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Scientists explore possibility of mining iron, nickel, cobalt-rich near-earth asteroids

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | October 11, 2021 | 6:06 am Battery Metals Education Suppliers & Equipment USA Cobalt Iron Ore Nickel 

A team of students co-led by University of Arizona’s planetary science associate professor Vishnu Reddy is studying metal-rich near-Earth asteroids, or NEAs, to explore the possibility that iron, nickel and cobalt could someday be mined for use on Earth or in...

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