Table 3.

Key resources table for the data analysis presented in this paper

Resource	Source	Identifier
Global & country copper, nickel, zinc, molybdenum, rhenium, cobalt, selenium, tellurium, and cadmium annual production values from 1970 - 2018.	BGS World mineral statistics data (2021)	https://www2.bgs.ac.uk/mineralsuk/statistics/wms.cfc?method = searchWMS
Global & country copper, nickel, zinc, molybdenum, rhenium, cobalt, selenium, tellurium and cadmium annual production values compiled from Bureau of mines minerals Yearbook reports for 1970–1993.	Bureau of Mines Minerals Yearbook (1970–1993)	https://www.usgs.gov/centers/nmic/bureau-mines-minerals-yearbook-1932-1993
Global & country copper, nickel, zinc, molybdenum, rhenium, cobalt, selenium, tellurium and cadmium annual production values compiled from USGS minerals yearbook - metals and Mineral's reports for 1994–2018.	USGS, Minerals Yearbook (2021)	https://www.usgs.gov/centers/nmic/minerals-yearbook-metals-and-minerals