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space available, these pages comprise a selection of frequently
traded minerals. For a wider range and more detail on mineral
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Alumina
Calcined 98.5-99.5%
Al2O3 bulk FOB US refinery
$680-730
Calcined, ground 98.5-99.5%
Al2O3, bulk FOB US refinery
$755-850
Calcined, medium-soda
Al2O3, bulk FOB refinery
$810-850
Alumina,
fused
Brown
95% min. Al2O3, FEPA F8-220 Grit, FOB
China $685-700
Brown
95.5% Al2O3, refractory lump & sized,
FOB China $665-745
White, 25kg bags, CIF Europe
850-905
Brown
94% Al2O3, FEPA 8-220 mesh refractory
(mm) Chinese $750-845
Brown, 94% Al2O3,
FEPA acid washed grits, CIF China $710-760
Hydrated Alumina
(ATH)
Hydrated alumina (ATH) Damp (57-60%
Al2O3, 5-8% moisture) Bulk FOB refinery
$290-350
Andalusite
57-58% Al2O3, 2,000 tonne bulk, FCA
Mine-RSA 235-290
55-59% Al2O3, FOB European port
355-425
Antimony
Trioxide
Typically 99.5%
Sb2O3, 5 tonne lots, CIF
Antwerp/Rotterdam $7950-8050
Typically 99.5% Sb2O3, 20 tonne
lots FOB China $7850-7950
Typically 99.5%
Sb2O3, ex-works USA $8150-8250
Ingot, 99.65% min, CIF Rotterdam
$9400-9600
Ingot, 99.65% min, FOB China
$9300-9500
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 $138-145
FOB
Morocco $115-127
FOB
China $115-130
C&F North Sea (Moroccan)
$145-160
OCMA/API bulk, SG 4.10 FOB Chennai
$110-125
FOB
China $109-113
API,
CIF Gulf Coast, Chinese $150-160
Indian $158-171
Ground
OCMA
bulk, del. Aberdeen £95-105
OCMA
bulk, del. Gt Yarmouth £112-125
OCMA/API, big bags (1.5t), FOB S.Turkey
$150-155
SG
4.22, bagged, FOB Morocco $110-170
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 $375-385
Round
kiln 86/2.0/3.15-3.20 $370-380
Round
kiln 85/2.0/3.15 $310-320
Rotary kiln 86/1.8/3.15
$385-395
Rotary kiln 85/1.8/3.15
$320-335
Guizhou, FOB
Zhanjiang/Fangcheng
Round
kiln 87/2.0/3.2 $375-385
Guyana RASC bauxite, bulk,
FOB
Linden $460-510
Abrasive
grade
Chinese
FOB
Zhanjiang, China $335-350
Welding
grade
FOB
Zhanjiang, China $510-520
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
$92-130
Foundry grade, bagged, railcars, ex-works
Wyoming, per s.ton $97-124
IOP
grade, crude, bulk, ex-works Wyoming, per s.ton
$68-72
(Dried material in bulk) FOB Greece,
/tonne 65-75
Cat
litter grade, ex-works Wyoming, USA, $/s.ton $52-65
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 $620-900
Colemanite, 40%
B2O3, FOB Buenos Aires
$690-730
Decathydrate Borax, FOB Buenos Aires
$940-975
Ulexite, 40% B2O3,
FOB Buenos Aires $690-750
Ulexite, 40% B2O3,
FOB Lima $620-650
Ulexite, granular 40%
B2O3, FOB Chile $720-820
Borax, PP bags (25kg & 50kg), Boric
acid, gran, tech, FOB Latin America $620-1000
Borax, PP bags (25kg & 50kg),
Decahydrate borax, gran, tech, FOB Latin America
$910-1050
Boric
acid, FOB Buenos Aires $620-1000
Colemanite, 40-42%
B2O3, ground, bagged, FOB Argentina
$630-690
Ulexite 46-48% B2O3,
FOB Lima $675-720
Bromine
Purified, bulk, 99.95% Br, domestic
destination, tonne lot, ex-works USA $1.6-1.75
Bulk,
purified, 99.95% Br, ex works, CIF Europe $1.6-1.75
Large
contract, Bulk, European $3000-3180
Calcium
carbonate
GCC,
coated, fine grade,ex-works UK £85-105
GCC,
50-22 microns, FOB USA $22-28
GCC,
22-10 microns, FOB USA $53-110
GCC,
3 microns (untreated), FOB USA $179-195
GCC,
stearate coated 1.1-0.7 microns, FOB USA $285-420
GCC,
1.1-0.7 microns (untreated), FOB USA $210-305
PCC,
Fine, surface treated (0.4-1 microns), FOB USA
$288-295
GCC,
coated, chalk, ex-works UK £63-80
PCC,
coated, ex-works, UK £388-575
PCC,
uncoated, ex-works, UK £357-575
Celestite
Turkish, 96%, SrSO4, FOB
Iskenderun $90-100
Chromite
Chemical grade, 46%
Cr2O3, wet bulk, FOB South Africa
$220-250
Refractory grade, 46%
Cr2O3 wet bulk, FOB South Africa
$300-330
Foundry grade, 46%
Cr2O3, wet bulk, FOB South Africa
$260-300
South
African, Northwest, Metallurgical grade, friable lumpy, 40%
Cr2O3 $170-185
Sand,
moulding grade, 98% <30 mesh, del UK
£370-430
Foundry +47% Cr2O3
dried 1 tonne big bags FOB South Africa
$340-420
Foundry, 45.8% min
Cr2O3, wet bulk, FOB South Africa
$280-360
Metallurgical grade, Conc 40%, FOB
Northwest, South Africa $165-200
Diatomite
US,
calcined filter-aid grade, FOB plant $605-670
US,
flux-calcined filter-aid grade, FOB plant $610-865
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 $168-176
(-20
micron, FCLs, bagged, >92 brightness) FOB Durban,
South Africa $199-210
(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 $370-420
Mexican, FOB Tampico $290-330
Chinese wet filtercake, CIF Rotterdam
$290-330
Chinese, wet filtercake, FOB China
$280-310
South
African, dry basis, FOB Durban $310-340
Chinese dry basis, CIF US Gulf Port
$340-370
Metallurgical
Chinese, min 85% CaF2, CIF
Rotterdam $290-310
Mexican, FOB Tampico $230-270
Chinese, min 80%, wet bulk, FOB China
$200-220
Chinese, min 85% CaF2, bulk,
FOB China $230-250
Chinese bulk, min. 90% CaF2,
FOB China $250-275
Graphite
Amorphous powder 80-85% Chinese del Europe
$430-480
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
$700-800
Fine,
90%C, -100 mesh $670-720
Medium flake 90% C, +100-80 mesh
$900-1000
Large
flake, 90% C, +80 mesh $900-1000
Fine,
94-97%C, -100 mesh $1100-1200
Medium, 94-97%C, +100-80 mesh
$850-900
Large
flake 94-97% C, +80 mesh CIF
$1300-1400
Ilmenite
China, bulk concentrates. min 54%
TiO2, CIF $140-155
Australian, bulk concentrates. min 54%
TiO2, FOB $155-170
Australian, spot price, min 54%
TiO2, FOB $155-170
Iodine
Iodine crystal, 99.5% min, drums, spot,
$/kg $35-40
Iodine crystal, 99.5% min, drums,
contract, $/kg $35-40
Iron Oxide
Pigment
Brown
type 868, bagged, FOB China
$1015-1080
Red
type 130 90% Fe2O3, bagged, FOB China
$1435-1640
Kaolin
No 1
paper coating grade, Ex-Georgia plant, s.ton
$130-180
No 2
paper coating grade, Ex-Georgia plant, s.ton
$112-175
Kyanite
Ex-works USA, 55-60%
Al2O3, raw kyanite, s.ton
$225-320
55-60% Al2O3, 22 ton
lots, calcined $375-440
Leucoxene
min.
91% TiO2, max. 1% ZrO2, bagged, FOB West
Australia A$1455-1510
Lithium
Lithium carbonate, del continental, USA
large contracts, $ per lb $2.8-3.1
Lithium carbonate, large contracts, del
continental US, $/kg $5.8-6.5
Lithium carbonate, large contracts, packed
in bags, CIF Asia, $/kg $5-5.5
Lithium hydroxide, 56.5-57.5% LiOH, large
contracts, packed in drums or bags,
del
Europe or USA, $/kg $7.2-8
Lithium hydroxide, Chinese, (56.5-57.5%
LiOH), packed in drums or bags, large contracts,
del
Europe $/kg $7-8
Petalite, 4.2% LiO2, FOB
Durban, $170-265
Spodumene concentrate, >7.5%
Li2O, CIF USA, s.ton $700-775
Spodumene concentrate, 5% Li2O,
CIF USA, s.ton $400-450
Spodumene concentrate, 7.5%
Li2O, CIF Europe $740-790
Spodumene concentrate, 5% Li2O,
CIF Europe $450-500
Spodumene concentrate, > 7.5%
Li2O, bulk, CIF Asia $725-775
Spodumene concentrate, 5% Li2O,
CIF Asia $310-400
Magnesia
Calcined, 90-92% MgO, lump, FOB China
$255-280
European calcined, agricultural
grade,
CIF
Europe 240-350
Dead-burned,
Lump,
FOB China
90%
MgO $255-270
92%
MgO $320-400
94-95% MgO $350-400
97.5%
MgO $450-485
Fused,
Lump,
FOB China
96%
MgO $600-630
97%
MgO $890-1000
98%
MgO $1020-1100
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
(325
mesh, FCLs, bagged) FOB Durban $400-475
(60
mesh, FCLs, bagged) FOB Durban $450-575
Micronised, FOB plant, USA
$700-950
Wet-ground, FOB plant, USA
$700-1250
Flake, FOB plant, USA $350-500
Nitrate
Sodium, about 98%, ex-store Chile
530-570
Olivine
Olivine, refractory grade, bulk, US
ex-plant/mine $75-150
Perlite
Coarse (filter aid) FOB east
Mediterranean, bulk 75-80
Raw,
crushed, grade, big bags FOB Turkey $100-105
Raw,
crushed, grade, bulk FOB Turkey $85-90
Phosphate
Phosphate, 70-72% BPL, long term contract,
FAS Casablanca, Morocco, $/tonne $95-130
Phosphate DAP FOB Central Florida $/tonne
$475-505
Potash
C&F Western Europe, contract, Standard
$305-335
Muriate, KCl, granular, bulk, ex-works,
North America $300-350
Muriate, KCl, standard, bulk, FOB
Vancouver $305-330
Muriate, KCl, standard, bulk, FOB Baltic
$/tonne $290-310
Rare earth
minerals
Min
99%, large purchases, FOB China, $/kg
Cerium oxide
$4.8-6.0
Dysprosium oxide $360-390
Europium oxide
$795-940
Lanthanum oxide $4.8-5.8
Neodymium oxide $57-65
Praesodymium oxide $105-115
Samarium oxide
$4.8-6.9
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
$840-940
China
concentrate, min. 95% TiO2, bulk, CIF
$825-970
Australian concentrate, min. 95%
TiO2, large vol. for pigment, FOB
$900-1030
Salt
Australian solar salt bulk CIF Shanghai,
$48-54
Industrial solar salt, ex-works China
$45-55
Industrial vacuum salt, ex-works China
$50-57
Silica
sand
Minus
20 micron, FCL, bagged >92 brightness, FOB Durban
$300-375
Glass
sand, container, ex-works USA
$27-30
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 $215-230
Chinese synthetic soda ash, dense &
light, FOB China $190-205
Indian synthetic soda ash, dense &
light, Domestic ex-works India
$275-310
Indian synthetic soda ash, dense &
light, Export C&F India
$200-235
US
natural, large contract, FOB Wyoming
$300-330
European synthetic, dense & light,
Large Contracts ex-works
195-215
Sulphur
Canadian solid, spot, FOB Vancouver
$170-195
FOB
Middle East $160-190
TiO2
pigment
Bulk
volume, per tonne CFR Asia
$3000-3200
CIF
Northern Europe 2370-2600
CIF
USA $3360-3400
CIF
Latin America, per lb $1.6-1.9
Vermiculite
South
African, bulk, FOB Antwerp $315-715
Brazilian, big bags, FOB Antwerp
$230-577
Brazilian, big bags, FOB East Coast Port
$230-550
Wollastonite
US
ex-works, s.ton Acicular minus
200
mesh $210-240
325
mesh $220-250
Acicular (15:-1-20:1 aspect ratio)
$440-445
Chinese, FOB, tonne Acicular
minus
200
mesh $80-90
325
mesh $90-100
Zircon
CIF
China, min 65.5% ZrO2 bulk shipments
Premium $1050-1150
Standard $1080-1100
FOB
Australia, min 65.5% ZrO2, bulk shipments
Premium $1050-1150
Standard $1000-1050
FOB
USA, min 65.5% ZrO2, bulk shipments
Premium $1050-1450
Standard $950-1150
CIF
South Africa, bulk shipments
Ceramic grade $1000-1050
FOB
South Africa, bulk shipments
ceramic grade $1100-1300
Micronised
zircon
99.5%
<4µ, average particle size <0.95µ, C&F
Asia, $1500-1750
Fused
zirconia
Monoclinic, refractory/abrasive, contract,
CIF main European port $6200-7200
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 $15000-19000
Stabilised, Refractory grade, Contract
price, CIF main European port $6200-7200
Stabilised, Technical ceramic grade,
Contract price, CIF main European port $5000-10000
Zircon
Opacifiers
Micronised zircon, 100% < 6 microns,
average 1-2 microns, bagged,CFR Asia $1500-2100
Micronised zircon, 100% < 6 microns,
average 1-2 microns, bagged, ex-works Europe
$1500-2100
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