Hello.
I'm trying to get a handle on what an asteroid mining operation might look like in a Traveller context: cheap spaceflight, plentiful fusion power, et al. I've stumbled across the Mond process and it seems to hold potential. Would it be possible to do this via an injection well, drawing the gaseous product up through another well and then running it through a magnetic separator? Could the equipment needed be contained in a single, specialized vessel or is this a surface installation?
How big are we talking and does this even make sense?
Referencing this Smithsonian article and Wikipedia entry.
Thanks in advance.
I'm trying to get a handle on what an asteroid mining operation might look like in a Traveller context: cheap spaceflight, plentiful fusion power, et al. I've stumbled across the Mond process and it seems to hold potential. Would it be possible to do this via an injection well, drawing the gaseous product up through another well and then running it through a magnetic separator? Could the equipment needed be contained in a single, specialized vessel or is this a surface installation?
How big are we talking and does this even make sense?
Referencing this Smithsonian article and Wikipedia entry.
Thanks in advance.