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Zinc

2800.73 USD/Mt -440.27 (-13.58%) (Last updated - February 28, 2025 05:24 PM UTC )

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3524.5

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3471

52 Week Range

2824.5 - 4458

Change YTD

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February 28, 2025 05:24 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	0.135	0.000	0.000	0.135	0.130	486062	161.611 M
ADT	ADT Adriatic Metals Plc	4.370	0.110	2.582	4.390	4.170	2462082	1,460.024 M
AEE	AEE Aura Energy Ltd	0.120	-0.010	-7.692	0.125	0.120	1318487	118.657 M
AMI	AMI Aurelia Metals	0.205	0.005	2.500	0.207	0.200	1178727	341.695 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	0.033	-0.002	-5.714	0.036	0.033	9980734	41.804 M
ARD	ARD Argent Minerals Ltd	0.018	0.000	0.000	0.018	0.018	592342	26.022 M
ARL	ARL Ardea Resources Ltd	0.445	-0.015	-3.261	0.450	0.430	77236	92.853 M
ARV	ARV Artemis Resources Ltd	0.008	0.000	0.000	0.009	0.008	541663	20.204 M
ASN	ASN Anson Resources Ltd	0.058	-0.001	-1.695	0.059	0.058	636879	84.591 M
AUQ	AUQ Alara Resources Ltd	0.037	-0.005	-11.905	0.039	0.037	176300	28.724 M
AUZ	AUZ Australian Mines Ltd	0.009	0.000	0.000	0.010	0.009	7446734	12.587 M
AZI	AZI Alta Zinc Ltd	0.024	-0.002	-7.692	0.024	0.024	6418	14.937 M
BHP	BHP BHP Group Limited	39.600	0.560	1.434	39.690	38.920	6209766	202,702.684 M
BRX	BRX Belararox Ltd	0.098	-0.042	-30.000	0.125	0.087	2783665	18.715 M
CAZ	CAZ Cazaly Resources Ltd	0.014	-0.002	-12.500	0.015	0.014	97330	6.920 M
CCZ	CCZ Castillo Copper Ltd	--	--	--	--	--	--	15.991 M
CLA	CLA Celsius Resources Ltd	0.010	0.000	0.000	0.010	0.010	9251440	26.692 M
CWX	CWX Carawine Resources Limited	0.095	0.000	0.000	0.095	0.095	--	22.432 M
CXM	CXM Centrex Metals Ltd	0.015	0.000	0.000	0.015	0.015	--	17.292 M
CXO	CXO Core Lithium Ltd	0.086	-0.001	-1.149	0.087	0.085	4877857	195.015 M
DTR	DTR Dateline Resources Ltd	0.003	0.000	0.000	0.003	0.003	50000	7.697 M
ENR	ENR Encounter Resources Ltd	0.230	0.000	0.000	0.245	0.225	107844	122.204 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	0.024	0.000	0.000	0.024	0.024	--	3.697 M
GML	GML Gateway Mining Ltd	0.020	0.000	0.000	0.020	0.020	--	8.176 M
HLX	HLX Helix Resources Ltd	0.003	0.000	0.000	0.003	0.002	5463683	10.093 M
HRN	HRN Horizon Gold Ltd	0.395	-0.005	-1.250	0.395	0.395	11338	57.936 M
HXG	HXG Hexagon Resources Ltd	--	--	--	--	--	--	10.771 M
IBG	IBG Ironbark Zinc Ltd	0.255	0.000	0.000	0.260	0.255	165657	17.929 M
ICG	ICG Inca Minerals Ltd	0.005	0.000	0.000	0.005	0.005	5433	6.160 M
IPT	IPT Impact Minerals Ltd	0.008	0.001	14.286	0.008	0.007	11450939	27.535 M
KGL	KGL KGL Resources Ltd	0.105	-0.003	-2.326	0.105	0.100	508232	68.052 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	0.011	0.010	421704	97.620 M
MLS	MLS Metals Australia Ltd	0.020	0.000	0.000	0.020	0.020	317	15.303 M
MLX	MLX Metals X Ltd	0.520	0.010	1.961	0.522	0.505	1778299	484.856 M
MRQ	MRQ MRG Metals Ltd	0.004	0.000	0.000	0.004	0.004	--	10.906 M
MTB	MTB Mount Burgess Mining NL	0.005	0.000	0.000	0.005	0.005	249741	1.698 M
MTH	MTH Mithril Resources Ltd	0.370	0.060	19.355	0.375	0.315	1030601	49.526 M
NVA	NVA Nova Minerals Ltd	0.275	-0.005	-1.786	0.300	0.275	618036	82.419 M
NWM	NWM Norwest Minerals Ltd	0.012	0.000	0.000	0.012	0.012	123488	5.821 M
ORN	ORN Orion Minerals Ltd	0.015	-0.001	-6.250	0.016	0.015	50292	95.906 M
PEX	PEX Peel Mining Ltd	0.100	-0.005	-4.762	0.105	0.098	599316	63.919 M
PTR	PTR Petratherm Ltd	0.250	-0.030	-10.714	0.280	0.250	621436	89.841 M
PUR	PUR Pursuit Minerals Ltd	0.068	-0.002	-2.857	0.071	0.068	60289	5.697 M
RDM	RDM Red Metal Ltd	0.115	0.010	9.524	0.115	0.105	143698	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	117.410	4.040	3.564	117.380	114.610	1690762	189,073.146 M
RNX	RNX Renegade Exploration Ltd	0.004	0.000	0.000	0.005	0.004	3711139	6.420 M
RTR	RTR Rumble Resources Ltd	0.035	-0.002	-5.405	0.037	0.035	2242946	35.678 M
S2R	S2R S2 Resources Ltd	0.063	0.000	0.000	0.063	0.062	5786	27.624 M
S32	S32 South32 Ltd	3.630	0.110	3.125	3.630	3.495	13507674	16,386.297 M
SBR	SBR Sabre Resources Ltd	0.008	0.000	0.000	0.008	0.008	52256	3.144 M
SCN	SCN Scorpion Minerals Ltd	0.024	0.002	9.091	0.024	0.022	325181	9.485 M
SFR	SFR Sandfire Resources NL	10.700	0.110	1.039	10.730	10.420	1345515	4,956.308 M
SPQ	SPQ Superior Resources Ltd	0.006	0.000	0.000	0.006	0.005	5375410	13.019 M
SRI	SRI Sipa Resources Ltd	0.011	0.000	0.000	0.011	0.010	514470	4.580 M
SVL	SVL Silver Mines Ltd	0.078	-0.002	-2.500	0.080	0.077	3620055	144.162 M
SVY	SVY Stavely Minerals Ltd	0.018	0.000	0.000	0.018	0.018	750000	10.337 M
TKL	TKL Traka Resources Ltd	0.001	0.000	0.000	0.001	0.001	120000	2.126 M
TKM	TKM Trek Metals Ltd	0.024	0.002	9.091	0.028	0.024	1162349	11.478 M
TLM	TLM Talisman Mining Ltd	0.180	0.015	9.091	0.180	0.170	146524	32.956 M
TMS	TMS Tennant Minerals NL	0.014	0.001	7.692	0.014	0.014	127516	13.383 M
TZN	TZN Terramin Australia Ltd.	0.080	0.000	0.000	0.093	0.080	1518410	171.441 M
VAR	VAR Variscan Mines Ltd	0.007	-0.001	-12.500	0.008	0.007	1376498	6.263 M
VMC	VMC Venus Metals Corporation Ltd	0.083	0.001	1.220	0.083	0.077	53220	15.494 M
VML	VML Vital Metals Ltd	0.002	-0.001	-33.333	0.003	0.001	35892827	5.895 M
WCN	WCN White Cliff Minerals Ltd	0.017	-0.001	-5.556	0.018	0.017	3650583	34.119 M
ZMI	ZMI Zinc of Ireland NL	0.016	0.001	6.667	0.016	0.015	1409668	8.505 M
ZNC	ZNC Zenith Minerals Ltd	0.042	-0.003	-6.667	0.045	0.042	130046	17.113 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.