The Technical and Economic Feasibility of Mining the Near - Earth Asteroids

A thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements forthe award of the degree o

Master of Science (Honours)

from the

University of Wollongong

by

Mark J Sont er, B.Sc., M.App.Sc.

Department of Physics and Department of Civil and Mining Engineering 1997

Certification :

This is to certify:

  1. that this thesis is solely the work of the candidate;
  2. that this thesis has not been submitted for a degree to any other university orinstitution.

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