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Asteroid Mining

Asteroid Mining: Science Fiction or Science?

From the beginning of the genre of Science-Fiction, authors have dreamed of valiant spacemen and spacewomen (perhaps along with a few space pirates)  venturing out into the asteroid belt and mining precious minerals and bringing them back to a mineral starved earth. As with other Sci-fi inventions like StarTrek flip phones um… I mean communicators… science might be catching up with fiction. In the following article, Joao Peixe of Oilprice.com makes the case for the feasibility of mining the asteroid belt coming soon to a spaceport near you. ~Tim McMahon, editor.

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Lithium

Forget Vegas, Nevada Is Now About Reno And Lithium

Nevada is booming as new lithium companies rush in to stake out targets and massive business development gets underway, from Tesla to Amazon and Apple. As the state’s southwest corner fills up with new lithium players, Tesla gears up for its battery gigafactory and the world’s largest data center sets up shop, Nevada is poised for one of the greatest economic revival stories of the century.

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Trends in Australian Mining Industry

The rising cost of mining operations and unstable prices of commodities combined with the rising strength of Australian dollar has made times tougher for the Australian mining industry, even at the best mines in the country. Current tends in Australian Mining Industry Increasing Cost of Production and Uncertain Commodity Demand- High rising cost of labor, introduction

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