A giant meteorite has been lost in the desert since 1916

Re:A giant meteorite has been lost in the desert since 1916 by GolfPopper on Saturday February 24, 2024 @08:50PM (#39496869)

What are the odds some entrepreneurs quietly chopped up and sold it as ore - either all at once or over several forays- at some point in the last 100 years? It was likely worth something, and even an expedition into the desert seems likely to be cheaper than mining.

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Re:A giant meteorite has been lost in the desert since 1916 by nine_k on Saturday February 24, 2024 @09:29PM (#39497072)

Cutting a large chunk of iron/nickel alloy is really hard. It would require bringing serious power tools, a large source of energy to power them (not solar), and a crew of people who could operate and fix all of these in the harsh environment of the desert.

Not impossible, but likely won't be cost-effective for several tons of plain "iron ore" or "scrap metal". But if that thing contained gold and platinum, maybe! :)

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Re:A giant meteorite has been lost in the desert since 1916 by squirtle24 on Sunday February 25, 2024 @08:47AM (#39500788)

All you need is Bruce Willis and his team of oil drillers to break up an asteroid.

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