OreTrade Guides
Free, in-depth guides to mining ores, metals markets, and ethical commodity trading. Written for buyers, sellers, traders, and anyone who wants to understand how the global minerals trade really works.
Complete Buyer and Seller Guide
How iron ore is formed, graded and traded. From the Pilbara to the blast furnace, the definitive guide for buyers and sellers.
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Buyer and Smelter Guide
TCRC explained, how to read an assay, payability formulas, penalty elements and everything else you need to transact with confidence.
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Mining, Processing and Trading
What copper concentrate is, how grades are calculated, what TCRC means, and how to read an assay certificate.
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From Mine to Battery to Market
Laterite vs sulphide, NPI, Class 1 vs Class 2, battery grade nickel sulphate and HPAL. Everything you need to understand the nickel market.
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From the DRC to Your EV Battery
Where cobalt comes from, how it gets into batteries, why the DRC dominates supply, what responsible sourcing actually requires, and how to buy it compliantly.
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From Mine to Market
Spot, futures, LBMA, and physical. A complete guide to the mechanics of gold trading for buyers, sellers and investors.
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From Brine to Battery
How lithium is extracted from brine and hard rock, processed into carbonate and hydroxide, and graded for battery use.
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