An up-to-date resource for mineral related terms commonly used in our reporting.

Critical minerals and metals are a selection of niche raw materials that are higher risk owing to a number of factors including their insecure supply situation and/or the growing importance of the end market they are used in.

Speciality minerals and metals can refer to critical and non-critical raw materials that are sold into niche markets.

Battery raw materials are a collection of minerals and metals used to produce the key components that make up a battery.

It is important to note that a mineral can be both metallic and non-metallic, but for the purposes of clarity we refer to non-metallic minerals as minerals and metallic minerals as metals. Graphite

It is important to note that a mineral can be both metallic and non-metallic, but for the purposes of clarity we refer to non-metallic minerals as minerals and metallic minerals as metals. Graphite

Amorphous graphite is the microcrystalline form and lowest value product of the natural graphite family. It is primarily used as an additive to the steel industry and is most commonly sourced in southern China where it is briquetted for use in the Asian steel markets.

Lithium, one of the key input raw materials in lithium-ion batteries, is naturally extracted through mineral-rich brine resources or traditional, hard rock mining operations. While lithium is commonly thought of as a metal, its non-metallic form is most widely consumed with batteries being the leading market.

Lithium carbonate (Li2O3) is the non-metallic form of the metal, lithium. It is an inorganic compound and produced in a white salt form that is sold in 25kg sacks.

Lithium hydroxide (LiOH) is a derivative product of lithium carbonate and is used predominately in industrial greases and batteries as a cathode alternative to lithium carbonate.