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Prices on Earth circa 2006
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'''Prices on Earth circa 2006, in U. S. dollars.'''
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''Note that prices for resources in space will be significantly different, and may be dominated by resource availability in space and transportation costs, and that a troy ounce is 31.1 g, about 10 percent more than the avoirdupois ounce.''
  
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{|cellpadding="10" style="color:white;background:black"
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|- style="color:black;background:#7FBFBF"
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|'''Element'''
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|'''Price per Kg'''
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|'''Price per Troy oz.'''
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|'''Price per Gram'''
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|'''Price per Metric Tonne''' (=1000 kg)
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|- style="color:black;background:white"
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|width="60"| [[Helium3|<SUP>3</SUP>He]]
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| $4,000,000|| $124,000 ||$4,000|| $4,000M
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|- style="color:black;background:white"
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| [[Aluminum]]  || $2||  ||$0.002||$2,000
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|- style="color:black;background:white"
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| [[Copper]]  ||  $7|| || $0.007 ||$7,000
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|- style="color:black;background:white"
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| [[Gold]]  || $44,600|| $1,388||$44.6||$44.6M
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|- style="color:black;background:white"
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| [[Nickel]]  || $20||  ||$0.02||$20,000
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|- style="color:black;background:white"
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| [[Tantalum]]  || $750|| || $0.75 || $750,000
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|- style="color:black;background:white"
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| [[Titanium]]  || $8.50 || $0.008 || ||$8,500
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|- style="color:black;background:white"
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| [[Yttrium]]  ||  $5,500|| $5.50 ||$4.58||  $5.5M
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|- style="color:black;background:white"
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| colspan="5" align="center"| '''[[Platinum Group Metals]]'''
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|- style="color:black;background:white"
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| [[Iridium]]  ||  $20,000|| $300-600||$10-20 ||  $20M
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|- style="color:black;background:white"
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| [[Platinum]]  || $35,000|| $950-$1,350||$31-$43|| $35M
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|- style="color:black;background:white"
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| [[Rhodium]]  ||  $200,000|| $5800-$5900||$200 ||  $200M
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|- style="color:black;background:white"
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| [[Palladium]] || || || ||
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|- style="color:black;background:white"
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| [[Ruthenium]] || || || ||
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|- style="color:black;background:white"
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| [[Osmium]] || || || ||
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HE3 - U.S.$1.5 MILLION / Kg
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==External Links==
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*[http://www.infomine.com/investment/metalprices/ metal prices]
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*[http://www.mgb.gov.ph/aveprice-metals.htm price of copper, gold, silver, and nickel 1996-2004] from the Mines and Geosciences Bureau
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*[http://www.platinum.matthey.com/prices/current_historical.html platinum group metal prices]
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*[http://www.spectrastableisotopes.com/Catalog/Specialty_Gases.aspx prices of specialty gasses from Spectra] (including <SUP>3</SUP>He)]
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Rhodium - $5800-$5900/troy oz,  $200/gram,  $200,000 / kg
 
  
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Platinum - $1102-$1108/troy oz , $35 / gram, $35,000 / kg
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Gold - $617-624/troy oz , $20/gram, $20,000 / kg
 
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Titanium alloy wholesales at GBP 17,000 /tonne
 
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Yttrium - price of 99.9 % pure yttrium ingot is 229.00 € for 50 g, so about $5500 /kg
 
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Iridium - $600 / tr-oz == $20/gram = $2,000 / kg
 
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Tantalum - price varies a lot, lowest seen is 0.75 cents / gram, $750/kg
 
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Copper is dirt cheap, $7000/tonne,  $7 / kg
 

Latest revision as of 07:13, 8 December 2011

Prices on Earth circa 2006, in U. S. dollars. Note that prices for resources in space will be significantly different, and may be dominated by resource availability in space and transportation costs, and that a troy ounce is 31.1 g, about 10 percent more than the avoirdupois ounce.

Element Price per Kg Price per Troy oz. Price per Gram Price per Metric Tonne (=1000 kg)
3He $4,000,000 $124,000 $4,000 $4,000M
Aluminum $2 $0.002 $2,000
Copper $7 $0.007 $7,000
Gold $44,600 $1,388 $44.6 $44.6M
Nickel $20 $0.02 $20,000
Tantalum $750 $0.75 $750,000
Titanium $8.50 $0.008 $8,500
Yttrium $5,500 $5.50 $4.58 $5.5M
Platinum Group Metals
Iridium $20,000 $300-600 $10-20 $20M
Platinum $35,000 $950-$1,350 $31-$43 $35M
Rhodium $200,000 $5800-$5900 $200 $200M
Palladium
Ruthenium
Osmium



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