[messe]

> get metal out of rocks?

I'd imagine that prioritising getting metal out of old components would be a more efficient process. It's my understanding that there aren't many easily accessible metal deposits left, as there would have been thousands of years ago.

[throw0101a]

> I'd imagine that prioritising getting metal out of old components would be a more efficient process.

Covered in the book: recycle first, especially early in the post-collapse world when there may be a lot of stuff just sitting around.