Industrial civilization has an almost unlimited hunger for metals, limited only by their availability and the cost of extraction. This has been especially true for metals...
The Importance Of Rare ElementsIt is easy to underestimate how some critical technologies are entirely reliant on ultra-rare elements barely known by most investors or even...
RhodiumWhen discussing precious metals, the attention tends to be focused on gold, and maybe a few other elements like silver and platinum. These are all metals...
US Debt And Growing ConcernsIn the past few years, the level of debt accrued by the US government has been extensively discussed in the financial press,...
From Golden Age to Stagnation to RenaissanceWhen it was invented, nuclear power was touted as the future of energy and envisioned powering everything, from the electric...
Platinum’s Unique PropertiesSome metals, like gold, derived their value from their historical role as currencies. Some are purely industrial metals with unique physical properties, like tungsten...
Evolving MetallurgyCivilization has been built upon its metal use, from the Bronze and Iron Ages to the modern era. While today, the most commonly used metals...
