Industrial Minerals


Price Briefing: Week 7 – zircon, fluorspar, graphite

17 February 2011

by Mark Watts

Zircon prices continue meteoric ascent as metspar and graphite firm further

Keywords: mineral prices, zircon, boric acid, fluorspar, antimony, graphite

Tight supply and rising demand in the global zircon market have continued to boost prices in the first quarter, with market conditions  set to drive further price hikes throughout the year.Australian zircon has been quoted at $1,300-1,400/tonne (FOB), rising by up to $200/tonne from the beginning of the year, while spot prices (CIF Europe) have been reported as high as $1,650/tonne.Prices are expected to rise further in Q2...