Metal DNA™
The identity, properties, importance and market profile of every metal MetalsCost tracks. Every score below is either computed from this site's own real price and reserves data, or a manually researched, cited figure — never invented. An "intelligence score" here just means a single 0-100 number, built by averaging whichever of five real dimensions — price momentum, price volatility, geographic production concentration, supply security (reserve life), and demand diversity — this site actually has usable data for; a metal with fewer dimensions scored is averaging fewer numbers, not being marked down for the gap. How this works →
Metal DNA™ Score Comparison
Overall score (average of all scored dimensions) for every metal with at least one dimension computed.
Precious Metals
5 metalsIndustrial Metals
6 metalsBattery & Energy Metals
2 metalsSteel & Construction Materials
1 metalsRare Earth Elements
1 metalsCritical Minerals & Energy
5 metalsCompare Metal DNA™ Scores
Every score here traces back to the same computation shown on each metal's own profile page — never a separate estimate.
| Metal | Category | Overall Score | Dimensions Scored |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Precious Metals | 39/100 | 5 of 5 |
| Silver | Precious Metals | 37/100 | 5 of 5 |
| Platinum | Precious Metals | 48/100 | 4 of 5 |
| Palladium | Precious Metals | 30/100 | 4 of 5 |
| Rhodium | Precious Metals | 24/100 | 3 of 5 |
| Copper | Industrial Metals | 48/100 | 5 of 5 |
| Aluminium | Industrial Metals | 37/100 | 3 of 5 |
| Lead | Industrial Metals | 43/100 | 5 of 5 |
| Nickel | Industrial Metals | 40/100 | 5 of 5 |
| Tin | Industrial Metals | 42/100 | 5 of 5 |
| Zinc | Industrial Metals | 40/100 | 5 of 5 |
| Cobalt | Battery & Energy Metals | 47/100 | 5 of 5 |
| Lithium | Battery & Energy Metals | 47/100 | 4 of 5 |
| Iron Ore | Steel & Construction Materials | 26/100 | 5 of 5 |
| Neodymium | Rare Earth Elements | 28/100 | 2 of 5 |
| Gallium | Critical Minerals & Energy | 26/100 | 3 of 5 |
| Indium | Critical Minerals & Energy | 27/100 | 2 of 5 |
| Molybdenum | Critical Minerals & Energy | 26/100 | 5 of 5 |
| Tellurium | Critical Minerals & Energy | 39/100 | 3 of 5 |
| Uranium | Critical Minerals & Energy | 19/100 | 3 of 5 |
