Harrekin
Well-Known Member
Nitric acid refining is dirty and it still requires a lot of refining afterwards.The supply doesn't need to be infinite.
Silver can be recycled from many industrial processes. It is not "consumed" in the sense you're trying to imply.
Nitric acid is an amazing substance (although, not as amazing as water).
18325925790 Ozt ? That supply is going to outlive your dreams of riches. Keep that in mind, too, and as we've seen from Hubbert's Peak, resource estimates have a tendency to change as technology and processes of extraction are developed.
That's not to say there won't be another bubble in the PM markets, but it's not going to the moon for any good reason.
OH...one other thing. In 2019 the harvesting of asteroids begins assuming NASA gets the funding it needs.
SCIENCE!!!!11@!11!11
The ROI is way too low, even if you got the input for free.