models support NEO material deposits on the Moon

Platinum is around $51K/kg, it would have to be cheaper than that
to get it back here. Currently it's around $20K/kg just to get
something into low earth orbit. I know that this cost could be coming
down greatly (and I sure hope it does).

We also keep finding more discoveries like this here on earth:
"Japanese scientists have found vast reserves of rare earth metals on
the Pacific seabed"
http://nextbigfuture.com/2013/03/japan-has-found-rare-earth-reserves-in.html

--- In spacesettlers@yahoogroups.com, Joe Strout wrote: