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Zinc

3241 USD/Mt -579.6 (-17.88%) (Last updated - September 14, 2022 11:59 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

Change YTD

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September 14, 2022 11:59 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	0.155	-0.015	-8.824	0.170	0.155	3653715	223.013 M
ADT	ADT Adriatic Metals Plc	4.110	-0.150	-3.521	4.190	4.140	1417843	1,422.615 M
AEE	AEE Aura Energy Ltd	0.130	-0.005	-3.704	0.135	0.122	1736443	118.657 M
AMI	AMI Aurelia Metals	0.220	-0.020	-8.333	0.230	0.220	5418277	389.291 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	--	2.853 M
AQD	AQD Ausquest Ltd	0.059	0.006	11.321	0.059	0.052	7252772	79.494 M
ARD	ARD Argent Minerals Ltd	0.021	-0.002	-8.696	0.023	0.020	9025233	30.358 M
ARL	ARL Ardea Resources Ltd	0.430	0.005	1.177	0.430	0.400	214693	84.865 M
ARV	ARV Artemis Resources Ltd	0.008	0.000	0.000	0.009	0.008	6917125	20.228 M
ASN	ASN Anson Resources Ltd	0.062	0.002	3.333	0.063	0.058	931051	80.431 M
AUQ	AUQ Alara Resources Ltd	0.028	-0.005	-15.152	0.032	0.028	3840628	21.543 M
AUZ	AUZ Australian Mines Ltd	0.008	0.000	0.000	0.008	0.008	658351	11.188 M
AZI	AZI Alta Zinc Ltd	0.024	0.000	0.000	0.025	0.024	35851	13.788 M
BHP	BHP BHP Group Limited	36.820	-0.190	-0.513	36.880	35.980	9403883	186,216.612 M
BRX	BRX Belararox Ltd	0.185	-0.005	-2.632	0.200	0.170	608805	27.353 M
CAZ	CAZ Cazaly Resources Ltd	0.014	-0.001	-6.667	0.014	0.014	141313	6.920 M
CLA	CLA Celsius Resources Ltd	0.006	0.000	0.000	0.006	0.006	4400612	17.445 M
CWX	CWX Carawine Resources Limited	0.105	0.000	0.000	0.105	0.105	285	24.793 M
CXM	CXM Centrex Metals Ltd	0.017	0.000	0.000	0.017	0.017	--	14.749 M
CXO	CXO Core Lithium Ltd	0.065	-0.004	-5.797	0.068	0.064	10601320	139.296 M
DTR	DTR Dateline Resources Ltd	0.006	0.000	0.000	0.007	0.006	29194210	15.393 M
ENR	ENR Encounter Resources Ltd	0.205	-0.005	-2.381	0.215	0.205	444840	102.252 M
ENT	ENT Enterprise Metals Ltd	0.002	-0.001	-20.000	0.003	0.002	432400	2.357 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	0.020	0.000	0.000	0.020	0.020	640478	3.080 M
GML	GML Gateway Mining Ltd	0.028	0.003	12.000	0.028	0.025	390000	10.629 M
HLX	HLX Helix Resources Ltd	0.002	-0.001	-20.000	0.003	0.002	283707	6.728 M
HRN	HRN Horizon Gold Ltd	0.445	0.000	0.000	0.445	0.445	2380	65.178 M
IBG	IBG Ironbark Zinc Ltd	--	--	--	--	--	--	17.929 M
ICG	ICG Inca Minerals Ltd	0.006	0.001	9.091	0.006	0.005	1305499	5.134 M
IPT	IPT Impact Minerals Ltd	0.005	0.000	0.000	0.006	0.005	1871516	18.513 M
KGL	KGL KGL Resources Ltd	0.092	0.002	2.222	0.092	0.090	42412	59.626 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	0.000	0.000	0.010	0.009	511674	87.858 M
MLS	MLS Metals Australia Ltd	0.020	0.000	0.000	0.020	0.020	315327	14.574 M
MLX	MLX Metals X Ltd	0.645	0.000	0.000	0.657	0.620	5353489	573.496 M
MRQ	MRQ MRG Metals Ltd	0.003	0.000	0.000	0.004	0.003	4088780	8.180 M
MTB	MTB Mount Burgess Mining NL	0.004	-0.001	-20.000	0.004	0.004	3929	1.358 M
MTH	MTH Mithril Resources Ltd	0.340	-0.025	-6.849	0.360	0.340	435084	49.560 M
NVA	NVA Nova Minerals Ltd	0.260	-0.010	-3.704	0.275	0.260	169710	81.627 M
NWM	NWM Norwest Minerals Ltd	0.010	0.000	0.000	0.010	0.010	34956	4.851 M
ORN	ORN Orion Minerals Ltd	0.013	-0.003	-18.750	0.015	0.013	603041	95.906 M
PEX	PEX Peel Mining Ltd	0.070	-0.007	-9.091	0.078	0.068	914662	41.257 M
PTR	PTR Petratherm Ltd	0.240	-0.020	-7.692	0.260	0.235	757841	84.676 M
PUR	PUR Pursuit Minerals Ltd	0.044	-0.001	-2.222	0.044	0.041	272534	4.375 M
RDM	RDM Red Metal Ltd	0.112	-0.003	-2.609	0.117	0.112	508902	40.282 M
RFX	RFX RedFlow Ltd	0.097	0.000	0.000	0.097	0.097	--	25.636 M
RIO	RIO Rio Tinto Ltd	112.700	0.760	0.679	112.700	107.710	1986272	181,322.449 M
RNX	RNX Renegade Exploration Ltd	0.004	0.000	0.000	0.004	0.004	--	5.136 M
RTR	RTR Rumble Resources Ltd	0.033	-0.001	-2.941	0.035	0.033	797906	30.983 M
S2R	S2R S2 Resources Ltd	0.105	0.006	6.061	0.105	0.094	789229	43.022 M
S32	S32 South32 Ltd	2.810	-0.160	-5.387	2.910	2.780	31161407	13,356.208 M
SBR	SBR Sabre Resources Ltd	0.007	0.000	0.000	0.007	0.007	368746	2.751 M
SCN	SCN Scorpion Minerals Ltd	0.020	0.000	0.000	0.021	0.020	518406	10.234 M
SFR	SFR Sandfire Resources NL	8.850	-0.700	-7.330	8.980	8.720	5827646	4,036.604 M
SPQ	SPQ Superior Resources Ltd	0.005	-0.001	-16.667	0.005	0.005	1220310	10.849 M
SRI	SRI Sipa Resources Ltd	0.011	-0.001	-8.333	0.012	0.011	723988	4.580 M
SVL	SVL Silver Mines Ltd	0.093	-0.003	-3.125	0.095	0.091	11340427	161.960 M
SVY	SVY Stavely Minerals Ltd	0.016	0.000	0.000	0.016	0.016	133000	8.705 M
TKL	TKL Traka Resources Ltd	0.001	0.000	0.000	0.001	0.001	516341	2.126 M
TKM	TKM Trek Metals Ltd	0.050	0.002	4.167	0.052	0.050	1977998	26.630 M
TLM	TLM Talisman Mining Ltd	0.155	0.000	0.000	0.155	0.150	34950	28.248 M
TMS	TMS Tennant Minerals NL	0.010	0.000	0.000	0.011	0.010	157338	9.559 M
TZN	TZN Terramin Australia Ltd.	0.069	0.001	1.471	0.069	0.065	279986	139.693 M
VAR	VAR Variscan Mines Ltd	0.007	0.000	0.000	0.007	0.007	930612	6.263 M
VMC	VMC Venus Metals Corporation Ltd	0.105	-0.005	-4.546	0.105	0.105	8765	20.594 M
VML	VML Vital Metals Ltd	0.003	0.001	50.000	0.003	0.002	323235	11.790 M
WCN	WCN White Cliff Minerals Ltd	0.016	0.000	0.000	0.016	0.016	3995525	30.328 M
ZMI	ZMI Zinc of Ireland NL	0.015	0.001	7.143	0.015	0.015	1487072	8.505 M
ZNC	ZNC Zenith Minerals Ltd	0.057	0.002	3.636	0.057	0.057	259	23.224 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.