AstroForge, a California-based start-up founded by Matt Gialich and Jose Acain in 2022, is making strides in the burgeoning field of asteroid mining. The company's primary goal is to extract platinum group metals (PGMs) from asteroids, particularly those abundant in Metal. These PGMs have diverse applications, from jewelry manufacturing to the development of cancer-fighting drugs. AstroForge's innovative approach involves sending a compact refinery into space, to mine these precious resources and return them to Earth.