Well, gold isn&#x27;t a very valuable thing, aside from it&#x27;s use as a basis of currency and &quot;look at this gold, isn&#x27;t it pretty, I&#x27;m so rich!&quot;.<p>But there are other things that are more valuable.  On thing is He-3, which would make an ideal fusion fuel.  Another is pretty much any raw material, and the industrial base to use it.  I&#x27;d much rather have industrial machinery churning out tons of pollution on the moon then on the earth.