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Zinc

2639.9 USD/Mt -601.1 (-18.55%) (Last updated - May 09, 2025 12:59 AM UTC )

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3524.5

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3471

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2824.5 - 4458

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May 09, 2025 12:59 AM 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	0.000	0.000	0.160	0.155	1263672	209.763 M
ADT	ADT Adriatic Metals Plc	3.900	0.000	0.000	3.995	3.885	1027294	1,353.557 M
AEE	AEE Aura Energy Ltd	0.125	0.000	0.000	0.125	0.115	812530	102.228 M
AMI	AMI Aurelia Metals	0.320	0.005	1.587	0.320	0.307	5783917	490.845 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	9999	2.853 M
AQD	AQD Ausquest Ltd	0.053	0.001	1.923	0.054	0.052	1264821	74.152 M
ARD	ARD Argent Minerals Ltd	0.020	-0.001	-4.762	0.021	0.020	2053489	31.804 M
ARL	ARL Ardea Resources Ltd	0.420	0.005	1.205	0.420	0.400	58645	87.321 M
ARV	ARV Artemis Resources Ltd	0.007	0.000	0.000	0.007	0.007	493016	17.700 M
ASN	ASN Anson Resources Ltd	0.053	-0.001	-1.852	0.055	0.053	505890	74.884 M
AUQ	AUQ Alara Resources Ltd	0.026	0.000	0.000	0.026	0.026	1313	17.234 M
AUZ	AUZ Australian Mines Ltd	0.010	-0.001	-9.091	0.010	0.010	648732	13.985 M
AZI	AZI Alta Zinc Ltd	0.026	0.001	4.000	0.026	0.026	120636	13.788 M
BHP	BHP BHP Group Limited	37.540	-0.380	-1.002	37.680	37.370	7117999	193,245.725 M
BRX	BRX Belararox Ltd	0.080	0.000	0.000	0.082	0.079	73095	13.461 M
CAZ	CAZ Cazaly Resources Ltd	0.016	0.001	6.667	0.016	0.016	35806	7.381 M
CLA	CLA Celsius Resources Ltd	0.008	0.001	14.286	0.008	0.007	3367810	20.353 M
CWX	CWX Carawine Resources Limited	0.097	0.000	0.000	0.097	0.097	5455	22.904 M
CXM	CXM Centrex Metals Ltd	0.017	0.000	0.000	0.017	0.017	--	14.749 M
CXO	CXO Core Lithium Ltd	0.070	-0.001	-1.409	0.071	0.069	3449867	152.154 M
DTR	DTR Dateline Resources Ltd	0.036	-0.004	-10.000	0.038	0.034	77878977	60.843 M
ENR	ENR Encounter Resources Ltd	0.190	0.000	0.000	0.192	0.190	245714	89.783 M
ENT	ENT Enterprise Metals Ltd	0.002	-0.001	-20.000	0.002	0.002	1	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	0.002	11.111	0.020	0.019	151868	3.188 M
GML	GML Gateway Mining Ltd	0.029	0.000	0.000	0.031	0.029	154658	12.265 M
HLX	HLX Helix Resources Ltd	0.003	0.000	0.000	0.003	0.003	--	6.728 M
HRN	HRN Horizon Gold Ltd	0.550	0.060	12.245	0.550	0.480	59524	68.075 M
ICG	ICG Inca Minerals Ltd	0.005	-0.001	-9.091	0.005	0.005	577159	7.794 M
IPT	IPT Impact Minerals Ltd	0.006	0.000	0.000	0.006	0.006	653372	25.919 M
KGL	KGL KGL Resources Ltd	0.105	0.008	8.247	0.105	0.095	294106	63.001 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	0.000	0.000	0.008	0.008	--	87.858 M
MLS	MLS Metals Australia Ltd	0.019	0.000	0.000	0.019	0.019	44000	13.846 M
MLX	MLX Metals X Ltd	0.525	-0.025	-4.546	0.550	0.520	6649507	505.243 M
MRQ	MRQ MRG Metals Ltd	0.003	0.000	0.000	0.003	0.002	3316667	8.180 M
MTB	MTB Mount Burgess Mining NL	0.003	0.000	0.000	0.003	0.003	1803	1.759 M
MTH	MTH Mithril Resources Ltd	0.375	0.005	1.351	0.380	0.365	285099	54.662 M
NVA	NVA Nova Minerals Ltd	0.325	-0.005	-1.515	0.330	0.320	429095	106.743 M
NWM	NWM Norwest Minerals Ltd	0.013	0.000	0.000	0.013	0.013	377786	7.358 M
ORN	ORN Orion Minerals Ltd	0.012	0.001	9.091	0.012	0.011	70010	89.056 M
PEX	PEX Peel Mining Ltd	0.070	0.000	0.000	0.073	0.068	428467	42.419 M
PTR	PTR Petratherm Ltd	0.300	0.010	3.448	0.300	0.285	182359	89.860 M
PUR	PUR Pursuit Minerals Ltd	0.037	-0.003	-7.500	0.040	0.037	401497	4.588 M
RDM	RDM Red Metal Ltd	0.110	0.000	0.000	0.110	0.105	260672	37.764 M
RFX	RFX RedFlow Ltd	0.097	0.000	0.000	0.097	0.097	--	25.636 M
RIO	RIO Rio Tinto Ltd	114.980	-1.100	-0.948	115.760	114.380	1054053	189,594.173 M
RNX	RNX Renegade Exploration Ltd	0.003	-0.001	-25.000	0.004	0.003	1625000	5.153 M
RTR	RTR Rumble Resources Ltd	0.027	0.001	3.846	0.027	0.025	4547865	25.350 M
S2R	S2R S2 Resources Ltd	0.094	-0.003	-3.093	0.096	0.092	57568	44.380 M
S32	S32 South32 Ltd	2.790	-0.030	-1.064	2.830	2.780	14545805	12,704.138 M
SBR	SBR Sabre Resources Ltd	0.008	0.000	0.000	0.008	0.008	20000	2.761 M
SCN	SCN Scorpion Minerals Ltd	0.017	0.000	0.000	0.018	0.017	832771	9.433 M
SFR	SFR Sandfire Resources NL	10.250	-0.090	-0.870	10.410	10.235	853752	4,722.368 M
SPQ	SPQ Superior Resources Ltd	0.004	0.000	0.000	0.004	0.004	100000	9.484 M
SRI	SRI Sipa Resources Ltd	0.012	0.000	0.000	0.012	0.012	1001782	4.997 M
SVL	SVL Silver Mines Ltd	0.097	-0.003	-3.000	0.100	0.096	5754316	177.978 M
SVY	SVY Stavely Minerals Ltd	0.011	-0.001	-8.333	0.012	0.011	201772	7.073 M
TKL	TKL Traka Resources Ltd	0.001	0.000	0.000	0.001	0.001	--	2.126 M
TKM	TKM Trek Metals Ltd	0.066	0.001	1.539	0.066	0.064	480139	38.724 M
TLM	TLM Talisman Mining Ltd	0.175	0.005	2.941	0.175	0.175	25686	31.073 M
TMS	TMS Tennant Minerals NL	0.007	-0.002	-22.222	0.008	0.007	282358	4.780 M
TZN	TZN Terramin Australia Ltd.	0.069	0.000	0.000	0.070	0.069	15898	156.625 M
VAR	VAR Variscan Mines Ltd	0.007	0.000	0.000	0.007	0.007	--	4.697 M
VMC	VMC Venus Metals Corporation Ltd	0.110	0.000	0.000	0.110	0.105	111515	20.594 M
VML	VML Vital Metals Ltd	0.003	0.000	0.000	0.003	0.002	4526118	17.685 M
WCN	WCN White Cliff Minerals Ltd	0.034	0.004	13.333	0.037	0.031	90026399	45.491 M
ZMI	ZMI Zinc of Ireland NL	0.013	-0.001	-7.143	0.013	0.013	296005	7.938 M
ZNC	ZNC Zenith Minerals Ltd	0.044	-0.001	-2.222	0.045	0.044	81018	18.335 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.