Practical guides on minor metals, alloys, catalysts and residues: what they are, where they come from and what makes them valuable.
Our guides explain the materials we buy: what minor metals, high temperature alloys, catalysts and industrial residues look like, where they come from, how they’re recycled and what affects their value. They’re written for scrap yards, traders and manufacturers who have material to sell, not for academic research.
Use the category filters to narrow the list to minor metals, specialty metals, catalysts, precious metals, industrial residues or aerospace scrap, or search for the metal by name. Each guide also links to the matching “metals we buy” page, where you’ll find the forms we purchase and how to get a price.
The guides are written and reviewed by the Oryx Metals team, drawing on more than 20 years of buying and placing minor metals and alloys around the world. Each article reflects what we see in real deals: the forms material comes in, common contaminants, and the mistakes sellers make when they don’t know what they have.
We regularly review and expand our guides as markets, processing options and regulations change. Each article shows the date it was last updated, so you can see how current the information is.
Because an informed seller makes a better deal for both sides. Most of the material we buy is unfamiliar to the people who hold it, and many sellers don’t realise what it’s worth until they understand it. Our guides help you identify your material, prepare the right information and know what to expect, so the conversation with us starts from facts, not guesswork.
Send us a photo, an analysis if you have one, the approximate quantity and where the material is located through our pricing form, or message us on WhatsApp or WeChat. A metals specialist will confirm what you have and what it’s worth, usually within 24 hours.
