Rare Strategic Metals

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  1. Cardshark

    Cardshark New Member

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    I have been stacking silver for awhile now with my stack reaching 30kg.

    Has anyone looked or invested into Rare Strategic Metals such as Rhenium, Indium, Hafnium, Gallium etc?

    As far as I know investing in these can only be done outside of Australia and I would like to know anyone's thoughts on this strategy?

    Cheers,
     
    Cardshark, Jul 18, 2014
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    Don't forget about Bismuth.
     
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    Silver Soul Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    I've been stacking Indium. The returns have been great ;)
     
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    swoydaz Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    Welcome to SilverStackers :)

    There's a thread right down near the bottom of the main page where new members can say hello.

    Many like myself have overlooked that step simply because they didn't see it.

    Not a big deal but why not go there just the same.

    Check that out first and then join the pandemonium :)
     
    swoydaz, Jul 18, 2014
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    Pandemonium, I have been stacking that for a while! Returns have been mixed....
     
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    willrocks Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    I've been trying to find some unobtainium.
     
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    willrocks Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    I've also been stacking mercury for years. It's driving me mad.
     
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    bloomst Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    Uranus return has been a bit stinky...
     
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    i have 3oz of unobtanium. there are only 3oz. and i will never sell...
     
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    willrocks Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    That sounds like unobtainable, not unobtanium? Check your periodic table.
     
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    willrocks Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    I hear uranium is hot at the moment. Its giving 100+ year returns.
     
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    unobtainium**


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    I can see that this post is going nowhere????
     
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    spannermonkey Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    First post & no intro
    You obviously haven't done much reading than
     
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  15. spannermonkey

    spannermonkey Well-Known Member Silver Stacker

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    There is a picture of some at Goldstackers office
    But none in the safe :(
     
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    seriously, is mercury worth having? what would a kilo be worth?
     
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    When considering 'exotic' metals be aware that they may have different storage/handling requirements and may not be as liquid when you want to sell. Gold is about as liquid as you'll get.
     
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    We get a sizable amount of the Platinum group metal Osmiridium down here in Tasmania. Once the largest producer of it worldwide. The other main area globally is in Central Eastern Russia, in the Ural Mountains. Its a natural alloy of osmium and iridium. Both are off the charts for heat, durability, specific gravity etc. Generally for our deposit assayes at 40% osmium and 30-40% iridium depending on location. Osmiridium also hosts several trace platinum group elements and some are so rare they are worth is over Au$50000 a gram!
     
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    Stack blood. It's both liquid and liquid.
     
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    He is pulling the Piss. Its a play on madness caused by mercury poisoning!:D
     
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