The Assay Insights

Zinc is the world’s fourth most widely consumed base metal, used in established industrial sectors such as construction and automobiles to new markets like clean energy. Statistica show that approximately 13.8M metric tonnes of refined zinc metal were mined worldwide in 2021. The bluish-silver metal is regaining investor attention...

What is iron ore? Iron ore is a mineral substance that generates metallic iron (Fe) when heated with a reductant. Iron ore generally comprises iron oxides, the primary forms of which are magnetite (Fe3O4) and hematite (Fe2O3). Hematite is widely considered one of the most important iron ores due...

Copper, nicknamed “Dr Copper” as an economic predictor, is now a strategic base metal as the global economy forges ahead towards a sustainable future. Its importance is rated high for many clean energy-related sectors and projects. Over the past few decades, supply and demand have driven price fluctuations, which...

Silver is a chemical element with the symbol Ag and atomic number 47. As both an energy transition and precious metal, silver is soft, white, and lustrous. Silver’s unique properties demonstrate the highest electrical conductivity, thermal conductivity, and reflectivity of any metal, making it ideal for industrial use. Sterling...

Over time, lithium has risen as one of the most crucial commodities of the decade, with more and more investors paying heightened attention to significant shifts in the energy and battery sector, transitioning from fossil fuels and combustion engines to lithium-ion-batteries requires vast amounts of battery metals. In this...

According to the Australian department for energy and mining, there are over 300 minerals that contain manganese compounds (Mn). Still, by far the most versatile and often economically significant are the manganese oxides, psilomelane, cryptomelane, pyrolusite, and wad (manganiferous earth).