base metal
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However, judge Lord Sandison rejected the claims, describing the way Biffa interpreted the letter as "wishful thinking" on a par with trying to turn "base metal into gold".
From BBC
Industrial and base metals are also hot, with tin near the $50,000 a ton threshold and copper reaching a record high of $13,400 a ton on the London Metal Exchange.
From Barron's
So while precious and base metals continue to rally to fresh highs, steelmaking coal is now stirring from its slumber, the analyst says.
“The price action last week in not only the monetary metals of gold and silver but also base metals and commodities across the board confirmed that the commodity supercycle is firmly intact,” he told MarketWatch.
From MarketWatch
You can call cobalt a base metal, or stick it with uranium in special metals.
From Barron's
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