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innovative-extraction-methods
New mining and processing procedures developed to exploit mineral concentrations too low for conventional mining.
1 chapter across 1 book
Red Mars (1992)Kim Stanley Robinson
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The chapter describes a mobile mining operation conducted by Arab prospectors on Mars, who are innovating new extraction methods to harvest diffuse sulfide deposits along the Great Escarpment. Frank, a character introduced here, takes initiative by using a prospector rover to conduct solo expeditions, gathering geological and atmospheric data while exploring the Martian terrain.