base metal

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So while precious and base metals continue to rally to fresh highs, steelmaking coal is now stirring from its slumber, the analyst says.

From The Wall Street Journal

“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

The tub may be wooden, the ewer convincingly rendered as base metal, but the bedding and Mary’s gown are of silk with golden threads that is recognizably Italian.

From The Wall Street Journal

Pairing these metal oxides with a conductive carbon network improves electron movement and prevents the particles from clumping together, which is a frequent issue in conventional base metal catalysts.

From Science Daily