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 estimated 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.
Value and estimated profit of the most cost-effective asteroids to mine (in billion U.S. dollars)*
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Asterank. (January 15, 2021). Value and estimated profit of the most cost-effective asteroids to mine (in billion U.S. dollars)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://www.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 15, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/656590/cost-effective-asteroid-mining-value-and-profit-estimates/
Asterank. (2021). Value and estimated profit of the most cost-effective asteroids to mine (in billion U.S. dollars)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://www.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., 15 Jan 2021, https://www.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://www.statista.com/statistics/656590/cost-effective-asteroid-mining-value-and-profit-estimates/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
Value and estimated profit of the most cost-effective asteroids to mine (in billion U.S. dollars)* [Graph], Asterank, January 15, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/656590/cost-effective-asteroid-mining-value-and-profit-estimates/