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Zinc

2930.13 USD/Mt -310.87 (-9.59%) (Last updated - March 21, 2025 05:26 PM UTC )

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3524.5

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3374.5

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3471

52 Week Range

2824.5 - 4458

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March 21, 2025 05:26 PM UTC

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Zinc is a naturally occurring element. It is the 24th most abundant element found in the crust of Earth. The metal has a significant role to play in biological processes of all living organisms, including human beings, plants, and animals, as zinc is essential for cell division, the immune system, protein synthesis as well as growth. The United Nations regards zinc as a “Life Saving Commodity” as it is a crucial mineral of tremendous biological and public health significance.

Also, owing to its distinctive properties, zinc is used in a variety of agricultural, industrial, infrastructure and consumer products. In the form of zinc compounds, it is majorly used in rubber manufacturing, which is an essential raw material for making tires.

Natural cycling process of zinc

Through natural phenomena, such as solar heat, snow, rain, wind rocks and soil, zinc gets eroded. This zinc is cycled naturally through the environment.

Also, natural processes, like dust storms, volcanic eruptions, forest fires, and sea spray add zinc to the natural cycling of zinc. Overall, nearly 5.9 million metric ton of zinc is naturally produced every year.

Bioavailability of Zinc

Zinc’s bioavailability refers to a form which can be used by organisms. It is determined by how it interacts with the media in which it exists. The distribution and effects of zinc is strongly dependent on the traits of that environment.

For the environmental assessment of zinc, a science-based approach is most suitable because it is a naturally occurring element. As per studies conducted so far, it has been observed that the use of zinc adds insignificant quantities of bioavailable zinc to the surroundings. Thus, it has a low potential for environmental effects.

Code	Company	Price	Chg	%Chg	High	Low	Volume	Market Cap
AAR	AAR Astral Resources NL	0.160	0.005	3.226	0.162	0.155	7381138	218.995 M
ADT	ADT Adriatic Metals Plc	4.520	0.050	1.119	4.530	4.410	906707	1,525.675 M
AEE	AEE Aura Energy Ltd	0.145	0.000	0.000	0.145	0.135	2384439	125.047 M
AMI	AMI Aurelia Metals	0.260	0.015	6.122	0.260	0.245	7427668	423.143 M
AML	AML Aeon Metals Ltd	0.005	0.000	0.000	0.005	0.005	--	5.482 M
AOA	AOA Ausmon Resources Ltd	0.002	0.000	0.000	0.002	0.002	--	2.410 M
AQD	AQD Ausquest Ltd	0.056	0.000	0.000	0.057	0.053	7225248	78.049 M
ARD	ARD Argent Minerals Ltd	0.023	-0.001	-4.167	0.024	0.022	3632975	36.141 M
ARL	ARL Ardea Resources Ltd	0.420	0.000	0.000	0.430	0.420	107918	82.868 M
ARV	ARV Artemis Resources Ltd	0.008	0.001	14.286	0.009	0.007	1849307	17.700 M
ASN	ASN Anson Resources Ltd	0.052	0.000	0.000	0.052	0.051	293930	70.724 M
AUQ	AUQ Alara Resources Ltd	0.035	0.000	0.000	0.035	0.035	--	25.133 M
AUZ	AUZ Australian Mines Ltd	0.009	0.000	0.000	0.009	0.008	1444257	12.587 M
AZI	AZI Alta Zinc Ltd	0.035	0.006	20.690	0.035	0.030	38001	16.086 M
BHP	BHP BHP Group Limited	39.320	-0.220	-0.556	39.390	38.980	4818118	198,695.305 M
BRX	BRX Belararox Ltd	0.125	0.000	0.000	0.125	0.125	--	17.996 M
CAZ	CAZ Cazaly Resources Ltd	0.013	-0.002	-13.333	0.014	0.012	542802	6.458 M
CLA	CLA Celsius Resources Ltd	0.007	0.000	0.000	0.008	0.007	588452	18.685 M
CWX	CWX Carawine Resources Limited	0.099	0.000	0.000	0.099	0.099	--	23.140 M
CXM	CXM Centrex Metals Ltd	0.017	0.000	0.000	0.017	0.017	--	14.749 M
CXO	CXO Core Lithium Ltd	0.075	-0.003	-3.846	0.078	0.075	3324073	169.299 M
DTR	DTR Dateline Resources Ltd	0.005	0.001	11.111	0.005	0.004	3175464	10.262 M
ENR	ENR Encounter Resources Ltd	0.240	0.010	4.348	0.245	0.235	232150	117.216 M
ENT	ENT Enterprise Metals Ltd	0.002	-0.001	-20.000	0.003	0.002	3599900	3.535 M
G1A	G1A Galena Mining Ltd	--	--	--	--	--	--	44.402 M
GCR	GCR Golden Cross Resources Ltd	0.002	0.000	0.000	0.002	0.002	--	2.195 M
GED	GED Golden Deeps Ltd	0.021	0.000	0.000	0.021	0.021	--	3.235 M
GML	GML Gateway Mining Ltd	0.021	0.000	0.000	0.021	0.021	107000	8.585 M
HLX	HLX Helix Resources Ltd	0.002	-0.001	-20.000	0.002	0.002	300000	6.728 M
HRN	HRN Horizon Gold Ltd	0.420	0.000	0.000	0.420	0.420	2073	60.109 M
IBG	IBG Ironbark Zinc Ltd	--	--	--	--	--	--	17.929 M
ICG	ICG Inca Minerals Ltd	0.006	0.001	20.000	0.006	0.005	4750000	6.160 M
IPT	IPT Impact Minerals Ltd	0.006	0.000	0.000	0.006	0.006	503102	18.583 M
KGL	KGL KGL Resources Ltd	0.093	0.000	0.000	0.093	0.091	208835	60.611 M
KOR	KOR Korab Resources Ltd	0.008	0.000	0.000	0.008	0.008	--	2.936 M
LCY	LCY Legacy Iron Ore Ltd	0.010	-0.001	-4.762	0.010	0.010	86	97.620 M
MLS	MLS Metals Australia Ltd	0.020	0.000	0.000	0.020	0.020	100024	14.574 M
MLX	MLX Metals X Ltd	0.680	-0.035	-4.895	0.705	0.665	3777722	580.587 M
MRQ	MRQ MRG Metals Ltd	0.004	0.000	0.000	0.004	0.004	750000	10.906 M
MTB	MTB Mount Burgess Mining NL	0.004	0.000	0.000	0.004	0.004	31661	1.358 M
MTH	MTH Mithril Resources Ltd	0.385	-0.005	-1.282	0.390	0.375	115777	58.994 M
NVA	NVA Nova Minerals Ltd	0.320	-0.015	-4.478	0.335	0.310	384610	90.661 M
NWM	NWM Norwest Minerals Ltd	0.011	0.001	10.000	0.011	0.010	452515	4.851 M
ORN	ORN Orion Minerals Ltd	0.015	-0.001	-6.250	0.017	0.015	644485	109.607 M
PEX	PEX Peel Mining Ltd	0.084	-0.006	-6.667	0.093	0.084	1172079	52.298 M
PTR	PTR Petratherm Ltd	0.300	0.005	1.695	0.325	0.295	339777	108.869 M
PUR	PUR Pursuit Minerals Ltd	0.065	-0.010	-13.333	0.073	0.065	429356	6.193 M
RDM	RDM Red Metal Ltd	0.115	0.005	4.546	0.120	0.115	634611	43.159 M
RFX	RFX RedFlow Ltd	0.097	0.000	0.000	0.097	0.097	--	25.636 M
RIO	RIO Rio Tinto Ltd	119.100	0.520	0.439	119.250	117.740	905575	190,900.453 M
RNX	RNX Renegade Exploration Ltd	0.004	0.000	0.000	0.004	0.004	4959384	5.136 M
RTR	RTR Rumble Resources Ltd	0.036	0.002	5.882	0.036	0.035	585083	32.861 M
S2R	S2R S2 Resources Ltd	0.069	0.007	11.290	0.069	0.061	2080596	27.624 M
S32	S32 South32 Ltd	3.490	-0.040	-1.133	3.500	3.410	15169603	16,271.078 M
SBR	SBR Sabre Resources Ltd	0.008	0.000	0.000	0.008	0.008	--	3.144 M
SCN	SCN Scorpion Minerals Ltd	0.024	0.001	4.348	0.024	0.023	459134	11.981 M
SFR	SFR Sandfire Resources NL	11.670	0.190	1.655	11.690	11.380	1748778	5,245.292 M
SPQ	SPQ Superior Resources Ltd	0.006	0.000	0.000	0.006	0.006	452157	13.019 M
SRI	SRI Sipa Resources Ltd	0.012	0.001	9.091	0.012	0.012	41611	4.997 M
SVL	SVL Silver Mines Ltd	0.094	-0.001	-1.053	0.096	0.092	5866283	186.877 M
SVY	SVY Stavely Minerals Ltd	0.018	0.000	0.000	0.018	0.018	11052	9.249 M
TKL	TKL Traka Resources Ltd	0.001	0.000	0.000	0.001	0.001	--	2.126 M
TKM	TKM Trek Metals Ltd	0.048	0.002	4.348	0.048	0.045	1421123	23.478 M
TLM	TLM Talisman Mining Ltd	0.160	-0.010	-5.882	0.170	0.160	53651	32.956 M
TMS	TMS Tennant Minerals NL	0.014	0.002	16.667	0.014	0.012	1536007	14.338 M
TZN	TZN Terramin Australia Ltd.	0.079	0.000	0.000	0.079	0.079	73784	167.208 M
VAR	VAR Variscan Mines Ltd	0.006	0.000	0.000	0.006	0.006	--	4.697 M
VMC	VMC Venus Metals Corporation Ltd	0.110	0.000	0.000	0.110	0.110	--	23.536 M
VML	VML Vital Metals Ltd	0.003	0.000	0.000	0.003	0.002	272905	11.790 M
WCN	WCN White Cliff Minerals Ltd	0.017	-0.001	-5.556	0.018	0.017	255764	34.119 M
ZMI	ZMI Zinc of Ireland NL	0.016	0.001	6.667	0.016	0.015	1318408	9.072 M
ZNC	ZNC Zenith Minerals Ltd	0.051	0.000	0.000	0.051	0.051	145000	20.780 M

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Frequently Asked Questions

1. How does Zinc contribute to human health?

In the human body, zinc is essential for many biological operations. About 2-3 grams of zinc is present in an adult body. A human body needs zinc for the proper functioning of several proteins and enzymes. Also, zinc provides protection to human and plant cells from the damaging effect of toxic-free radicals. An adult woman is advised to take 12 milligrams of zinc daily, while men should consume 15 milligrams every day.

2. Is zinc deficiency a critical issue?

Around one-third of the population worldwide is zinc deficient. Physical and neural growth and development, brain function, memory and learning ability can get impaired due to zinc deficiency in early life. In case of severe zinc deficiency, a person may suffer from stunting, poor immune response, lack of normal sexual development, skin disorders, and anorexia.

As per UNICEF, zinc deficiency causes ~450,000 deaths or 4.4% of children under five years of age on a global level. WHO has also highlighted that zinc deficiency is the fifth major cause of death and disease in developing nations.

3. How does zinc prevent corrosion of steel?

Coating of zinc over tools, machinery and other assets made of steel helps to prolong their life. Hot-dip galvanized products ensure protection against corrosion for about 10 years to 170 years.

The global cost of corrosion totals US$2.5 trillion. These costs can be reduced by a major factor zinc is used to elongate the service life of steel. It will protect valuable steel from corrosion.

4. How can we boost zinc concentration in crops?

Low crop yield is one of the alarming situations arising out of zinc-deficient soils in key agricultural zones. This problem can be addressed with the use of zinc fertilisers and boost agricultural productivity in a sustainable manner. Also, zinc fertilisers can be utilised to increase grain zinc concentration. This will help in improving the daily zinc intake of human populations.