2012 @11:42AM (#3909682)
I know of some EXTREMELY large sources of helium, which as we all know is running out here on Earth. Anyone want to send me some VC funding to start a mining operation on a remote star? ;-)
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