Basic Materials

Companies involved in the manufacture of chemicals, construction materials and paper products. It also covers businesses engaged in the exploration and processing of commodities. UK‑listed companies in this sector include Johnson Matthey plc, Croda International plc, CRH plc, Travis Perkins plc, DS Smith plc and Glencore plc.

Atlas Metals advances £2m second loan and appoints new auditor

Atlas Metals has received net proceeds of approximately £1.63 million from its Second Loan and appointed RPG Crouch Chapman LLP as auditor for the year ending 31 December 2025...

April 20, 2026

Firering secures Zambian offtake deal as Limeco nears breakeven

Firering Strategic Minerals reports a two-year supply contract with a major copper producer, while its Limeco operation in Zambia reaches near-breakeven and advances capacity expansion plans...

April 20, 2026

Cora Gold secures US$120 million stream financing for Sanankoro in Mali

The West Africa-focused gold company says the funding package, combined with its recent fundraise, is expected to fully finance Sanankoro to production and supports progress toward construction once permits are..

April 17, 2026

Oriole Resources reports new gold results from Eastern CLP licences in Cameroon

Oriole Resources said recent exploration at its 90%-owned Eastern CLP in Cameroon returned rock-chip gold grades of up to 17.00g/t at Ndom, with further work planned...

April 16, 2026

Tirupati Graphite appoints AlbR Capital as Financial Adviser

Tirupati Graphite plc has appointed AlbR Capital Limited as its financial adviser with immediate effect...

April 16, 2026

KEFI nears funding line as Tulu Kapi moves into delivery phase

KEFI Gold and Copper has brought Tulu Kapi close to full funding after completing two equity raises and securing shareholder approval, shifting the investment case towards execution, timing and delivery..

April 15, 2026

Dekel Agri-Vision Q1 Production Update Points To Recovering Volumes, Zeus

Dekel Agri-Vision’s Q1 update shows recovering palm oil volumes, stronger cashew production and unchanged forecasts from Zeus analyst Charlie Cullen...

April 15, 2026

Elemental Royalty pitches a simpler route to gold exposure

Elemental Royalty used a BNN Bloomberg feature to present itself as a lower-risk, scalable way for investors to gain long-term exposure to gold...

April 15, 2026

Antofagasta reports lower Q1 copper output with net cash costs down 30%

Antofagasta said Q1 2026 copper production fell 8% year on year to 143,000 tonnes, while net cash costs declined 30% to $1.08/lb due to stronger by-product credits. The company kept..

April 15, 2026

Oriole Resources to host online shareholder presentation and Q&A

Oriole Resources PLC will host an online presentation and Q&A session for existing and prospective shareholders at 4.30 p.m. BST on Tuesday 28 April 2026...

April 15, 2026

Graphite moves closer to the centre of the critical minerals story

Graphite is becoming more important to investors as battery demand grows and supply diversification becomes a bigger priority...

April 14, 2026

CQS Natural Resources draws attention as energy risk reshapes Q1 positioning

A specialist natural resources trust has moved back into focus as geopolitical tension and energy risk reshape investor positioning in 2026...

April 14, 2026

Why vanadium is drawing fresh strategic attention

As long-duration energy storage moves up the agenda, vanadium is gaining attention as a material with growing relevance across both industrial and grid infrastructure markets...

April 14, 2026

Oriole Resources Nears a Potential West African Gold Mine as Mbe Moves Beyond 1.2Moz (video)

Oriole Resources has taken Mbe beyond 1.2 million ounces of contained gold, and CEO Martin Rosser says the project may still be only at a point in time. In this..

April 14, 2026

James Cropper expects FY26 adjusted EBITDA of £8.8m, ahead of market expectations

James Cropper said FY26 revenue rose to £103m and net debt fell to £8.3m, with Advanced Materials growing and Paper & Packaging returning to EBITDA profit in the second half...

April 14, 2026

Jubilee Metals tightens control of Zambian copper growth at Molefe

Jubilee Metals is expanding its Molefe project to secure more copper feed in Zambia and strengthen control over mining and processing volumes...

April 13, 2026

Firering pushes Limeco towards scale as product range broadens

Firering is now focused on turning Limeco into a larger, more diversified revenue platform through higher output, new products and regional market expansion...

April 13, 2026

Oriole Resources reports maiden JORC resource for MB01-N at Mbe

Oriole Resources has published a maiden JORC Inferred Mineral Resource Estimate for the MB01-N deposit at its Mbe gold project in Cameroon, adding 360,000 ounces of contained gold. Combined with..

April 13, 2026

Firering builds momentum as Limeco output moves higher

Firering’s latest Limeco update points to growing operational momentum, with higher output from Kiln 2 offering investors another positive sign on delivery...

April 10, 2026

Equinox Gold maps out a Canadian production base for the next decade

Equinox Gold’s latest mine updates point to a more defined Canadian strategy, with Greenstone and Valentine set to underpin long-term production and shape the next phase of execution...

April 10, 2026

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Basic Materials

Atlas Metals advances £2m second loan and appoints new auditor

Atlas Metals has received net proceeds of approximately £1.63 million from its Second Loan and appointed RPG Crouch Chapman LLP as auditor for the year ending 31 December 2025...

April 20, 2026

Firering secures Zambian offtake deal as Limeco nears breakeven

Firering Strategic Minerals reports a two-year supply contract with a major copper producer, while its Limeco operation in Zambia reaches near-breakeven and advances capacity expansion plans...

April 20, 2026

Cora Gold secures US$120 million stream financing for Sanankoro in Mali

April 17, 2026

Oriole Resources reports new gold results from Eastern CLP licences in Cameroon

Oriole Resources said recent exploration at its 90%-owned Eastern CLP in Cameroon returned rock-chip gold grades of up to 17.00g/t at Ndom, with further work planned...

April 16, 2026

Tirupati Graphite appoints AlbR Capital as Financial Adviser

Tirupati Graphite plc has appointed AlbR Capital Limited as its financial adviser with immediate effect...

April 16, 2026

KEFI nears funding line as Tulu Kapi moves into delivery phase

April 15, 2026

Dekel Agri-Vision Q1 Production Update Points To Recovering Volumes, Zeus

Dekel Agri-Vision’s Q1 update shows recovering palm oil volumes, stronger cashew production and unchanged forecasts from Zeus analyst Charlie Cullen...

April 15, 2026

Elemental Royalty pitches a simpler route to gold exposure

Elemental Royalty used a BNN Bloomberg feature to present itself as a lower-risk, scalable way for investors to gain long-term exposure to gold...

April 15, 2026

Antofagasta reports lower Q1 copper output with net cash costs down 30%

Antofagasta said Q1 2026 copper production fell 8% year on year to 143,000 tonnes, while net cash costs declined 30% to $1.08/lb due to stronger by-product credits. The company kept full-year production, cost and capital expenditure guidance unchanged...

April 15, 2026

Oriole Resources to host online shareholder presentation and Q&A

Oriole Resources PLC will host an online presentation and Q&A session for existing and prospective shareholders at 4.30 p.m. BST on Tuesday 28 April 2026...

April 15, 2026

Graphite moves closer to the centre of the critical minerals story

Graphite is becoming more important to investors as battery demand grows and supply diversification becomes a bigger priority...

April 14, 2026

CQS Natural Resources draws attention as energy risk reshapes Q1 positioning

A specialist natural resources trust has moved back into focus as geopolitical tension and energy risk reshape investor positioning in 2026...

April 14, 2026

Why vanadium is drawing fresh strategic attention

As long-duration energy storage moves up the agenda, vanadium is gaining attention as a material with growing relevance across both industrial and grid infrastructure markets...

April 14, 2026

Oriole Resources Nears a Potential West African Gold Mine as Mbe Moves Beyond 1.2Moz (video)

Oriole Resources has taken Mbe beyond 1.2 million ounces of contained gold, and CEO Martin Rosser says the project may still be only at a point in time. In this interview, he sets out why the latest MB01 North MRE matters, what the current drilling at Mbe South could add, and how the company is starting to map a route from resource growth towards potential production...

April 14, 2026

James Cropper expects FY26 adjusted EBITDA of £8.8m, ahead of market expectations

James Cropper said FY26 revenue rose to £103m and net debt fell to £8.3m, with Advanced Materials growing and Paper & Packaging returning to EBITDA profit in the second half...

April 14, 2026

Jubilee Metals tightens control of Zambian copper growth at Molefe

Jubilee Metals is expanding its Molefe project to secure more copper feed in Zambia and strengthen control over mining and processing volumes...

April 13, 2026

Firering pushes Limeco towards scale as product range broadens

Firering is now focused on turning Limeco into a larger, more diversified revenue platform through higher output, new products and regional market expansion...

April 13, 2026

Oriole Resources reports maiden JORC resource for MB01-N at Mbe

Oriole Resources has published a maiden JORC Inferred Mineral Resource Estimate for the MB01-N deposit at its Mbe gold project in Cameroon, adding 360,000 ounces of contained gold. Combined with the existing MB01-S resource, total inferred resources at Mbe now stand at 1.23 million ounces...

April 13, 2026

Firering builds momentum as Limeco output moves higher

Firering’s latest Limeco update points to growing operational momentum, with higher output from Kiln 2 offering investors another positive sign on delivery...

April 10, 2026

Equinox Gold maps out a Canadian production base for the next decade

Equinox Gold’s latest mine updates point to a more defined Canadian strategy, with Greenstone and Valentine set to underpin long-term production and shape the next phase of execution...

April 10, 2026