Defining a Successful Commercial Lunar Mining Program

Rare Earth Frontiers

“…Lunar mining is not so dif fer ent from the deep ocean insofar as both are relatively unexplored, pose steep technological and capital barriers to entry, beckon to expansionist tendencies, and are governed by robust regulatory regimes (Steinberg 2013;Valentine 2012). In both cases, the abundance of rare earth ele ments can be accessed only if the technological and po liti cal obstacles to extracting them are overcome (Amah et al 2012;Jeandel et al 2013;Kato et al 2011,).…”

Rare Earth Frontiers

“…Lunar mining is not so dif fer ent from the deep ocean insofar as both are relatively unexplored, pose steep technological and capital barriers to entry, beckon to expansionist tendencies, and are governed by robust regulatory regimes (Steinberg 2013;Valentine 2012). In both cases, the abundance of rare earth ele ments can be accessed only if the technological and po liti cal obstacles to extracting them are overcome (Amah et al 2012;Jeandel et al 2013;Kato et al 2011,).…”

An Integrated Economics Model for ISRU in Support of a Mars Colony--Initial Status Report

“…At previous AIAA Space Conferences and mining-related conferences, other papers have gone into greater detail in analyzing various OEM processes and systems. [35][36][37][38][39]…”

Rare Earth Frontiers

“…Lunar mining is not so dif fer ent from the deep ocean insofar as both are relatively unexplored, pose steep technological and capital barriers to entry, beckon to expansionist tendencies, and are governed by robust regulatory regimes (Steinberg 2013;Valentine 2012). In both cases, the abundance of rare earth ele ments can be accessed only if the technological and po liti cal obstacles to extracting them are overcome (Amah et al 2012;Jeandel et al 2013;Kato et al 2011,).…”

An Integrated Economics Model for ISRU in Support of a Mars Colony--Initial Status Report

“…At previous AIAA Space Conferences and mining-related conferences, other papers have gone into greater detail in analyzing various OEM processes and systems. [35][36][37][38][39]…”

Rare Earth Frontiers

“…Lunar mining is not so dif fer ent from the deep ocean insofar as both are relatively unexplored, pose steep technological and capital barriers to entry, beckon to expansionist tendencies, and are governed by robust regulatory regimes (Steinberg 2013;Valentine 2012). In both cases, the abundance of rare earth ele ments can be accessed only if the technological and po liti cal obstacles to extracting them are overcome (Amah et al 2012;Jeandel et al 2013;Kato et al 2011,).…”

An Integrated Economics Model for ISRU in Support of a Mars Colony--Initial Status Report

“…At previous AIAA Space Conferences and mining-related conferences, other papers have gone into greater detail in analyzing various OEM processes and systems. [35][36][37][38][39]…”