lunar mining

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Here's my take on that, Some resources that could be mined..like He3, aluminum, and some other components of regolith are fairly uniformly distributed over the surface. Disputes over these will not likly occur, 'specially in the plains.
Polar craters that contain water and other volitals would be an area of dispute....But few will have what it takes to get there, possibly fewer will actually be successful.
Even fewer though, would be those opposed to the mining-claim endeavors that actually have resources to go on site and interfere. Two sayings come to mind, "Possesion being 9/10th of the law" and that its "Easyer to ask for forgiveness, than Permission."
I firmly believe mining will be done on the moon, and I may live to see it...Regulation may come later, but the pioneers will likly go where they wish, use what they find. Opposition will just be background noise. On another point, many nations are now investing in space-related science. And pooling resources.