Rhenium (Re)
Rhenium metal ingot - one troy ounce - .9999 bullion Rhenium was discovered in Germany in 1925, was the last stable element to be discovered, and is named after the Rhine River. It is among the most rare elements in the earths crust with an estimated concentration of 1 part per billion. In 2012 only 52 tonnes of rhenium was mined worldwide compared to 2700 tonnes of gold and 1,100,000,000 tonnes of iron. Rhenium has the highest boiling point of all elements, the second highest melting point of all elemental metals and is among the most dense. It's annealed form is very ductile and its alloys can be superconductive. These properties make this metal critical and essentially irreplaceable in military and other high performance jet engine components. We anticipate the future build-out of President Trump's Space Force will require lots and lots of rhenium. The unique properties of rhenium have other applications in the chemical, electronics and energy industries. Please see the below link