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 toPricing Database . For any information,
or to make a comment on prices, please contact Barbara
O'Donovan, Industrial Minerals editor at bodonovan@indmin.com
Price effective 21 October 2016.
Alumina
Calcined 98.5-99.5% Al2O3 bulk FOB US refinery $665-710
Calcined, ground 98.5-99.5% Al2O3, bulk FOB US refinery
$745-845
Calcined, medium-soda Al2O3, bulk FOB refinery $800-840
Alumina, fused
Brown 95% min. Al2O 3, FEPA F8-220 Grit, FOB China
$615-665
Brown 95.5% Al2O 3, refractory lump & sized, FOB
China $585-615
White, 25kg bags, CIF Europe
€625-650
Brown 94% Al2O 3, FEPA 8-220 mesh refractory (mm)
Chinese $585-595
Brown, 94% Al2O3, FEPA acid washed grits, CIF China
$690-740
Hydrated Alumina (ATH)
Hydrated alumina (ATH) Damp (57-60% Al2O3, 5-8% moisture)
Bulk FOB refinery $280-330
Andalusite
57-58% Al2O3, 2,000 tonne bulk, FCA Mine-RSA
€240-290
55-59% Al2O3, FOB European port €355-425
Antimony Trioxide
Typically 99.5% Sb2O3, 5 tonne lots, CIF
Antwerp/Rotterdam $6400-6550
Typically 99.5% Sb2O3, 20 tonne lots FOB China
$6300-6400
Typically 99.5% Sb2O3, ex-works USA
$6400-6550
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 $115-125
FOB Morocco $105-115
FOB China $90-100
C&F North Sea (Moroccan) $125-135
OCMA/API bulk, SG 4.10 FOB Chennai $110-120
FOB China $85-90
API, CIF Gulf Coast, Chinese $118-130
Indian $120-130
Ground
OCMA bulk, del. Aberdeen £110-125
OCMA bulk, del. Gt Yarmouth £110-130
OCMA/API, big bags (1.5t), FOB S.Turkey $120-135
SG 4.22, bagged, FOB Morocco $100-150
Paint grade
Ground white 96-98% BaSO4, 350 mesh, 1-5 lots, del. UK
£190-220
Chinese lump, CIF Gulf Coast $215-250
Ground, white, 96-98% BaSO4, 325-350 mesh, 1-5 lots,
ex-works USA. $/s. ton $315-370
Chemical grade
Chinese, CIF Gulf Coast $145-162
Bauxite
Refractory grade
Chinese Al2O3/Fe2O3/BD, lumps 0-25mm Shanxi, FOB Xingang
Round kiln 87/2.0/3.2 $300-320
Round kiln 86/2.0/3.15-3.20 $280-290
Round kiln 85/2.0/3.15 $250-280
Rotary kiln 86/1.8/3.15 $280-290
Rotary kiln 85/1.8/3.15 $250-280
Calcined kiln 88/1.8/3.25 $330-360
Calcined kiln 87/2.0/3.20 $300-325
Calcined kiln 86/2.0/3.15
$280-300
Calcined kiln 85/2.0/3.10 $270-300
Bentonite
Cat litter, grade 1-5mm, bulk, FOB main European port
€40-62
Indian, cat litter grade, crushed, dried, loose in bulk, FOB
Kandla $32-35
OCMA/Foundry grades, crude & dried, bulk, FOB Milos
€60-80
API grade, bagged rail-car, ex-works Wyoming, per $/s.ton
$86-125
Foundry grade, bagged, railcars, ex-works Wyoming, per s.ton
$97-124
IOP grade, crude, bulk, ex-works Wyoming, per $/s.ton
$50-65
(Dried material in bulk) FOB Greece, €/tonne
€65-75
Cat litter grade, ex-works Wyoming, USA, $/s.ton $47-59
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, $35-45
Indian, FOB Kandla, crushed and dried, loose in bulk, Iron
ore pelletising grade $36-39
South African., ex-works Fullers’ earth, soda
ash-treated, Cat litter grade, 1-7mm £29-40
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 $/lb $2-2.45
Bulk, purified, 99.95% Br, ex works, CIF Europe $/lb
$1.76-1.98
Large contract, Bulk, European $/tonne $3245-3490
Calcium carbonate
GCC, coated, fine grade, ex-works UK £95-115
GCC, 50-22 microns, FOB USA $28-32
GCC, 22-10 microns, FOB USA $59-122
GCC, 3 microns (untreated), FOB USA $197-215
GCC, stearate coated 1.1-0.7 microns, FOB USA $315-463
GCC, 1.1-0.7 microns (untreated), FOB USA $231-336
PCC, Fine, surface treated (0.4-1 microns), FOB USA
$317-326
GCC, coated, chalk, ex-works UK £68-84
PCC, coated, ex-works, UK £407-603
PCC, uncoated, ex-works, UK £375-603
Celestite
Turkish, 96%, SrSO4, FOB Iskenderun $90-100
Chromite
Chemical grade, 46% Cr2O 3, wet bulk, FOB South
Africa $310-330
Foundry grade, 46% Cr2O 3, wet bulk, FOB South
Africa $300-320
Refractory grade, 46% Cr2O 3 wet bulk, FOB South
Africa $300-350
South African, Northwest, Metallurgical grade, friable
lumpy, 40% Cr2O3 $135-150
Sand, moulding grade, 98% <30 mesh, del UK
£365-420
Foundry +47% Cr2O 3 dried 1 tonne big bags FOB South
Africa $290-330
Foundry, 45.8% min Cr2O3, wet bulk, FOB South Africa
$290-310
Metallurgical grade, Conc’ 40%, FOB Northwest,
South Africa $120-145
Diatomite
US, calcined filter-aid grade, FOB plant $635-670
US, flux-calcined filter-aid grade, FOB plant $640-880
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, FCL’s bagged,>90 brightness)
FOB Durban, South Africa $168-176
(-20 micron, FCL’s, 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,
97% CaF2, Dry Filtercake, <5ppm, FOB, Tampico, Mexico
$280-310
97% CaF2, Wet Filtercake, FOB, Tampico, Mexico $260-280
97% CaF2, Wet Filtercake, CIF, Rotterdam, Holland
$250-270
97% CaF2, Wet Filtercake, FOB, China $240-260
97% CaF2, Dry Filtercake, FOB, Durban, South Africa
$200-220
95% CaF2, Dry Filtercake, CIF, US Gulf Port, USA$260-270
Metallurgical
Metspar, min 85% CaF2, FOB, Tampico, Mexico $230-250
Metspar, min 85% CaF2, CIF, China to Holland $240-260
Metspar, min 80% CaF2, Bulk, FOB, China $200-220
Metspar, min 85% CaF2, FOB, China $240-260
Metspar, min 90% CaF2, FOB, China $280-300
Graphite
Amorphous, 80-85% C, -200 Mesh, FCL, CIF, China to Europe
$400-430
Amorphous, 75% C, Ore, EXW Austria $450-500
Synthetic fine 97-98% CIF Asia $950-1450
Synthetic fine 98-99% CIF Asia $1000-1500
Crystalline
Flake, 85-87% C, +100 Mesh -80 Mesh, FCL, CIF, Europe:
$400-450
Flake, 90% C, -100 Mesh, FCL, CIF, Europe $500-550
Flake, 90% C, +100 Mesh -80 Mesh, CIF, Europe: $550-620
Flake, 90% C, +80 Mesh, CIF, Europe: $600-650
Flake, 94-97% C, -100 Mesh, FCL, CIF, Europe : $620-650
Flake, 94-97% C, +100 Mesh -80 Mesh, FCL, CIF, Europe:
$700-750
Flake, 94-97% C, +80 Mesh, FCL, CIF, Europe: $750-850
Ilmenite
China, bulk concentrates. min 54% TiO2, CIF $140-160
Australian, bulk concentrates. min 54% TiO2, FOB
$100-110
Australian, spot price, min 54% TiO2, FOB $100-120
Iodine
Iodine crystal, 99.5% min, drums, spot, $/kg
$19.5-21
Iodine crystal, 99.5% min, drums, contract, $/kg
$20.5-22
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
$147-203
No 2 paper coating grade, Ex-Georgia plant, s.ton
$126-198
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
$700-800
Lithium
Lithium carbonate, del continental, USA large contracts, $
per lb $3-3.52
Lithium carbonate, large contracts, del continental US, $/kg
$6.5-8.5
Lithium carbonate, large contracts, packed in bags, CIF
Asia, $/kg $6.5-8.5
Lithium hydroxide, 56.5-57.5% LiOH, large contracts, packed
in drums or bags, del Europe or USA, $/kg $8.5-11
Lithium hydroxide, Chinese, (56.5-57.5% LiOH), packed in
drums or bags, large contracts, del Europe $/kg $8.3-10
Spodumene concentrate, > 7.5% Li2O, bulk, CIF Asia
$755-780
Spodumene concentrate, 5% Li2O, CIF Asia $350-410
Magnesia
Calcined, 90-92% MgO, lump, FOB China $170-200
European calcined, agricultural grade, CIF Europe
€240-300
Dead-burned,
Lump, FOB China
90% MgO $210-230
92% MgO $240-260
94-95% MgO $290-305
97.5% MgO $370-400
Fused,
Lump, FOB China
96% MgO $420-480
97% MgO, Ca:Si 1:1 $490-505
97% MgO, Ca:Si 2:1 $530-545
98% MgO $770-950
Magnesite
Greek, raw, max 3.5% SiO2,
FOB East Mediterranean €65-80
Mica
Indian mine scrap green
(Andhra Pradesh) for mica paper,
FOB Madras $350-450
Indian wet-ground, CIF Europe $550-850
(325 mesh, FCL’s, bagged) FOB Durban
$400-475
(60 mesh, FCL’s, 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 €560-600
Olivine
Olivine, refractory grade, bulk, US ex-plant/mine
$80-150
Perlite
Coarse (filter aid) FOB east Mediterranean, bulk
€75-80
Raw, crushed, grade, big bags FOB Turkey $100-110
Raw, crushed, grade, bulk FOB Turkey $85-95
Phosphate
Phosphate, 70-72% BPL, long term contract, FAS Casablanca,
Morocco, $/tonne $110-120
Phosphate DAP FOB Central Florida $/tonne $475-500
Potash
C&F Western Europe, contract, Standard $310-390
Muriate, KCl, granular, bulk, ex-works, North America
$310-340
Muriate, KCl, standard, bulk, FOB Vancouver $300-390
Muriate, KCl, standard, bulk, FOB Baltic $/tonne
$280-330
Rare earth minerals
Min 99%, large purchases, FOB China, $/kg
Cerium oxide $1.5-1.6
Dysprosium oxide $240-267
Europium oxide $95-165
Lanthanum oxide $1.7-1.9
Neodymium oxide $39-42
Praesodymium oxide $48-53
Samarium oxide $1.9-2.5
Refractory clays/Mullite
Clay, Mulcoa 47% (sized in bulk bags), for coarse sizing,
FOB USA, s.ton $195-200
Rutile
Australian concentrate, min. 95% TiO2, bagged, FOB
$750-800
China concentrate, min. 95% TiO2, bulk, CIF $650-700
Australian concentrate, min. 95% TiO2, large vol. for pigment,
FOB $700-750
Salt
Australian solar salt bulk CIF Shanghai, $42-50
Industrial solar salt, ex-works China $40-55
Industrial vacuum salt, ex-works China $45-53
Silica sand
Minus 20 micron, FCL, bagged >92 brightness, FOB Durban
$300-375
Glass sand, container, ex-works USA $30-35
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
$220-230
Chinese synthetic soda ash, dense & light, FOB China
$205-240
Indian synthetic soda ash, dense & light, Domestic ex-works
India $290-310
Indian synthetic soda ash, dense & light, Export C&F
India $200-235
European synthetic, dense & light, Large Contracts ex-works
€180-200
Sulphur
Canadian solid, spot, FOB Vancouver $140-155
FOB Middle East $119-135
TiO2 pigment
Bulk volume, per tonne CFR Asia $1800-2600
CIF Northern Europe €1700-2400
CIF USA $2200-2900
CIF Latin America, per lb $1-1.3
Vermiculite
South African, bulk, FOB Antwerp $320-600
Brazilian, big bags, FOB Antwerp $230-577
Brazilian, big bags, FOB East Coast Port $250-550
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 $80-100
325 mesh $90-105
Zircon
CIF China, min 65.5% ZrO2 bulk shipments
Premium $1030-1100
Standard $1000-1100
FOB Australia, min 65.5% ZrO2, bulk shipments
Premium $1000-1050
Standard $950-1000
FOB USA, min 65.5% ZrO2, bulk shipments
Premium $1000-1150
Standard $950-1100
CIF South Africa, bulk shipments
Ceramic grade $900-1000
FOB South Africa, bulk shipments
Ceramic grade $1000-1100
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 $6000-7000
Monoclinic, Ceramic pigment grade, Contract price, CIF main
European port $3500-4500
Monoclinic, Structural ceramic/ electronic grade, Contract
price, CIF main European port $4300-5500
Monoclinic, Technical ceramic, grade, Contract price, CIF
main European port $15000-19000
Stabilised, Refractory grade, Contract price, CIF main
European port $6000-7000
Stabilised, Technical ceramic grade, Contract price, CIF
main European port $4700-9500
Zircon Opacifiers
Micronised zircon, 100% < 6 microns, average 1-2 microns,
bagged, CFR Asia $1500-2000
Micronised zircon, 100% < 6 microns, average 1-2 microns,
bagged, ex-works Europe $1500-1950
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