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Zinc

3085 USD/Mt -156 (-4.81%) (Last updated - December 02, 2024 06:58 PM UTC )

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December 02, 2024 06:58 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	0.125	-0.005	-3.846	0.130	0.125	2038058	150.592 M
ADT	ADT Adriatic Metals Plc	4.000	0.050	1.266	4.050	3.860	420108	1,316.064 M
AEE	AEE Aura Energy Ltd	0.140	0.000	0.000	0.140	0.140	14043	110.625 M
AMI	AMI Aurelia Metals	0.165	-0.010	-5.714	0.175	0.165	2197534	299.406 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	--	2.298 M
AQD	AQD Ausquest Ltd	0.008	-0.001	-11.111	0.008	0.008	2326991	6.609 M
ARD	ARD Argent Minerals Ltd	0.024	0.000	0.000	0.026	0.024	3978617	36.098 M
ARL	ARL Ardea Resources Ltd	0.410	0.010	2.500	0.410	0.400	3194	77.876 M
ARV	ARV Artemis Resources Ltd	0.012	0.000	0.000	0.012	0.011	3566598	24.919 M
ASN	ASN Anson Resources Ltd	0.068	0.001	1.493	0.069	0.066	3058317	94.156 M
AUQ	AUQ Alara Resources Ltd	0.033	0.001	3.125	0.033	0.033	118978	22.979 M
AUZ	AUZ Australian Mines Ltd	0.013	-0.001	-7.143	0.014	0.013	1987957	18.181 M
AZI	AZI Alta Zinc Ltd	0.024	0.000	0.000	0.024	0.024	75600	13.694 M
BHP	BHP BHP Group Limited	40.550	-0.350	-0.856	40.550	40.030	6988271	217,970.917 M
BRX	BRX Belararox Ltd	0.220	0.005	2.326	0.225	0.215	322547	29.211 M
CAZ	CAZ Cazaly Resources Ltd	0.013	0.000	0.000	0.014	0.013	1132485	6.458 M
CCZ	CCZ Castillo Copper Ltd	0.010	0.000	0.000	0.010	0.010	26990	14.537 M
CLA	CLA Celsius Resources Ltd	0.011	0.001	10.000	0.011	0.011	4815751	25.710 M
CWX	CWX Carawine Resources Limited	0.115	0.000	0.000	0.115	0.115	--	23.613 M
CXM	CXM Centrex Metals Ltd	0.021	0.000	0.000	0.021	0.021	210000	22.523 M
CXO	CXO Core Lithium Ltd	0.105	0.000	0.000	0.105	0.100	2989513	225.017 M
DTR	DTR Dateline Resources Ltd	0.003	0.000	0.000	0.004	0.003	6632775	10.065 M
ENR	ENR Encounter Resources Ltd	0.345	0.005	1.471	0.345	0.335	208790	158.140 M
ENT	ENT Enterprise Metals Ltd	0.004	0.000	0.000	0.004	0.004	--	4.713 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	0.003	0.000	0.000	0.003	0.003	--	4.389 M
GED	GED Golden Deeps Ltd	0.027	-0.002	-6.897	0.029	0.027	1658526	4.546 M
GML	GML Gateway Mining Ltd	0.026	0.000	0.000	0.026	0.026	350000	9.887 M
HLX	HLX Helix Resources Ltd	0.004	0.000	0.000	0.004	0.004	1144991	13.057 M
HRN	HRN Horizon Gold Ltd	0.475	0.015	3.261	0.480	0.455	10195	60.109 M
HXG	HXG Hexagon Resources Ltd	0.024	-0.001	-4.000	0.024	0.024	636666	12.310 M
IBG	IBG Ironbark Zinc Ltd	0.003	0.000	0.000	0.003	0.003	8815384	5.501 M
ICG	ICG Inca Minerals Ltd	0.005	-0.001	-16.667	0.005	0.005	1083562	4.078 M
IPT	IPT Impact Minerals Ltd	0.012	0.000	0.000	0.012	0.012	642142	36.713 M
KGL	KGL KGL Resources Ltd	0.105	0.000	0.000	0.105	0.100	61482	62.219 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	0.013	0.000	0.000	0.013	0.013	--	103.826 M
MCT	MCT Metalicity Ltd	0.022	0.000	0.000	0.022	0.021	1712999	15.562 M
MLS	MLS Metals Australia Ltd	0.026	0.001	4.000	0.026	0.025	732080	18.181 M
MLX	MLX Metals X Ltd	0.460	-0.020	-4.167	0.485	0.455	2569834	421.419 M
MRQ	MRQ MRG Metals Ltd	0.004	0.000	0.000	0.004	0.003	1904620	8.180 M
MTB	MTB Mount Burgess Mining NL	0.001	0.000	0.000	0.001	0.001	415496	1.298 M
MTH	MTH Mithril Resources Ltd	0.410	0.030	7.895	0.420	0.385	678809	59.108 M
NVA	NVA Nova Minerals Ltd	0.200	0.010	5.263	0.200	0.190	288437	57.359 M
NWM	NWM Norwest Minerals Ltd	0.018	0.000	0.000	0.019	0.017	252267	8.247 M
ORN	ORN Orion Minerals Ltd	0.016	0.000	0.000	0.017	0.016	207064	123.058 M
PEX	PEX Peel Mining Ltd	0.125	0.000	0.000	0.130	0.125	131725	69.730 M
PTR	PTR Petratherm Ltd	0.045	0.002	4.651	0.050	0.044	653590	14.264 M
PUR	PUR Pursuit Minerals Ltd	0.002	-0.001	-20.000	0.003	0.002	659959	7.181 M
RDM	RDM Red Metal Ltd	0.115	0.005	4.546	0.115	0.110	1338202	39.562 M
RFX	RFX RedFlow Ltd	0.097	0.000	0.000	0.097	0.097	--	25.636 M
RIO	RIO Rio Tinto Ltd	113.660	-3.880	-3.301	115.330	113.460	1873032	197,567.332 M
RNX	RNX Renegade Exploration Ltd	0.007	-0.001	-12.500	0.007	0.007	1641374	8.988 M
RTR	RTR Rumble Resources Ltd	0.044	0.000	0.000	0.045	0.044	71220	34.383 M
S2R	S2R S2 Resources Ltd	0.070	0.000	0.000	0.070	0.070	21969	33.059 M
S32	S32 South32 Ltd	3.540	-0.070	-1.939	3.570	3.500	12657462	17,259.280 M
SBR	SBR Sabre Resources Ltd	0.011	0.000	0.000	0.011	0.011	280606	4.716 M
SCN	SCN Scorpion Minerals Ltd	0.012	-0.001	-7.692	0.013	0.012	584267	5.466 M
SFR	SFR Sandfire Resources NL	10.100	-0.020	-0.198	10.180	9.880	1745322	4,840.704 M
SPQ	SPQ Superior Resources Ltd	0.007	0.001	16.667	0.007	0.006	1171495	15.189 M
SRI	SRI Sipa Resources Ltd	0.016	0.000	0.000	0.016	0.016	37963	3.879 M
SVL	SVL Silver Mines Ltd	0.105	0.008	8.247	0.105	0.094	11578553	144.772 M
SVY	SVY Stavely Minerals Ltd	0.024	-0.004	-14.286	0.028	0.024	535361	14.446 M
TKL	TKL Traka Resources Ltd	0.002	0.000	0.000	0.002	0.002	--	1.946 M
TKM	TKM Trek Metals Ltd	0.026	0.000	0.000	0.027	0.026	276730	15.416 M
TLM	TLM Talisman Mining Ltd	0.220	-0.005	-2.222	0.230	0.210	597256	41.430 M
TMS	TMS Tennant Minerals NL	0.013	0.000	0.000	0.013	0.013	189000	12.427 M
TZN	TZN Terramin Australia Ltd.	0.110	0.010	10.000	0.110	0.098	576613	198.957 M
VAR	VAR Variscan Mines Ltd	0.007	-0.001	-12.500	0.007	0.007	109640	5.269 M
VMC	VMC Venus Metals Corporation Ltd	0.076	0.000	0.000	0.076	0.076	15263	13.533 M
VML	VML Vital Metals Ltd	0.002	0.000	0.000	0.002	0.002	321428	17.685 M
WCN	WCN White Cliff Minerals Ltd	0.017	-0.001	-5.556	0.018	0.017	3948489	34.029 M
ZMI	ZMI Zinc of Ireland NL	0.009	-0.001	-10.000	0.009	0.009	537034	4.552 M
ZNC	ZNC Zenith Minerals Ltd	0.044	0.001	2.326	0.044	0.044	1889	17.226 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.