Those asteroids are the fragmented remains of almost-planets, but they contain all of the same mixtures of elements as their larger planetary cousins. The accessible veins of gold, zinc, platinum and other valuable metals instead came from later asteroid impacts on Earth’s surface. When our planet was still molten, almost all of the heavy metals sank to the core, which is pretty hard to get to. So how do we get these metals from these faraway asteroids? Perhaps the best way is to bring the space rocks to Earth.
Hence, space mining may become more important then ever. It would be prudent to be able to mine these resources for the benefit of mankind. Many scientists agree that asteroids contain all sorts of valuable minerals and natural resources including gold, iron, nickel, aluminium as well as some trace elements used in microelectronics. Naturally, people look out toward space to fill these needs.
As the resources on Earth dwindle, the need for natural resources grows exponentially.
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