Rare : the high-stakes race to satisfy our need for the scarcest metals on Earth /
Veronese, Keith,author.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Man and metal -- What is rare? -- Playing the long game -- Inside a single rock -- A scientific cold war -- Created in a nuclear reactor -- Counterfeiting gold -- Pale horses -- Golf clubs, iPhones, and tribal wars -- The concentration question -- Dirty recycling -- Afghanistan's path to prosperity -- Little silver -- The next precious metals -- When the well runs dry -- Going the distance.
Rare earths.