This statistic shows the estimated profits from the asteroids that are considered to be the most cost effective to mine, ranked by the profit as a share of the overall value of the materials present in the asteroid. The economically valuable materials present on the asteroid Ryugu have a total value of 82.76 billion U.S. dollars, and is estimated to have a profit of 30.08 billion U.S. dollars once the costs of mining are taken into consideration.
Asteroid mining value and profit estimates for most cost-effective asteroids
Value and estimated profit of the most cost-effective asteroids to mine (in billion U.S. dollars)*
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Asterank. (January 25, 2019). Value and estimated profit of the most cost-effective asteroids to mine (in billion U.S. dollars)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 06, 2019, from https://cdn1.statista.com/statistics/656590/cost-effective-asteroid-mining-value-and-profit-estimates/
Asterank. "Value and estimated profit of the most cost-effective asteroids to mine (in billion U.S. dollars)*." Chart. January 25, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 06, 2019. https://cdn1.statista.com/statistics/656590/cost-effective-asteroid-mining-value-and-profit-estimates/
Asterank. (2019). Value and estimated profit of the most cost-effective asteroids to mine (in billion U.S. dollars)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 06, 2019. https://cdn1.statista.com/statistics/656590/cost-effective-asteroid-mining-value-and-profit-estimates/
Asterank. "Value and Estimated Profit of The Most Cost-effective Asteroids to Mine (in Billion U.S. Dollars)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Jan 2019, https://cdn1.statista.com/statistics/656590/cost-effective-asteroid-mining-value-and-profit-estimates/
Asterank, Value and estimated profit of the most cost-effective asteroids to mine (in billion U.S. dollars)* Statista, https://cdn1.statista.com/statistics/656590/cost-effective-asteroid-mining-value-and-profit-estimates/ (last visited December 06, 2019)