Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of forming a metal coated particle, to metal coated particles prepared according to the method and the use of these metal coated particles. The method comprising the steps of: providing a source of base particles to be coated; providing a source of a metal-comprising coating particles; and feeding the base particles specified in step (a) and the source of metal comprising coating particles specified in step (b) into a continuous reactor including heat exchange means to cause contact of the base particles with the source of coating particles thereby to form the metal coated particles. The coated particles include a homogeneous coating and can be used in a variety of applications.