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Is space mining commercially viable?

Ana Komnenic | January 13, 2014 | 9:21 pm Base Metals Precious Metals Africa Australia Canada Europe Iron Ore Nickel Palladium Platinum 

There's been a lot of talk lately about space mining and the idea has earned some pretty reputable backers. NASA announced recently that it would launch a sample-collecting mission in 2016. On the business side, Planetary Resources - a company backed...

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