Yes, but by then you have disrupted the market so thoroughly that asteroid mining becomes a matter-of-fact standard and, very soon afterwards, the only feasible source of certain substances. It'll be an inversion of the status quo and if they can pull this off, this could restart our space-faring technologies.

Going beyond our planet for resources constitutes a huge step in human development - a step we're currently opting out of, but one day a mining program such as this might get the ball rolling again.