First, there is no mining allowed in Antarctica under the Antarctic Treaty. Second, it's too cold there to facilitate any kind of mining operation.
Mining in Antarctica is prohibited under the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty due to concerns about preserving the pristine environment and preventing pollution. The extreme environmental conditions, logistical challenges, and minimal economic feasibility also contribute to the lack of mining activities in Antarctica's mineral-rich areas.
they are not considered to be ores because they are not valuable enough. it costs to much money to get it from antarctica to usa Because ores are considered to be profitable. Ores are used in Antarctica for rodes and heating, not to make a profit.
Primarily because the cost of living, heating, energy, getting things to and from there, and so on are prohibitive. whereas if there were metal deposits in Alaska and they were say, near Juno, it wouldn't be so bad, because there is road transport, close food, fully powered electricity on the grid etc. whereas in Antarctica, there is no electricity on the grid, all electricity is generated using fuel generators, so there is a cost, getting metal from the ground costs more fuel, and you would have to be shipping fuel there on a daily basis to get the place afloat in general. that and Australia is the nearest continent and that is at least 2 weeks away by boat, not to mention getting the stuff across the ice to the boat in the first place.
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Barium is a metal. It is a soft, silvery, alkaline earth metal that is typically found in mineral deposits.
Almost every country recycles metal since it is very profitable and easy to export / recycle.
Osmium is one of the rarest elements in the Earth's crust. It is considered a rare precious metal and is often found in association with platinum deposits.
Metal deposits that occur in the cracks of rocks.
in the ground somewhere
Polonium is usually considered a poor metal, but can also be considered a metalloid.