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Zinc

2868 USD/Mt -373 (-11.51%) (Last updated - January 14, 2025 06:56 PM UTC )

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January 14, 2025 06:56 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	0.137	0.002	1.482	0.137	0.135	27962	174.042 M
ADT	ADT Adriatic Metals Plc	4.010	0.110	2.821	4.030	3.900	386167	1,245.613 M
AEE	AEE Aura Energy Ltd	0.132	-0.008	-5.714	0.140	0.130	477808	123.221 M
AMI	AMI Aurelia Metals	0.182	0.002	1.111	0.185	0.175	1483976	307.864 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	0.001	33.333	0.002	0.002	2553975	2.410 M
AQD	AQD Ausquest Ltd	0.008	0.000	0.000	0.008	0.007	1712500	9.039 M
ARD	ARD Argent Minerals Ltd	0.017	-0.002	-10.526	0.019	0.017	1332744	26.022 M
ARL	ARL Ardea Resources Ltd	0.325	-0.015	-4.412	0.340	0.325	84093	63.899 M
ARV	ARV Artemis Resources Ltd	0.008	0.000	0.000	0.009	0.008	2737300	19.848 M
ASN	ASN Anson Resources Ltd	0.068	-0.001	-1.449	0.069	0.067	764026	87.233 M
AUQ	AUQ Alara Resources Ltd	0.039	-0.002	-4.878	0.039	0.039	94089	28.724 M
AUZ	AUZ Australian Mines Ltd	0.011	-0.002	-15.385	0.012	0.011	3769467	18.181 M
AZI	AZI Alta Zinc Ltd	0.025	0.000	0.000	0.025	0.022	349177	13.214 M
BHP	BHP BHP Group Limited	39.830	-0.330	-0.822	40.240	39.830	2748723	199,109.509 M
BRX	BRX Belararox Ltd	0.175	-0.005	-2.778	0.185	0.175	246231	22.301 M
CAZ	CAZ Cazaly Resources Ltd	0.013	-0.001	-7.143	0.013	0.013	499916	6.458 M
CCZ	CCZ Castillo Copper Ltd	0.021	0.000	0.000	0.021	0.020	2087682	15.991 M
CLA	CLA Celsius Resources Ltd	0.010	0.000	0.000	0.010	0.010	5000000	24.023 M
CWX	CWX Carawine Resources Limited	0.100	0.000	0.000	0.100	0.100	--	23.613 M
CXM	CXM Centrex Metals Ltd	0.017	0.000	0.000	0.017	0.017	--	14.749 M
CXO	CXO Core Lithium Ltd	0.090	0.003	3.448	0.091	0.087	6952820	188.586 M
DTR	DTR Dateline Resources Ltd	0.003	0.000	0.000	0.003	0.003	1850000	7.549 M
ENR	ENR Encounter Resources Ltd	0.300	0.010	3.448	0.305	0.290	104897	149.638 M
ENT	ENT Enterprise Metals Ltd	0.003	0.000	0.000	0.003	0.003	--	3.535 M
G1A	G1A Galena Mining Ltd	0.059	0.000	0.000	0.059	0.059	--	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	0.025	-0.001	-3.846	0.025	0.025	11000	3.788 M
GML	GML Gateway Mining Ltd	0.023	0.000	0.000	0.023	0.023	56	8.994 M
HLX	HLX Helix Resources Ltd	0.004	0.000	0.000	0.004	0.004	434345	13.457 M
HRN	HRN Horizon Gold Ltd	0.480	-0.040	-7.692	0.510	0.480	2056	69.523 M
HXG	HXG Hexagon Resources Ltd	0.019	0.002	11.765	0.019	0.019	55169	10.771 M
IBG	IBG Ironbark Zinc Ltd	0.310	0.000	0.000	0.325	0.305	211815	17.929 M
ICG	ICG Inca Minerals Ltd	0.007	0.000	0.000	0.007	0.007	148598	7.187 M
IPT	IPT Impact Minerals Ltd	0.011	0.000	0.000	0.011	0.011	33400	36.713 M
KGL	KGL KGL Resources Ltd	0.090	0.000	0.000	0.090	0.088	55981	60.275 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	0.008	-0.001	-11.111	0.008	0.008	104555	87.858 M
MLS	MLS Metals Australia Ltd	0.024	0.000	0.000	0.024	0.024	334231	16.726 M
MLX	MLX Metals X Ltd	0.435	-0.005	-1.136	0.442	0.432	915593	385.949 M
MRQ	MRQ MRG Metals Ltd	0.004	0.000	0.000	0.004	0.004	2200000	10.906 M
MTB	MTB Mount Burgess Mining NL	0.006	0.000	0.000	0.006	0.006	--	2.037 M
MTH	MTH Mithril Resources Ltd	0.390	-0.020	-4.878	0.410	0.390	464302	63.844 M
NVA	NVA Nova Minerals Ltd	0.325	-0.050	-13.333	0.340	0.315	671997	108.518 M
NWM	NWM Norwest Minerals Ltd	0.015	0.000	0.000	0.015	0.014	44	8.247 M
ORN	ORN Orion Minerals Ltd	0.014	0.000	0.000	0.014	0.014	616072	102.574 M
PEX	PEX Peel Mining Ltd	0.110	0.000	0.000	0.115	0.110	455218	69.730 M
PTR	PTR Petratherm Ltd	0.375	-0.015	-3.846	0.395	0.350	1648869	97.397 M
PUR	PUR Pursuit Minerals Ltd	0.087	0.005	6.098	0.087	0.082	10000	7.761 M
RDM	RDM Red Metal Ltd	0.115	0.000	0.000	0.115	0.110	239915	41.361 M
RFX	RFX RedFlow Ltd	0.097	0.000	0.000	0.097	0.097	--	25.636 M
RIO	RIO Rio Tinto Ltd	119.670	-0.130	-0.109	120.925	119.470	478217	189,125.280 M
RNX	RNX Renegade Exploration Ltd	0.006	-0.001	-14.286	0.007	0.006	167766	6.420 M
RTR	RTR Rumble Resources Ltd	0.041	0.001	2.500	0.041	0.040	283930	38.494 M
S2R	S2R S2 Resources Ltd	0.080	0.001	1.266	0.080	0.075	360431	33.512 M
S32	S32 South32 Ltd	3.415	-0.005	-0.146	3.450	3.395	5644619	15,215.847 M
SBR	SBR Sabre Resources Ltd	0.007	-0.002	-22.222	0.008	0.007	2352109	3.537 M
SCN	SCN Scorpion Minerals Ltd	0.015	-0.001	-6.250	0.016	0.015	6862	6.961 M
SFR	SFR Sandfire Resources NL	9.420	-0.110	-1.154	9.550	9.405	359973	4,362.285 M
SPQ	SPQ Superior Resources Ltd	0.006	0.000	0.000	0.006	0.006	9992	15.189 M
SRI	SRI Sipa Resources Ltd	0.014	0.001	7.692	0.014	0.013	408061	3.988 M
SVL	SVL Silver Mines Ltd	0.072	0.000	0.000	0.075	0.071	6574132	126.364 M
SVY	SVY Stavely Minerals Ltd	0.024	0.001	4.348	0.026	0.024	1129614	13.057 M
TKL	TKL Traka Resources Ltd	0.001	0.000	0.000	0.001	0.001	--	2.126 M
TKM	TKM Trek Metals Ltd	0.021	-0.001	-4.546	0.022	0.021	185376	11.963 M
TLM	TLM Talisman Mining Ltd	0.215	0.000	0.000	0.215	0.210	32507	38.606 M
TMS	TMS Tennant Minerals NL	0.011	0.000	0.000	0.011	0.011	720000	10.515 M
TZN	TZN Terramin Australia Ltd.	0.083	0.000	0.000	0.083	0.083	--	177.791 M
VAR	VAR Variscan Mines Ltd	0.008	0.000	0.000	0.008	0.008	396284	5.480 M
VMC	VMC Venus Metals Corporation Ltd	0.061	0.000	0.000	0.063	0.061	304164	13.141 M
VML	VML Vital Metals Ltd	0.002	0.000	0.000	0.002	0.002	422828	11.790 M
WCN	WCN White Cliff Minerals Ltd	0.020	0.002	11.111	0.020	0.019	6541570	34.029 M
ZMI	ZMI Zinc of Ireland NL	0.010	0.000	0.000	0.010	0.010	254603	5.670 M
ZNC	ZNC Zenith Minerals Ltd	0.037	0.001	2.778	0.037	0.037	70000	15.075 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.