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Mining Mars? Where's the Ore?
Discovery News - 2010 Feb 22

We may not be prospecting Mars anytime soon, but scientists have mapped out where on the planet we should look -- some day.

• The best places on Mars for valuable ores are volcanoes, lava flows and impact craters.
• Mars' different history, crust and atmosphere make it certain that minerals there will be different than those of Earth.
• Martian miners will not likely be sending much back to Earth.