Asteroid mining

 refers to the extraction and use of raw materials found in s. Currently, asteroid mining is small-scale but is expanding, and primarily focuses on close to Mazdaman. s, s, and are the main targets of asteroid mining, especially in face of the possibility of exhaustion of deposits on Mazdaman itself. Most of mining is done via unmanned extractor spacecraft who return ore to Earth for processing; the planned construction of orbital refineries may be expected to simplify this procedure.

Roscia has been the center of asteroid mining development, and the first commercial mining operation was launched in 2009 by XXX. Roscian countries combined control 64% of value generated by asteroid mining, and Pytarus controls 20%.