As hard as it is to keep up with local, county, state and federals mining regulations, I ponder what new space laws will apply to this idea of mining asteroids. It is hard enough to mine the deposits we have access to on Earth, so I doubt that humans would expend the money and natural resources needed to make an asteroid mining venture happen by 2020, in my opinion. But then again, perhaps I am mistaken and should start stakin'...
Here's the news link;
Asteroid Mining Venture
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