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$600,000 THOUSAND dollars by retirement...what will that be worth by then? A burger?
One rare earth element jet engines need...Re (Rhenium)
@grok
No, Rolls-Royce is not currently moving its operations to the USA. However, the company is considering relocating its new narrow-body jet engine program—valued at an estimated £1.6 trillion over its lifecycle—from the UK to either the US or Germany due to surging UK energy costs linked to net zero policies.
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This consideration is aimed at pressuring the UK government for financial support, as Rolls-Royce prefers to develop the program in Britain, where it could create around 40,000 jobs and generate over £100 billion for the economy.
thisismoney.co.uk
No final decision has been made, and the company has declined to comment officially.
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"Rhenium is the rarest stable element in the Earth’s crust, occurring at well below one part per billion."One rare earth element jet engines need...Re (Rhenium)
It will be, I'm betting on it."Rhenium is the rarest stable element in the Earth’s crust, occurring at well below one part per billion."
Should be a lot more than Ag ... IMO
Rarity IS NOT the sole determining Factor of the Price of ANYTHING !It will be, I'm betting on it.
Most extracted rhenium is a byproduct of copper mining, with about 80 percent recovered from flue dust during the processing of molybdenite concentrates from porphyry copper deposits.Rarity IS NOT the sole determining Factor of the Price of ANYTHING !
You may make a " Bet ", but the market/participants will determine the Price
Check Armstrong's " Background " .Martin covers a lot of Russian history here at 2.0X speed
Europe Will Ban Gold & Bitcoin Next + USA Leaving NATO!
Martin Armstrong drops bombshell revelations in this exclusive 2025 interview: he personally drafted Trump’s secret Russia-Ukraine peace plan, warns that the EU has already secretly spent most of the $300 billion frozen Russian assets (mostly private wealth), predicts a major NATO false-flag in Q1 2026 to block US exit from the alliance, declares Europe the real enemy of peace, exposes the hidden $75 trillion natural-resource motive behind the war, confirms Washington is seriously discussing leaving NATO, reveals silver heading to $80 and gold exploding into 2027, and issues an urgent warning to move money out of Europe before capital controls, gold/Bitcoin bans, and the coming Eurozone collapse by 2030. A must-watch update from the legendary forecaster who’s been advising governments for decades.
Recording date: December 12, 2025
Chapters
00:00 Intro
01:11 – I helped write Trump’s Ukraine peace plan
02:20 – Real reason for war: Russia’s $75 trillion resources
04:50 – West started Ukraine civil war in 2014
06:20 – $300B frozen assets = mostly private money stolen
09:10 – Europe turning authoritarian fast
11:55 – US seriously planning NATO exit
13:20 – NATO false flag coming Q1 2026
19:40 – Trump’s Venezuela move is anti-China oil war
22:20 – No war with Russia… but war with China coming
24:50 – Eurozone collapses by 2030 – move your money now
26:00 – EU will ban gold & Bitcoin soon
28:00 – 2026 recession + AI reality check
33:35 – Silver to $80, gold explodes 2026-27
So it doesn't matter what the price of Rhenium is if there's not enough copper mined to supply it.Most extracted rhenium is a byproduct of copper mining, with about 80 percent recovered from flue dust during the processing of molybdenite concentrates from porphyry copper deposits.
Continental-arc porphyry copper-(molybdenum-gold) deposits supply most of the world’s rhenium production and have large inferred rhenium resources. Porphyry copper mines in Chile account for about 55 percent of the world’s mine production of rhenium.
While copper has been mined for thousands of years, the demand for it has surged in the past two decades, driving its price up nearly 75% since 2020.
Yet, despite its importance, the world’s largest copper mines in regions like Chile, Peru and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are struggling to meet demand amid a global shortage, all while grappling with escalating environmental concerns.
Cassandra Cummins, the CEO of New Jersey-based Thomas Instrumentation, has had to factor in the steep increase in copper that goes into the circuit boards and other electronic components that the family-owned firm manufactures for commercial clients.
She explains that while the microchips the company uses contain rare earth minerals, around 90% of a finished circuit board is copper. Take LEDs, for example: while the rare earth element terbium makes them shine green, “it’s a tiny fraction compared to the amount of copper on the board,” she says. “But if we don’t have copper, if my suppliers don’t have copper, then we don’t have boards.”
The rising cost of copper in recent years has significantly increased the price of those finished boards for Thomas Instrumentation’s customers. “We apologize, but we have to increase prices,” Cummins says.
It’s a problem that will only get worse. A report last year by S&P Global blamed the shortfall on a number of problems, including underinvestment in new exploration and mines due to the industry’s focus on short-term returns.
BHP, a Melbourne, Australia-based multinational mining and metals company says that existing mines will produce around 15% less copper in 2035 than in 2024. The average grade of ore has also diminished by around 40% since 1991, BHP says.
“Most of the high-grade stuff’s already been mined,” says Mike McKibben, an associate professor emeritus of geology at University of California, Riverside. “So, we have to go after increasingly lower grade material" that cost more to mine and process, he says.
That’s a recipe for higher prices and unmet demand, says Shon Hiatt, a business professor at the University of Southern California. “It’s projected that in the next 20 years, we will need as much copper as all the copper that has ever been produced up to this date,” he says.
Without new capital investments, Commodities Research Unit (CRU) predicts global copper mine production will drop to below 12Mt by 2034, leading to a supply shortfall of more than 15Mt. Over 200 copper mines are expected to run out of ore before 2035, with not enough new mines in the pipeline to take their place.
Rhenium (Re), the last naturally-occurring element to be discovered, was discovered in Germany in 1925. The process was so complicated and the cost so high that production was discontinued until early 1950 when tungsten-rhenium and molybdenum-rhenium alloys were prepared. These alloys found important applications in industry that resulted in a great demand for the rhenium produced from the molybdenite fraction of porphyry copper ores. Important uses of rhenium have been in platinum-rhenium catalysts, used primarily in producing lead-free, high-octane gasoline and in high-temperature superalloys used for jet engine components.
Inside a copper output plunge at No. 1 global producer Codelco
Interior Department releases final 2025 List of Critical Minerals
Editor’s note: Posted November 14 following the end of the lapse in appropriations. The Department of the Interior, through the U.S. Geological Survey, published the final 2025 List of Critical Minerals November 6, outlining 60 minerals vital to the U.S. economy and national security that face...www.usgs.gov
Rhenium Surge - Quest Metals
Rhenium prices are spiking sharply—this article explores whether it’s speculative or driven by real demand in high-tech & aerospace sectors.www.questmetals.com
Armstrong Slop™Check Armstrong's " Background " .
Shady dealing's in the past & his " predictions " are just on the edges crap
Bought some in January for $2,500 per kg. It is now $4,760.50 per kg. My last purchase was at $3,550 per kg. It recently sold for $5,500 in China.So it doesn't matter what the price of Rhenium is if there's not enough copper mined to supply it.
The current price for Rhenium is $148/oz
Mmm, doesn't seem like the price is indicative of extreme Rarity/Demand
The possible development ( there's always ongoing research ) of a better/cheaper alloy than those that use Rhenium is a definite risk
But, place ur bets & await the market outcome
I'll personally go with Gold & Silver
Fantastic trading mate. Well DoneBought some in January for $2,500 per kg. It is now $4,760.50 per kg. My last purchase was at $3,550 per kg. It recently sold for $5,500 in China.
Can't the same be said for any investment? Especially commodities including gold and silver?Fantastic trading mate. Well Done
But u have to be right on the Ball to hit the right price's
Average Joe Public, that's a risky Game
Certainly. Any investment is a play on the Market.Can't the same be said for any investment? Especially commodities including gold and silver?
I started buying gold and silver in 2002...just wish I would have bought more (actually, wish I would have bought more Bitcoin)!
These are the Fucking stupidest people on the PlanetTrump quietly signs sweeping $901B defense bill after bipartisan Senate passage
President Trump signed into law a nearly $1 trillion defense policy bill Thursday and approved what looks to be the largest military spending package in U.S. history.
The fiscal 2026 National Defense Authorization Act authorizes $901 billion in military spending, roughly $8 billion more than the administration requested, according to Reuters.
It also delivers a nearly 4 percent pay raise for troops, provides new funding for Ukraine and the Baltic States, and includes...
These are the Fucking stupidest people on the Planet
My exact point :- MIC spending is 90 % WASTAGE !Can't say as I agree or disagree. We (the US) spend more on defense than any other country on the planet. But when you get right on down to the real nitty gritty it's not actually about defense, it's about the MIC. Big bucks going there.
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