The important thing to note here is that "precious metals" and "rare minerals" really aren't. Given advanced enough technology, they become abundant.
That happened with aluminum - they used to make very expensive jewelry out of it, till we learned how to mine it efficiently, and now it's $1.9 per kilo.
I expect the same to happen to gold, silver, platinum. Diamonds are already on their way.
That happened with aluminum - they used to make very expensive jewelry out of it, till we learned how to mine it efficiently, and now it's $1.9 per kilo.
I expect the same to happen to gold, silver, platinum. Diamonds are already on their way.