Mining the Moon wouldn’t have any significant effects on our quality of life – the Moon has a mass of 73 quadrillion tons, even if we removed one metric ton from the Moon every day, it would take 220 million years to deplete 1% of the Moon’s mass. A 2009 NASA mission revealed that the lunar surface contains an array of compounds, including gold, silver, and mercury. The NASA space agency announced it is looking for companies to collect rocks and dirt from the lunar surface, and then sell them to NASA, as part of a technology development program that would eventually help astronauts “live off the land.” The Moon is rich in water, rare Earth minerals and Helium 3, a powerful energy source. Water will allow us to have a permanent presence on the Moon; China is the leading provider of rare Earth minerals and they are a decade away from running out; a kilogramme of Helium-3 is expected to fetch $3,000,000. The profits of Moon mining are incredibly lucrative.