Bold indicates price change from
previous month (it may have changed more than once during the
month). All prices are in US$ and quoted per tonne unless
indicated. It is not possible to publish prices for all
industrial minerals and grades in the space available, these
pages comprise a selection of frequently traded minerals. For a
wider range and more detail on mineral prices, we refer you to
Price Listing on www.indmin.com.
Alumina
Calcined 98.5-99.5%
Al2O3
bulk FOB US refinery $675-725
Calcined, ground 98.5-99.5%
Al2O3,
bulk FOB US refinery $750-850
Calcined, medium-soda
Al2O3,
bulk FOB refinery $800-850
Alumina, fused
Brown 95% min.
Al2O3,
FEPA F8-220 Grit, FOB China
$800-840
Brown 95.5%
Al2O3, refractory
lump & sized, FOB China
$660-730
White, 25kg bags,
CIF Europe 850-890
Brown 94%
Al2O3, FEPA 8-220
mesh refractory (mm) Chinese $750-850
Hydrated Alumina
(ATH)
Hydrated alumina (ATH) Damp
(57-60% Al2O3, 5-8% moisture)
Bulk FOB refinery $300-370
Andalusite
57-58% Al2O3,
2,000 tonne
bulk, FCA Mine-RSA
235-280
55-59%
Al2O3,
FOB European port 350-425
Antimony
Trioxide
Typically 99.5%
Sb2O3, 5 tonne lots,
CIF Antwerp/Rotterdam
$9900-10000
Typically 99.5%
Sb2O3, 20 tonne
lots FOB China
$9600-10000
Typically 99.5%
Sb2O3, ex-works USA
$9600-10000
Ingot, 99.65% min, CIF Rotterdam
$11000-12000
Ingot, 99.65% min, FOB China
$10400-10800
Baddeleyite
Contract price,
Refractory/abrasive
grade, CIF main European port
$2500-3100
Contract price, Ceramic grade
(98% ZrO2 +
HfO2), CIF main
European port $3000-3300
Contract price, Ceramic pigment
grade, CIF main European port
$3200-3500
Barytes
Drilling grade
Unground lump
OCMA/API bulk,SG 4.20
FOB Chennai $140-145
FOB Morocco $138-145
FOB China $130-140
C&F North Sea (Moroccan)
$145-160
API, CIF Gulf Coast,
Chinese $155-160
Indian $157-171
Ground
OCMA bulk, del. Aberdeen
£95-105
OCMA bulk, del. Gt Yarmouth
£110-120
OCMA/API, big bags (1.5t),
FOB S.Turkey $150-155
SG 4.22, bagged, FOB Morocco
$135-147
Paint grade
Ground white 96-98%
BaSO4,
350 mesh, 1-5 lots, del. UK
£195-220
Chinese lump, CIF Gulf Coast $235-275
Ground, white, 96-98%
BaSO4,
325-350 mesh, 1-5 lots, ex-works
USA. $/s. ton $315-400
Chemical grade
Chinese, CIF Gulf Coast
$161-180
Bauxite
Refractory
grade
Chinese
Al2O3/Fe2O3/BD,
lumps 0-25mm
Shanxi, FOB Xingang
Round kiln 87/2.0/3.2 $420-435
Round kiln 86/2.0/3.15-3.20
$400-430
Round kiln 85/2.0/3.15 $410-420
Rotary kiln 86/1.8/3.15
$400-420
Rotary kiln 85/1.8/3.15
$400-420
Guizhou, FOB
Zhanjiang/Fangcheng
Round kiln 87/2.0/3.2 $400-430
Guyana RASC bauxite, bulk,
FOB Linden $460-510
Abrasive grade
Chinese
FOB Zhanjiang, China $320-350
Welding grade
FOB Zhanjiang, China $500-520
FOB Linden, Guyana $450-510
Bentonite
Cat litter, grade 1-5mm, bulk,
FOB main European port
42-60
Indian, cat litter grade,
crushed,
dried, loose in bulk, FOB Kandla
$34-38
OCMA/Foundry grades,
crude & dried, bulk, FOB Milos
60-80
API grade, bagged rail-car,
ex-works Wyoming, per s.ton
$90-130
Foundry grade, bagged,
railcars,
ex-works Wyoming, per s.ton
$97-124
IOP grade, crude, bulk,
ex-works
Wyoming, per s.ton $66-72
(Dried material in bulk) FOB
Greece,
Û/tonne Û65-75
Cat litter grade, ex-works
Wyoming,
USA, $/s.ton $50-60
Fullers earth, soda
ash-treated,
Civil eng. grade, ex-works, South Africa £50-70
Indian, FOB Kandla, crushed and
dried,
loose in bulk, Civil Engineering grade, $32-40
Indian, FOB Kandla, crushed and
dried,
loose in bulk, Iron ore pelletising grade $36-38
South African., ex-works
Fullers earth,
soda ash-treated, Cat litter grade, 1-7mm £27-40
South African., ex-works
Fullers earth,
soda ash-treated, foundry grade, bagged £60-85
Foundry grade, bulk, del Japan
$140-220
Borates/Boron
minerals
Boric Acid, FOB Chile
$1250-1309
Colemanite, 40%
B2O3,
FOB Buenos Aires $690-730
Decathydrate Borax, FOB Buenos
Aires $947-979
Ulexite, 40%
B2O3, FOB Buenos Aires $666-697
Ulexite, 40%
B2O3, FOB Lima $620-652
Ulexite, granular 40%
B2O3, FOB Chile $692-734
Borax, PP bags (25kg & 50kg),
Boric
acid, gran, tech, FOB Latin America $1200-1310
Borax, PP bags (25kg &
50kg),
Decahydrate borax, gran, tech,
FOB Latin America $910-940
Boric acid, FOB Buenos Aires
$1078-1136
Colemanite, 40-42%
B2O3,
ground, bagged, FOB Argentina $630-690
Ulexite 46-48%
B2O3, FOB Lima $650-710
Bromine
Purified, bulk, 99.95% Br,
domestic
destination, tonne lot, ex-works USA $1.6-1.7
Bulk, purified, 99.95% Br, ex
works,
CIF Europe $1.6-1.65
Large contract, Bulk, European
$3300-3500
Calcium
carbonate
GCC, coated, fine grade,ex-works UK
£80-103
GCC, 50-22 microns, FOB USA
$21-26
GCC, 22-10 microns, FOB USA
$50-105
GCC, 3 microns (untreated), FOB USA
$170-185
GCC, stearate coated 1.1-0.7
microns,
FOB USA $270-400
GCC, 1.1-0.7 microns
(untreated),
FOB USA $200-290
PCC, Fine, surface treated
(0.4-1 microns), FOB USA
$275-375
GCC, coated, chalk, ex-works UK
£60-75
PCC, coated, ex-works, UK
£370-550
PCC, uncoated, ex-works, UK
£340-550
Celestite
Turkish, 96%,
SrSO4,
FOB Iskenderun $90-100
Chromite
Chemical grade, 46%
Cr2O3,
wet bulk , FOB South Africa
$320-340
Refractory grade, 46%
Cr2O3,
wet bulk , FOB South Africa
$425-500
Foundry grade, 46%
Cr2O3, wet bulk,
FOB South Africa $360-380
South African, Northwest,
Metallurgical grade, friable lumpy,
40% Cr2O3 $160-185
Sand, moulding grade, 98%
<30 mesh, del UK £390-450
Foundry +47%
Cr2O3 dried 1 tonne big
bags FOB South Africa $420-460
Foundry, 45.8% min
Cr2O3, wet bulk,
FOB South Africa $360-380
Metallurgical grade, Conc
40%,
FOB Northwest, South Africa $160-190
Diatomite
US, calcined filter-aid grade,
FOB plant $575-640
US, flux-calcined filter-aid
grade,
FOB plant $580-825
Feldspar
Turkish, Na feldspar, Crude,
-10mm size bulk, FOB Gulluk
$22-23
Turkish, Na feldspar, Glass
grade,
-500 microns, bagged, FOB Gulluk
$70
(-38 micron, FCLs
bagged,>90 Brightness)
FOB Durban, South Africa $168
(Na), ceramic grade, 170-200
mesh,
bagged, ex-works USA, $/s.ton
$150-180
Na feldspar, floated -150 microns,
bagged,
FOB Gulluk, Turkey $53-55
Na feldspar, floated -500 microns,
bulk,
FOB Gulluk, Turkey $38-40
Fluorspar
Acidspar filtercake, bulk
Mexican, <5ppm As
FOB Tampico $540-550
Mexican, FOB Tampico $400-450
Chinese wet filtercake,
CIF Rotterdam $500-530
Chinese, wet filtercake,
FOB China $400-415
South African, dry basis,
FOB Durban $380-450
Chinese dry basis,
CIF US Gulf Port $480-600
Metallurgical
Chinese, min 85% CaF2,
CIF Rotterdam $365-440
Mexican, FOB Tampico $230-270
Chinese, min 80%,
wet bulk, FOB China $315-390
Chinese, min 85%
CaF2,
bulk, FOB China $355-375
Chinese bulk, min. 90%
CaF2, FOB China $375-460
Graphite
Amorphous powder 80-85%
Chinese del Europe $500-700
Synthetic fine 97-98% CIF Asia
$950-1450
Synthetic fine 98-99% CIF Asia
$1000-1500
Crystalline
FCL CIF main European port,
Medium, 85-87%C, +100-80 mesh
$900-1150
Fine, 90%C, -100 mesh $850-1050
Medium flake 90% C, +100-80 mesh
$950-1200
Large flake, 90% C, +80 mesh
$1200-1600
Fine, 94-97%C, -100 mesh
$900-1200
Medium, 94-97%C, +100-80 mesh
$1050-1400
Large flake 94-97% C, +80 mesh CIF
$1400-1800
Synthetic 99.95% C, $ per Kg,
Swiss border $7-20
Ilmenite
Australian, bulk
concentrates.
min 54% TiO2, FOB $250-350
Australian, spot price,
min 54% TiO2, FOB $250-350
Iodine
Iodine crystal, 99.5% min,
drums,
spot, $/kg
$56-65
Iodine crystal, 99.5% min,
drums,
contract, $/kg
$56-62
Iron Oxide
Pigment
Brown type 868, bagged, FOB China
$1015-1075
Red type 130 90%
Fe2O3, bagged,
FOB China $1434-1637
Kaolin
No 1 paper coating grade,
Ex-Georgia plant, s.ton $161-209
No 2 paper coating grade,
Ex-Georgia plant, s.ton $107.50-166.70
Kyanite
Ex-works USA, 54-60%
Al2O3,
raw kyanite, s.ton $224-320
54-60% Al2O3,
22 ton lots,
calcined $373-439
Leucoxene
min. 91% TiO2, max. 1%
ZrO2, bagged,
FOB West Australia A$1450-1550
Lithium
Lithium carbonate, del
continental,
USA large contracts, $ per lb $2.5-3
Lithium hydroxide, 56.5-57.5%
LiOH,
large contracts, packed in drums or
bags,
del Europe or USA, $/kg
$6.5-7.5
Lithium hydroxide, Chinese,
(56.5-57.5% LiOH), packed in drums or bags, large
contracts,
del Europe $/kg $6-6.6
Petalite, 4.2% LiO2, FOB
Durban, $165-260
Spodumene concentrate, >7.5%
Li2O,
CIF USA, s.ton $720-770
Spodumene concentrate, 5%
Li2O,
CIF USA, s.ton $460-510
Spodumene concentrate, 7.5%
Li2O,
CIF Europe $750-800
Spodumene concentrate, 5%
Li2O,
CIF Europe $440-490
Spodumene concentrate, > 7.5%
Li2O,
bulk, CIF Asia $720-770
Spodumene concentrate, 5%
Li2O,
CIF Asia $300-400
Magnesia
Calcined, 90-92% MgO, lump,
FOB China $303-343
European calcined, agricultural
grade,
CIF Europe 240-350
Dead-burned,
Lump, FOB China
90% MgO $325-480
92% MgO $410-450
94-95% MgO $390-470
97.5% MgO $531-583
Fused,
Lump, FOB China
96% MgO $750-820
97% MgO $890-1000
98% MgO $1023-1100
Magnesite
Greek, raw, max 3.5%
SiO2,
FOB East Mediterranean
65-75
Mica
Indian mine scrap green
(Andhra Pradesh) for mica
paper,
FOB Madras $300-400
Indian wet-ground, CIF Europe
$600-900
Micronised, FOB plant, USA
$700-1000
Wet-ground, FOB plant, USA
$700-1300
Flake, FOB plant, USA $350-500
Nitrate
Sodium, about 98%, ex-store Chile
550-570
Olivine
Olivine, refractory grade,
bulk,
US ex-plant/mine $75-150
Perlite
Coarse (filter aid)
FOB east Mediterranean, bulk
70-75
Raw, crushed, grade, big bags
FOB Turkey $95-100
Raw, crushed, grade, bulk
FOB Turkey $80-85
Potash
C&F Western Europe,
contract,
Standard $445-470
Muriate, KCl, granular, bulk,
ex-works, North America $455-500
Muriate, KCl, standard,
bulk, FOB Vancouver $460-490
Muriate, KCl, standard, bulk,
FOB
Baltic $/tonne $450-480
Rare earth
minerals
Min 99%, large purchases, FOB
China, $/kg
Cerium oxide $12-13
Dysprosium oxide $630-890
Europium oxide $1600-1820
Lanthanum oxide $11-13
Neodymium oxide $80-85
Praesodymium oxide $85-95
Samarium oxide $25-32
Refractory
clays/Mullite
Clay, Mulcoa 47% (sized in bulk
bags),
for coarse sizing, FOB USA, s.ton $198
Rutile
Australian concentrate,
min. 95% TiO2, bagged, FOB
$1500-1700
Australian concentrate,
min. 95% TiO2, large vol.
for pigment, FOB
$1400-1700
Salt
Australian solar salt bulk CIF
Shanghai, $50
Industrial solar salt, ex-works
China $27-29
Industrial vacuum salt,
ex-works China $35-40
Silica sand
Minus 20 micron, FCL, bagged
>92 brightness, FOB Durban
$295
Glass sand, container,
ex-works USA $20-26
Silicon
carbide
SiC, FEPA 8-220, CIF UK, black,
about 99% SiC
SiC Grade 1 1900-2100
SiC Grade 2 1500-1650
Refractory grade,
min 98% SiC 1500-1800
min 95% SiC 1350-1450
Soda ash
Chinese synthetic soda ash,
dense & light, CIF Far East $295-330
Chinese synthetic soda ash,
dense & light, FOB China $220-240
Indian synthetic soda ash,
dense & light, Domestic
ex-works India $300-348
Indian synthetic soda ash,
dense
& light, Export C&F India
$210-230
US natural, large contract,
FOB Wyoming $210-230
European synthetic, dense &
light,
Large Contracts ex-works 190-210
TiO2
pigment
Bulk volume, per tonne
CFR Asia
$2700-3000
CIF Northern Europe
3150-3400
CIF USA
$3200-3500
CIF Latin America, per lb
$1.6-1.9
Vermiculite
South African, bulk, FOB
Antwerp $400-850
Wollastonite
US ex-works, s.ton Acicular
minus
200 mesh $210-240
325 mesh $220-250
Acicular (15:-1-20:1 aspect ratio)
$444
Chinese, FOB, tonne Acicular
minus
200 mesh $80-90
325 mesh $90-100
Zircon
FOB Australia, bulk shipments
Premium $1350-1550
Standard $1250-1550
FOB USA, bulk
shipments
Premium
$2600-3000
Standard
$2550-2750
FOB South Africa, bulk
shipments
ceramic grade
$2300-2650
Micronised
zircon
99.5% <4µ, average
particle size <0.95µ,
C&F Asia, $2750-2800
Fused zirconia
Monoclinic, refractory/abrasive,
contract,
CIF main European port
$6500-7800
Monoclinic, Ceramic pigment
grade,
Contract price, CIF main European
port $3800-4800
Monoclinic, Structural
ceramic/
electronic grade, Contract price,
CIF main European port $4600-6000
Monoclinic, Technical
ceramic,
grade, Contract price, CIF main
European port $15900-21000
Stabilised, Refractory grade,
Contract price, CIF main European
port $6500-7800
Stabilised, Technical ceramic
grade,
Contract price, CIF main European
port $50000-100000
Zircon
Opacifiers
Micronised zircon, 100% < 6
microns,
average 1-2 microns, bagged,
CFR Asia $2845-3400
Micronised zircon, 100% < 6 microns,
average 1-2 microns, bagged,
ex-works Europe $2770-3400
Antimony trioxide typically 99.5% SbO3, 20
tonne lots FOB China, $/tonne

Prices for antimony trioxide have reportedly firmed up thanks
to stabilising prices for antimony metal, although the mineral
has yet to make up value it lost in January. Although antimony
metal prices are around 7.7% lower than they were at the
beginning of the year, these have remained steady since
mid-January and have helped to halt the slide in antimony
trioxide prices.
Barytes, Drilling Grade. API unground lump FOB China
$/tonne

Chinese barite prices continued to slide this month as the
North American drilling industry slowed down and inventories in
China continue to mount. Stockpiles at the ports and rail yards
have also increased over the last six-to-eight months causing
more costs to suppliers. As a result of this stockpiling, lease
rates have increased at the ports in China for storage, which
has also put downward pressure on prices.
Europium oxide, min 99%, FOB, China, $/kg,
Bulk

Prices for rare earths have continued to slide this month
despite positive market projections. Prices for neodymium,
cerium, europium, samarium and lanthanum oxide prices remained
essentially flat at year-end levels, market sources
indicated.
Graphite, Flake, 90% C, +100 mesh -80 mesh, FCL, CIF, Europe
port, $/tonne

European sources have reported softening values for graphite in
February 2013. One European source speculated that the softness
may have been caused by producers trying to clear their stocks
before Chinese New Year.
Iodine crystal, 99.5% min, drums, spot & contract,
$/kilo

Iodine prices have fallen sharply since December to around
$60/kg, market sources have indicated. A US source said that
owing to the arrival on the market of new iodine production
from ACF Mineras Algorte Norte project in Chile, prices
were placed under pressure in December, pushing
values for both spot and contract orders below the $80/kg
mark.
Magnesia, calcined, 90-92% MgO, FOB China,
$/tonne

Fused magnesia and dead burned magnesia prices out of China
fell at the end of last year, sources confirmed to
IM. Prices have fallen around 5% compared to
levels at the beginning of the year, due to a slow down of
activity and sluggish demand. Magnesite production has fallen
off in China, according to reports, as global demand has waned
on the back of the global economic downturn.
Samarium oxide, min 99%, FOB, China, $/kg, Bulk

Samarium oxide prices dipped sharply in January, falling from a
range of $32-60/kg down to $25-32/kg. Market sources said this
was largely due to a lack of activity over Christmas coupled
with buyers clearing inventories.
Zircon, premium grade, bulk, FOB Australia,
$/tonne

Zircon prices dipped slightly at the beginning of 2013 as
volatility continued to rock the market. Several market sources
have indicated difficulty as the construction industry slowly
begins to pick up.
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