To: neverdem
Astronomers think there might be a considerable amount of rare earth metals in the asteroid belt. Of course, it seems that the US is no longer enterprising enough to go get them, but there is a good chance they are there.
2 posted on
11/24/2010 5:13:43 PM PST by
Hawk1976
(It is better to die in battle than it is to live as a slave.)
To: Hawk1976
It would probably be more economically viable to just re-open the mines already in the US that were priced out by China’s use of slave labor...
To: Hawk1976
Astronomers think there might be a considerable amount of rare earth metals in the asteroid belt. Of course, it seems that the US is no longer enterprising enough to go get them... On the bright side, we're able to provide 'counseling and emotional support" for the criminal and homeless.../s
25 posted on
11/25/2010 5:55:53 PM PST by
GOPJ
('Power abdicates only under the stress of counter-power." Martin Buber /a Tea-nami's coming..)
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