Copper & Critical Minerals
Base Metal Prices
The Six Base Metals
Copper
$14,474/t
+45.0% in a year
Aluminum
$3,283/t
+23.7% in a year
Nickel
$16,324/t
+8.1% in a year
Zinc
$4,021/t
+37.1% in a year
Tin
$53,712/t
+55.8% in a year
Lead
$1,873/t
-4.2% in a year
Copper Since 1960
Base Metals Compared
Log scale.
Tin, Lead and Iron Ore
Log scale.
USGS Annual Copper Prices
Cents per pound.
US Copper End Use
Lithium Carbonate, USGS Annual Average
Rare Earth Oxide Prices
Annual averages.
Magnet oxidesNdPrNdPr
Lanthanum and ceriumLaCe
Dollars per kg. Dashed: 2025 estimate.
Who Mines It and Who Holds the Reserves
CopperLithiumRare EarthsGraphiteCobaltNickelGalliumAntimonyTungstenManganeseTinVanadium
Production 2025Reserves
Chile holds 23% of world output