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.

Copper prices reflect tension in supply and demand

Copper prices reveal an unusual alignment of supply disruption and resilient Chinese demand...

September 22, 2025

Graphite market faces a shift in momentum

China’s move to tighten graphite export rules has lifted prices and shifted investor focus from oversupply to supply security...

September 22, 2025

Gold prices rise as monetary signals lose clarity

Gold’s latest record high looks less like a reaction and more like a strategic repositioning underway...

September 22, 2025

Mine-to-market graphite strategy emerging as key to supply chain security

A mine-to-market strategy in graphite is shifting attention to companies that can control every stage of the value chain, positioning themselves to capture more value and reduce supply chain risk as demand from batteries and defence accelerates...

September 19, 2025

Hydrated lime in copper mining: Cost, efficiency and environment

Hydrated lime is becoming central to copper mining, improving mineral recovery while reducing environmental risk through pH control, water treatment, and safer tailings management...

September 19, 2025

Firering boosts Limeco output with kiln upgrade and sales growth

Firering Strategic Minerals has increased production at its Limeco quicklime plant in Zambia, with Kiln 1 now operating steadily at 45-50 tonnes per day following a successful upgrade. Refurbishment of Kiln 2 is in progress, with commissioning expected soon, and further improvements planned for additional kilns to enhance efficiency...

September 19, 2025

Tungsten at the centre of the shift to resilient energy materials

Tungsten’s unique strength and rising role in energy storage make it an overlooked but strategically important material for the energy transition...

September 18, 2025

Great Western Mining highlights multi-metal growth plans in new Corporate Presentation

Great Western Mining Corporation has released a new corporate presentation outlining its strategy to advance copper, tungsten and gold-silver projects in Nevada. The presentation highlights growth through exploration, partnerships and monetisation of historic mine resources...

September 16, 2025

Anglo American and Codelco agree joint mine plan to unlock $5bn value

Anglo American and Codelco have signed a definitive agreement to coordinate operations at Los Bronces and Andina in Chile. The joint mine plan is expected to deliver an extra 2.7 million tonnes of copper over 21 years from 2030, lowering costs by around 15% and generating at least $5 billion in pre-tax value, shared equally between the partners...

September 16, 2025

Cora Gold reports strong exploration results at Madina Foulbé Project in Senegal

Cora Gold has reported positive exploration progress at its Madina Foulbé Project in eastern Senegal, identifying multiple gold anomalies across four key targets...

September 15, 2025

Copper poised amid rates and supply disruption

Copper is gaining strength as hopes for US rate cuts meet growing supply disruptions at Grasberg, putting the market at a pivotal moment...

September 12, 2025

A Rare Moment for Gold

Gold has surpassed its inflation-adjusted 1980 peak and with UBS forecasting $3,800 per ounce by 2025, miners are racing to expand production as investors reassess positioning...

September 12, 2025

Copper prices rising as supply and demand forces converge

Copper is navigating a rare mix of short term turbulence and long term structural demand, positioning it as one of the most strategically significant commodities of the coming decade...

September 11, 2025

Sanankoro mine plan reveals a balance of scale and speed

Cora Gold’s Sanankoro study outlines a $124M startup plan with fast pay-back and early production, highlighting a distinctive balance of modest scale and high returns...

September 11, 2025

DynaResource value to rise in latest Corporate Presentation and Factsheet

Gold prices held near record highs today as expectations of a US interest rate cut strengthened, with spot gold at $3,655.77 per ounce and US futures at $3,694.60. DynaResource highlights include a 7-year mine life, an after-tax NPV of $84.4M at $2,500/oz gold, and significant growth potential across near-mine and regional targets...

September 10, 2025

An ancient material shaping the industries of tomorrow

Lime still underpins steel, energy, infrastructure and environmental management, with future potential in carbon mitigation...

September 10, 2025

Cora Gold’s CEO Bert Monro on Updated Reserves and DFS for Sanankoro

Cora Gold CEO Bert Monro discusses the updated definitive feasibility study for the Sanankoro gold project in southern Mali. The revised study shows a 26% increase in reserves, extending mine life to 10 years, with projected average annual production of 65,000 ounces of gold...

September 10, 2025

Challenger Energy: Uruguay’s AREA OFF-3 Unveils Massive 980 Million Barrel Upside Potential

With shallow water and development-friendly reservoir depths, even modest discoveries would be commercially viable. A farm-out process is now underway as Challenger looks to accelerate momentum in one of the world’s most overlooked emerging basins...

September 10, 2025

Great Western Mining begins drilling at key Nevada prospects (LON:GWMO)

Great Western Mining Executive Chairman Brian Hall has outlined upcoming drilling at the West Huntoon copper porphyry and the Rhyolite Dome gold prospect, alongside progress at Yellow Peak and tungsten work at Defender Pine Crow...

September 10, 2025

Tirupati Graphite at the core of graphene flakes supply chain

Tirupati Graphite is aligning its extraction and purification strategy with the accelerating global demand for graphene flakes across advanced industries...

September 9, 2025

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Basic Materials

Copper prices reflect tension in supply and demand

Copper prices reveal an unusual alignment of supply disruption and resilient Chinese demand...

September 22, 2025

Graphite market faces a shift in momentum

China’s move to tighten graphite export rules has lifted prices and shifted investor focus from oversupply to supply security...

September 22, 2025

Gold prices rise as monetary signals lose clarity

Gold’s latest record high looks less like a reaction and more like a strategic repositioning underway...

September 22, 2025

Mine-to-market graphite strategy emerging as key to supply chain security

September 19, 2025

Hydrated lime in copper mining: Cost, efficiency and environment

Hydrated lime is becoming central to copper mining, improving mineral recovery while reducing environmental risk through pH control, water treatment, and safer tailings management...

September 19, 2025

Firering boosts Limeco output with kiln upgrade and sales growth

September 19, 2025

Tungsten at the centre of the shift to resilient energy materials

Tungsten’s unique strength and rising role in energy storage make it an overlooked but strategically important material for the energy transition...

September 18, 2025

Great Western Mining highlights multi-metal growth plans in new Corporate Presentation

September 16, 2025

Anglo American and Codelco agree joint mine plan to unlock $5bn value

September 16, 2025

Cora Gold reports strong exploration results at Madina Foulbé Project in Senegal

Cora Gold has reported positive exploration progress at its Madina Foulbé Project in eastern Senegal, identifying multiple gold anomalies across four key targets...

September 15, 2025

Copper poised amid rates and supply disruption

Copper is gaining strength as hopes for US rate cuts meet growing supply disruptions at Grasberg, putting the market at a pivotal moment...

September 12, 2025

A Rare Moment for Gold

Gold has surpassed its inflation-adjusted 1980 peak and with UBS forecasting $3,800 per ounce by 2025, miners are racing to expand production as investors reassess positioning...

September 12, 2025

Copper prices rising as supply and demand forces converge

Copper is navigating a rare mix of short term turbulence and long term structural demand, positioning it as one of the most strategically significant commodities of the coming decade...

September 11, 2025

Sanankoro mine plan reveals a balance of scale and speed

Cora Gold’s Sanankoro study outlines a $124M startup plan with fast pay-back and early production, highlighting a distinctive balance of modest scale and high returns...

September 11, 2025

DynaResource value to rise in latest Corporate Presentation and Factsheet

September 10, 2025

An ancient material shaping the industries of tomorrow

Lime still underpins steel, energy, infrastructure and environmental management, with future potential in carbon mitigation...

September 10, 2025

Cora Gold’s CEO Bert Monro on Updated Reserves and DFS for Sanankoro

September 10, 2025

Challenger Energy: Uruguay’s AREA OFF-3 Unveils Massive 980 Million Barrel Upside Potential

September 10, 2025

Great Western Mining begins drilling at key Nevada prospects (LON:GWMO)

September 10, 2025

Tirupati Graphite at the core of graphene flakes supply chain

Tirupati Graphite is aligning its extraction and purification strategy with the accelerating global demand for graphene flakes across advanced industries...

September 9, 2025