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.

Zambia’s copperbelt unfolds a new chapter for Arc Minerals

A new collaboration in Zambia’s Copperbelt is poised to redefine early-stage exploration, combining technical precision with strategic expansions...

Great Western targets copper, gold and tungsten upside in Nevada (LON:GWMO)

Great Western Mining is advancing its copper, gold and tungsten projects in Nevada, with Executive Chairman Brian Hall outlining new drill plans, promising assay results from historic tungsten workings, and a busy summer of exploration ahead...

A humble mineral shaping metal markets

A centuries-old mineral quietly underpins the purity and economics of modern metal production, offering stealth exposure to evolving industrial and environmental demands...

An unseen metal transforming energy storage

A transition metal long confined to steel production is now emerging as a cornerstone of grid-scale energy storage, offering investors a unique window into the next wave of renewables infrastructure...

Emerging strength from an overlooked gold district in Mexico

DynaResource is scaling production at its San José de Gracia mine, targeting 30k oz in 2025. With a strategic uplist, underground expansion and district‑scale drilling, insiders see untapped potential in overlooked Sinaloa ground...

Pharos Energy Plc Fuels Next Growth Wave with Zero-Cost Vietnam Exploration (Video)

Stéphane Foucaud, Head of Research at Auctus Advisors, explains why the next wave could be transformative...

Endeavour Mining sets date for Q2 and HY results

Endeavour Mining will release its Q2 and half-year 2025 results on 31 July, followed by a management webcast and investor Q&A to outline financial performance and strategic insights...

Great Western uncovers expansive mineralisation trend at West Huntoon

Surface sampling at Great Western’s West Huntoon site in Nevada reveals new high-grade zones of silver, gold, copper and zinc, expanding the project’s mineral footprint...

Renewed focus on copper signals opportunity for Jubilee Metals

Jubilee Metals is reshaping copper supply dynamics through efficient, low-impact recovery from tailings, aligning sustainability with commodity structure...

Firering Strategic Minerals begins sales and expands Limeco stake

Firering Strategic Minerals plc has reported a pivotal year in 2024, securing a 20.5% stake in Zambia’s Limeco quicklime project and recording its first commercial sales in June 2025...

Great Western advances Nevada projects with new funding and exploration gains

Great Western Mining has strengthened its Nevada exploration portfolio with new copper and tungsten claims, completed its joint venture mill, and secured £1.25 million in new funding to support upcoming drill programmes and fieldwork across key targets...

Subsurface riches hint at quiet turnaround in Mexico’s Sinaloa Belt

DynaResource is aligning exploration success, metallurgical gains, and seasoned leadership to unlock near-term value at its Sinaloa gold complex...

Balasausqandiq deal marks a turning point for Ferro‑Alloy

Ferro‑Alloy is methodically aligning engineering partners, securing funding channels, and creating early revenue streams as it poises Balasausqandiq for a strategic launch...

A new centre of gravity forms in the battery materials race

Graphite is gaining strategic significance as energy security, innovation and capital align around battery materials...

Record copper pricing heralds a turning point for miners

Copper prices are surging on supply strains, smelter cost shifts and a weak dollar, developments that favour well-positioned miners...

Arc Minerals resets the clock with a fresh strategic horizon

Arc Minerals delivers its 2024 results and outlines new exploration momentum in Zambia and Botswana, as its Anglo American joint venture and Chingola acquisition set the stage for renewed investor focus...

Ferro-Alloy Resources turns mine waste into early-stage advantage

Ferro-Alloy Resources is progressing a novel carbon black substitute that could generate cash flow well before its main Balasausqandiq processing plant is built...

Pan-African Resources and Greatland Gold epitomise the value of UK mining stocks (Q&A)

Gervais Williams, Co-Fund Manager of The Diverse Income Trust plc (LON:DIVI), discusses Pan-African Resources Plc (LON:PAF) and Greatland Gold Plc (LON:GGP) in an exclusive interview with DirectorsTalk...

Gold finds its footing in a shifting dollar landscape

Gold is climbing on a softer dollar and ahead of key U.S. data that may lean monetary policy dovish...
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Zambia’s copperbelt unfolds a new chapter for Arc Minerals

A new collaboration in Zambia’s Copperbelt is poised to redefine early-stage exploration, combining technical precision with strategic expansions...

Great Western targets copper, gold and tungsten upside in Nevada (LON:GWMO)

Great Western Mining is advancing its copper, gold and tungsten projects in Nevada, with Executive Chairman Brian Hall outlining new drill plans, promising assay results from historic tungsten workings, and a busy summer of exploration ahead...

A humble mineral shaping metal markets

A centuries-old mineral quietly underpins the purity and economics of modern metal production, offering stealth exposure to evolving industrial and environmental demands...

An unseen metal transforming energy storage

A transition metal long confined to steel production is now emerging as a cornerstone of grid-scale energy storage, offering investors a unique window into the next wave of renewables infrastructure...

Emerging strength from an overlooked gold district in Mexico

DynaResource is scaling production at its San José de Gracia mine, targeting 30k oz in 2025. With a strategic uplist, underground expansion and district‑scale drilling, insiders see untapped potential in overlooked Sinaloa ground...

Pharos Energy Plc Fuels Next Growth Wave with Zero-Cost Vietnam Exploration (Video)

Stéphane Foucaud, Head of Research at Auctus Advisors, explains why the next wave could be transformative...

Endeavour Mining sets date for Q2 and HY results

Endeavour Mining will release its Q2 and half-year 2025 results on 31 July, followed by a management webcast and investor Q&A to outline financial performance and strategic insights...

Great Western uncovers expansive mineralisation trend at West Huntoon

Surface sampling at Great Western’s West Huntoon site in Nevada reveals new high-grade zones of silver, gold, copper and zinc, expanding the project’s mineral footprint...

Renewed focus on copper signals opportunity for Jubilee Metals

Jubilee Metals is reshaping copper supply dynamics through efficient, low-impact recovery from tailings, aligning sustainability with commodity structure...

Firering Strategic Minerals begins sales and expands Limeco stake

Firering Strategic Minerals plc has reported a pivotal year in 2024, securing a 20.5% stake in Zambia’s Limeco quicklime project and recording its first commercial sales in June 2025...

Great Western advances Nevada projects with new funding and exploration gains

Great Western Mining has strengthened its Nevada exploration portfolio with new copper and tungsten claims, completed its joint venture mill, and secured £1.25 million in new funding to support upcoming drill programmes and fieldwork across key targets...

Subsurface riches hint at quiet turnaround in Mexico’s Sinaloa Belt

DynaResource is aligning exploration success, metallurgical gains, and seasoned leadership to unlock near-term value at its Sinaloa gold complex...

Balasausqandiq deal marks a turning point for Ferro‑Alloy

Ferro‑Alloy is methodically aligning engineering partners, securing funding channels, and creating early revenue streams as it poises Balasausqandiq for a strategic launch...

A new centre of gravity forms in the battery materials race

Graphite is gaining strategic significance as energy security, innovation and capital align around battery materials...

Record copper pricing heralds a turning point for miners

Copper prices are surging on supply strains, smelter cost shifts and a weak dollar, developments that favour well-positioned miners...

Arc Minerals resets the clock with a fresh strategic horizon

Arc Minerals delivers its 2024 results and outlines new exploration momentum in Zambia and Botswana, as its Anglo American joint venture and Chingola acquisition set the stage for renewed investor focus...

Ferro-Alloy Resources turns mine waste into early-stage advantage

Ferro-Alloy Resources is progressing a novel carbon black substitute that could generate cash flow well before its main Balasausqandiq processing plant is built...

Pan-African Resources and Greatland Gold epitomise the value of UK mining stocks (Q&A)

Gervais Williams, Co-Fund Manager of The Diverse Income Trust plc (LON:DIVI), discusses Pan-African Resources Plc (LON:PAF) and Greatland Gold Plc (LON:GGP) in an exclusive interview with DirectorsTalk...

Gold finds its footing in a shifting dollar landscape

Gold is climbing on a softer dollar and ahead of key U.S. data that may lean monetary policy dovish...
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