Commodities
Important mined minerals, metals and other commodities including their uses and sources.
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Gold Commodity Overview
Aurum. Au. Geld. Gold. The ransom of kings, the symbol of royalty. The economic motor of empires since antiquity and the…
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Cobalt: Commodity Overview
Although cobalt (Co) is well known for the blue dyes that bear its name, metallic cobalt is a lustrous silver-grey. Metallic cobalt…
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Molybdenum: Commodity Overview
Introduction Molybdenum (Mo, Atomic number 42) is a silvery grey metal, notable for its extremely high melting point (2623°C). It…
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Limestone: Commodity Overview
Limestone is one of the most important and versatile industrial mineral commodities. It is a crucial mineral in the making…
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Lithium: Commodity Overview
Lithium (Li) is a metallic element that is most often found in granitic “pegmatites” (intrusive igneous rocks), brines (salty solutions), seawater…
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Silica and Diatomite: Commodity Overview
Silica Silica (SiO2) occurs naturally as crystalline quartz, some less important forms of quartz, and opal. Quartz can be found…
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Bulking Up – The Basic Mined Commodities That Drive Modern Life
If you ask the proverbial ‘person on the street’ what they think of mining and mineral exploration, the obvious response…
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Uranium: Commodity Overview
Uranium was discovered by Martin Klaproth in 1789. He named this new found discovery after Uranus, in honor of the…
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Nickel: Commodity Overview
Man’s first and mostly unintentional use of nickel began with making pottery and tools as early as 3500BC, but it’s intentional…
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Phosphates: Commodity Overview
Phosphate is a basic ingredient for some proteins and is important in the development of bones and teeth in animals. It…
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