We source critical minerals. We find it. We confirm it. We watch it move.
If your business depends on critical minerals, your sourcing challenges need field answers, not desk research. Ra Merchants is the team you deploy to find out. We track down the source, put eyes on the material, and watch the shipment move. Wherever the supply is, we go get it.
Field photography · Summer 2026
Critical Minerals
The building blocks of modern defense, technology, and manufacturing.
+ Additional minerals on request
Fuel
Industrial-grade petroleum products for buyers who need verified supply and clean documentation.
+ Other petroleum products on request
Specialty Commodities
If you need it sourced and verified, tell us what it is.
We have the relationships. We make the calls.
Over the years we have built a global network of brokers, suppliers, and partners. When you tell us what you need, we already know who to call. Supply identification moves fast because the relationships are already there.
Finding supply is one thing. Confirming it is real is another.
When a source needs eyes on it, our founders fly. We have been to the mines, the ports, and the warehouses. Personal confirmation is not a premium option. It is how we operate.
You get a trusted source for your product.
Ra Merchants handles all the verification and does whatever it takes to get you there. Documentation, field confirmation, follow-up. We are not done until you are confident to move forward.
The first step is
a conversation.
No pitch. No pressure. A discovery call is 30 minutes with the founders. You tell us what you need. We tell you honestly whether we can find it and what that process looks like.
- What you need sourced, the specs, and the volume
- Your timeline and how urgent the requirement is
- Any compliance or documentation requirements you are working with
- What our verification process looks like for your specific situation
- Whether Ra Merchants is the right fit for what you need
What we source, in detail.
Active coverage only. If it is listed here, we are currently in the market for it or have placed it for qualified buyers.
Why it matters
Antimony is essential to small-arms ammunition primers, lead-acid batteries, flame retardants, and semiconductor dopants. The Department of Defense lists it as a strategic material. There is no functional substitute in most defense applications, and Western smelting capacity is extremely limited.
What we source
- Ore, 35 to 50 percent Sb
- Concentrate, 55 to 65 percent Sb
- Antimony trioxide Sb2O3, 99.5 percent min
- Regulated metal grades on request
Where we source from
- Bolivia, Peru, Tajikistan
- Pakistan, Turkey, Australia
- Oman, Chad
Buyer profile
Ammunition manufacturers, lead-acid battery producers, flame retardant compounders, defense subcontractors.
Typical lot sizes
20 to 200 MT per shipment. Trial lots accommodated for first-time qualification programs.
Why it matters
Tungsten is the primary metal in cemented carbide tooling, armor-piercing penetrators, and high-temperature aerospace alloys. Western processors are under growing pressure to qualify alternative concentrate sources as supply tightens.
What we source
- Wolframite and scheelite concentrate, WO3 65 percent min
- Ammonium paratungstate (APT), Rotterdam basis
- Ore leads on request
Where we source from
- Kazakhstan, Vietnam (FEOC-qualifiable)
- Pakistan
- Australian leads under qualification
Buyer profile
Cemented carbide producers, defense primes, aerospace alloy houses, specialty tooling manufacturers.
Typical lot sizes
20 to 100 MT concentrate. APT in container quantities, priced to APT Rotterdam basis with negotiated differential.
Why it matters
Germanium is essential to fiber optic cable, infrared optics for thermal imaging and missile seekers, and satellite solar cells. It is recovered almost entirely as a zinc smelting byproduct, making supply unusually concentrated. Defense optics buyers are under hard pressure to qualify allied supply.
What we source
- Zinc-circuit feedstock for allied refining partners
- Germanium dioxide and refined metal on request
Where we source from
- DRC and Belgium (Umicore-adjacent)
- Central Asian polymetallic operators
Buyer profile
IR system manufacturers, satellite component primes, fiber optic preform producers, semiconductor wafer manufacturers.
Typical lot sizes
Kilogram quantities to a few MT. Pricing referenced to LME and Argus benchmarks.
Why it matters
Gallium underpins gallium nitride and gallium arsenide semiconductors running 5G base stations, AESA radar in modern fighter aircraft, and power electronics in electric vehicles. Western primary capacity is effectively nonexistent. This is one of the most concentrated supply chains in the critical minerals stack.
What we source
- Primary gallium metal
- GaN and GaAs feedstock leads
Where we source from
- Non-China bauxite refiners
- Zinc-circuit operators with gallium recovery
Buyer profile
Compound semiconductor wafer manufacturers, defense electronics primes, RF component houses, power electronics manufacturers.
Typical lot sizes
Kilogram to small MT quantities. Pricing referenced to Argus and Asian Metal benchmarks.
Why it matters
Bismuth is the principal lead substitute in pharmaceutical preparations, low-melt fusible alloys, and a growing share of non-toxic ammunition. As lead smelting capacity contracts globally, bismuth buyers face real supply pressure with less public attention on the problem than minerals higher on the defense priority list.
What we source
- Refined ingot, 99.99 percent Bi
- Bismuth oxide
- Concentrate and polymetallic byproduct streams
Where we source from
- Bolivia, Peru
- Polymetallic byproducts, Kazakhstan
Buyer profile
Solder manufacturers, pharmaceutical raw material suppliers, non-toxic ammunition producers, low-melt alloy specialists.
Typical lot sizes
5 to 50 MT typical. Pricing referenced to Asian Metal and LME benchmarks.
Fuel
About this product
Ultra-Low Sulfur Diesel, 15 ppm sulfur max. Standard road diesel for North American and international markets. We source, verify, and track ULSD supply for industrial buyers who need confirmed origin and clean SGS documentation.
Typical specifications
- Sulfur: 15 ppm max
- Cetane index: 40 min
- Per ASTM D975 or EN 590 equivalent
About this product
D6 is a residual fuel oil used primarily for power generation, shipping, and large industrial applications. We work with qualified buyers who have the infrastructure and compliance framework to receive and process D6 supply.
About this product
EN590 is the European road diesel standard, 10 ppm sulfur max. We source EN590 for buyers operating in or supplying European markets, with pricing typically on a Rotterdam basis and SGS documentation standard.
About this product
We work with qualified refiners and trading firms on crude sourcing engagements. Depending on the grade and origin, we can coordinate SGS inspection, loading verification, and documentation from origin to delivery. Contact us to discuss your specific crude requirement.
About this product
Jet A-1 and related aviation fuel grades for qualified buyers. We approach jet fuel the same way we approach all supply: source confirmed, inspection coordinated, documentation clean. If you are looking for verified supply for aviation operations, contact us.
How we actually do this.
A four-step process. None of it is optional. What we sell is not speed. It is what arrives at port with clean documentation attached.
Commodity sourcing fails for the same reasons every time. Unverified supply, sloppy documentation, the wrong payment instrument, no one watching the loading. The process below exists because we have seen what happens when any of those things go wrong, and we do not want to be the broker that lets it happen.
You tell us what you need.
We listen carefully. Material, grade, volume, timeline, compliance constraints, payment terms, and end use. If the requirement is not coherent at this stage, we say so. We will not start running outreach against a brief that has not been properly scoped.
We call our global network.
We have spent years building relationships with brokers, suppliers, and partners across dozens of countries. When we receive your brief, we know who to call. Supply identification moves fast because the relationships are already there before the conversation starts.
We confirm the source is real.
Every candidate supplier undergoes document review. Mining or export license, ownership screening, sanctions checks, recent SGS reports, prior shipment history. When the deal warrants it, we go in person. We have been to the mines, the ports, and the warehouses. We have not yet hesitated to get on a plane.
We watch it move all the way home.
We monitor loading, inspection, vessel and truck movement, and documentation through to delivery. Our role does not end at contract signature. We are not done until you have what you need and you are confident to move forward.
What we will not do.
- ×We will not work without an NCNDA in place.
- ×We will not relay supply offers we cannot independently verify.
- ×We will not facilitate transactions involving sanctioned counterparties or jurisdictions.
- ×We will not work with intermediaries who cannot demonstrate a direct supplier mandate.
- ×We will not chase a deal that requires us to lower our standards on any of the above.
Saying no early is part of the service. The buyer protected from a bad transaction is the buyer who calls us back.
Ready to start? The first step is 30 minutes with the founders.
Schedule a Discovery Call ↗Global network. Personal presence.
Where Ra Merchants is currently active on the supply side. Updated as new suppliers are qualified.
Active supply jurisdictions
- BoliviaAntimony ore, bismuth concentrates
- PeruAntimony, bismuth, polymetallic concentrates
- KazakhstanTungsten concentrate, antimony, polymetallic byproducts
- PakistanAntimony, tungsten leads
- TajikistanAntimony ore
- TurkeyAntimony ore, chromite
- OmanAntimony
- ChadAntimony
- DRC and BelgiumZinc-circuit germanium feedstock leads
- AustraliaAntimony ore, rare earth feedstock leads
- VietnamTungsten concentrate (FEOC qualification underway)
Two operators. A passport each.
In Egyptian mythology, Ra crossed the sky each day, bringing light to every land beneath him. The name reflects how we see the work: connecting separated worlds, illuminating opaque markets, making sure what is supposed to flow actually flows.
The founding logic is simple.
We both spent two years abroad in our early twenties. One of us in Europe, one in South America. We learned to be useful quickly in places where we did not start with a network, speak the language, or know a single person. We knocked on a lot of unfamiliar doors. We got good at it.
That experience is the founding logic of this company. The supply our clients need is in countries most buyers have not visited and have no comfortable way to reach. Our job is to be the people who go. We are comfortable in those rooms. We always have been.
Think of Ra Merchants as an extension of your sourcing function. There is no committee between you and the founders. When you engage us, you engage the people who will be on the ground, on the call, and on the hook for the result. We are not analysts. We do not publish reports. We move material.
Cody Pritchett
Co-founderCody leads buyer-side relationships, transaction structuring, and deal coordination. His background spans digital infrastructure, energy services, and consumer brand building, with prior work in data center power brokering, Bitcoin mining infrastructure, and multi-industry operating roles.
Spencer Sorensen
Co-founderSpencer leads supplier qualification and field operations. He holds graduate training in psychology and clinical mental health counseling and previously served as Chief Relationship Officer at Tribehouse, leading partnership development and leadership retreats. He has lived and traveled across Africa, the Middle East, Europe, and Asia.
Cody & Spencer
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