Caterium
Caterium is an ore that you need to research in the MAM, it provides many technologies separate to the HUB milestones.
Sulfur
Sulfur is an ore that is used in explosives, steel production and power.
Biomass and Chainsaw
Biomass is used as a power source in the early stages of the game. This article shows the different biomass sources and how they can be automated to make solid biomass. The chainsaw enables faster collecting of biomass material and also enables Obstacle Clearing.