# Space Miners Will Bring "Trillions of Dollars" to Earth

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**Created:** [April 24, 2012, 3:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/space-miners-will-bring-trillions-of-dollars-to-earth/263511 "2012-04-24T15:25:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![Wayne64SS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/wayne64ss/32/6365_2.png) [@Wayne64SS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Wayne64SS)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2012, 10:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/space-miners-will-bring-trillions-of-dollars-to-earth/263511/21 "2012-05-02T10:10:21Z")

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:rofl :rofl :rofl

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**Author:** ![SRS\_BZNS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/srs_bzns/32/6375_2.png) [@SRS\_BZNS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SRS_BZNS)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2012, 10:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/space-miners-will-bring-trillions-of-dollars-to-earth/263511/22 "2012-05-02T10:41:02Z")

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how would you refine in space? how the fuck do you light a match in a vacuum

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**Author:** ![99FRC](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/99frc/32/6335_2.png) [@99FRC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/99FRC)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2012, 12:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/space-miners-will-bring-trillions-of-dollars-to-earth/263511/23 "2012-05-02T12:04:45Z")

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My guess would be a refinery ship that can use water ice from the asteroid to fuel the refinery as well as itself. Shuttles from the ship to aseroid. Or better yet but way out there, would be to encapsulate the entire asteroid and work within the capsule. Many many options out there. Id like to see this happen in my lifetime.

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**Author:** ![Oleg](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/oleg/32/6276_2.png) [@Oleg](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Oleg)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2012, 7:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/space-miners-will-bring-trillions-of-dollars-to-earth/263511/24 "2012-05-02T19:32:12Z")

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> [@What's wrong with autox???](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/whats-wrong-with-autox/49407/81):
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> lol at everyone who pretend to know about the cost basis of interstellar mining operations

Actually the only type of mining discussed was interplanetary at best.  
Thanks for playing!

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