Mineral Commodities

This page is designed to provide some basic information that will help with people better understand the material on the website and in publications circulated by the Mineral Resources Group.

Major Commodities

Exploration companies operating within South Australia actively seek a wide range of commodities with the following being the most common or frequently referred to.

Au: Gold

Ag: Silver

Co: Cobalt

Cr: Chromium

Cu: Copper

Mo: Molybdenum

Mg: Magnesium

Ni: Nickel

Pb: Lead

Sn: Tin

U: Uranium

Zn: Zinc

HMS: Heavy Mineral Sand. Sand deposits that include a suite of minerals known as “Heavy Minerals” rich in Titanium and Zirconium. The main minerals are Rutile (TiO₂), Ilmenite (FeTiO₃) and Zircon  (ZrSiO₄).

PGEs: Platinum Group Elements. The PGEs are six metallic elements; platinum (Pt), palladium (Pd), rhodium (Rh), iridium (Ir), osmium (Os), and ruthenium (Ru), that sit together on the Periodic Table.

REE: Rare Earth Elements. A suite of metallic elements known as the Lanthanide Series of elements.

Detailed Commodity Information

For details on each of the commodities listed below, please click on the title.  New commodities will be added when the information becomes available.