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Scientists explore possibility of mining iron, nickel, cobalt-rich near-Earth asteroids – MINING.COM – MINING.com

Metal-rich asteroids are similar to some stony-iron meteorites found on Earth.

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In detail, the group is examining asteroids 1986 DA and 2016 ED85 and discovered that their spectral signatures are quite similar to asteroid 16 Psyche, the largest metal-rich body in the solar system.
Psyche, located in the main asteroid belt between the…

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