What we move

If it comes out of the ground and meets spec, we can place it.

Precious metals, base-metal concentrates, battery and critical minerals, and industrial material, traded as doré, concentrate, ore, cathode or bullion.

Precious metals

Doré, bullion, concentrates
79196.97
Au
Gold
Doré, bullion, concentrate

Gold

Our gold focus is grounded in physical trade and reliable supply relationships. Chipora works to match qualified supply with appropriate buyers and trading partners on a transaction-specific basis.

Typical forms
Doré, bullion, gold concentrate
Typical buyers
Refiners, bullion traders
47107.87
Ag
Silver
Doré, concentrate

Silver

Chipora connects silver supply with international demand through established commercial relationships, focusing on physical trade rather than speculation.

Typical forms
Doré, silver concentrate, by-product credits in base-metal concentrate
Typical buyers
Refiners, smelters, traders
78195.08
Pt
Platinum
Concentrate, matte

Platinum

Platinum usually moves as a PGM concentrate or matte alongside palladium and nickel. We match these lots to refiners that can recover the full PGM basket.

Typical forms
PGM concentrate, matte
Typical buyers
PGM refiners, traders
46106.42
Pd
Palladium
Concentrate, matte

Palladium

Palladium is traded with platinum in PGM concentrate and matte. Payables depend on the refiner's recovery terms, so we screen each assay against several buyers.

Typical forms
PGM concentrate, matte
Typical buyers
PGM refiners, traders

Base metals

Concentrates, cathode, ore
2963.546
Cu
Copper
Concentrate, cathode

Copper

Chipora develops sourcing relationships across the copper value chain, from mineral concentrate through to refined cathode, connecting qualified producers and processors with international buyers and trading partners.

Typical forms
Concentrate, cathode
Typical buyers
Smelters, traders, fabricators
3065.38
Zn
Zinc
Concentrate

Zinc

From concentrate through to metal, Chipora works with producers, processors and buyers to develop dependable zinc supply relationships across international markets.

Typical forms
Concentrate, metal
Typical buyers
Smelters, traders
82207.2
Pb
Lead
Concentrate

Lead

Lead concentrate often carries valuable silver credits. We place it with smelters whose penalty schedules fit the lot's impurity profile.

Typical forms
Concentrate, often with silver credits
Typical buyers
Smelters, traders
2858.693
Ni
Nickel
Concentrate, MHP

Nickel

Nickel moves as sulphide concentrate or as mixed hydroxide precipitate for the battery chain. We match each form to the processors that take it.

Typical forms
Concentrate, MHP
Typical buyers
Smelters, refiners, battery material producers
50118.71
Sn
Tin
Cassiterite concentrate

Tin

Tin is traded mainly as cassiterite concentrate. Responsible sourcing documentation matters as much as grade, and we prepare both before a buyer sees the lot.

Typical forms
Cassiterite concentrate
Typical buyers
Tin smelters, traders

Battery and critical

Concentrates, intermediates
36.94
Li
Lithium
Spodumene, carbonate

Lithium

Lithium supply ranges from spodumene concentrate to refined carbonate. We connect producers with converters and traders that buy on grade and iron content.

Typical forms
Spodumene concentrate, carbonate
Typical buyers
Converters, chemical producers, traders
2758.933
Co
Cobalt
Hydroxide, concentrate

Cobalt

Cobalt usually trades as hydroxide or as a by-product concentrate. Buyers expect strong provenance records, which we verify before introducing a lot.

Typical forms
Hydroxide, concentrate
Typical buyers
Refiners, battery material producers
2554.938
Mn
Manganese
Ore, sulfate

Manganese

Manganese ore feeds both steel and battery markets. We screen grade and impurities to send each lot to the market that pays most for it.

Typical forms
Ore, sulfate
Typical buyers
Alloy producers, battery material producers
612.011
C
Graphite
Flake, spherical

Graphite

Natural graphite is sold on flake size distribution and carbon content. We place flake and spherical material with anode and industrial buyers.

Typical forms
Flake, spherical
Typical buyers
Anode producers, refractory and industrial buyers
60144.24
Nd
Rare earths
Mixed REO concentrate

Rare earths

Rare-earth supply usually moves as a mixed oxide concentrate. Separation capacity is limited, so we focus on matching documented lots with buyers that can process them.

Typical forms
Mixed REO concentrate
Typical buyers
Separation plants, traders

Industrial and specialty

Ore, concentrates
74183.84
W
Tungsten
Wolframite, scheelite

Tungsten

Tungsten is traded as wolframite or scheelite concentrate, priced off WO3 content. We work with processors that buy both.

Typical forms
Wolframite, scheelite concentrate
Typical buyers
APT producers, traders
4295.95
Mo
Molybdenum
MoS₂ concentrate

Molybdenum

Molybdenum comes mostly as a by-product of copper mining. We place molybdenite concentrate with roasters and traders.

Typical forms
MoS₂ concentrate
Typical buyers
Roasters, traders
51121.76
Sb
Antimony
Stibnite ore

Antimony

Antimony supply is concentrated and tightly watched. We connect stibnite ore and concentrate producers with qualified processors.

Typical forms
Stibnite ore, concentrate
Typical buyers
Processors, traders
73180.95
Ta
Tantalum
Coltan

Tantalum

Tantalum is traded as coltan or tantalite concentrate. Chain-of-custody and conflict-mineral documentation are required before any buyer engages.

Typical forms
Coltan, tantalite concentrate
Typical buyers
Processors, traders
2655.845
Fe
Iron
Ore, pellet feed

Iron

Iron ore is a volume business. We take on lump, fines and pellet feed where grade and logistics make a cargo work.

Typical forms
Ore, pellet feed
Typical buyers
Steel mills, traders
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