Reference

Metals Directory

Primary-sourced reference pages for individual metals — prices from LME, LBMA, LPPM and SHFE; production and reserves from USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries; producer disclosures from company annual reports.

61 metals · 52 flagged as critical minerals · updated 2026-10-15

Base Metals 6

Al Aluminium ● Cu Copper ● Pb Lead Ni Nickel ● Sn Tin ● Zn Zinc ●

Precious Metals 9

Au Gold Ir Iridium ● Os Osmium Pd Palladium ● Pt Platinum ● PGM Platinum Group Metals ● Rh Rhodium ● Ru Ruthenium ● Ag Silver

Battery Metals 2

Co Cobalt ● Li Lithium ●

Rare Earth Elements 16

Ce Cerium ● Dy Dysprosium ● Er Erbium ● Eu Europium ● Gd Gadolinium ● Ho Holmium ● La Lanthanum ● Lu Lutetium ● Nd Neodymium ● Pr Praseodymium ● Sm Samarium ● Sc Scandium ● Tb Terbium ● Tm Thulium ● Yb Ytterbium ● Y Yttrium ●

Strategic Metals 8

Sb Antimony ● Cr Chromium ● Mn Manganese ● Mo Molybdenum ● REE Rare Earth Elements ● Ti Titanium ● W Tungsten ● V Vanadium ●

Minor Metals 6

Bi Bismuth ● Cd Cadmium In Indium ● Hg Mercury Se Selenium Te Tellurium ●

Technology Metals 2

Ga Gallium ● Ge Germanium ●

Industrial Minerals 1

C Graphite ●

Bulk Metals 3

Al₂O₃·xH₂O Bauxite Fe Iron Ore Si Silicon ●

Light Metals 2

Be Beryllium ● Mg Magnesium ●

Energy Metals 1

U Uranium ●

Refractory Metals 5

Hf Hafnium ● Nb Niobium ● Re Rhenium ● Ta Tantalum ● Zr Zirconium ●