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Price developments of minerals and metals by category, January 2020 – April 2024

Last updated 17 May 2024

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IEA analysis based on Bloomberg and S&P Global.

Notes

Base metals include iron, aluminium, zinc and copper. Battery metals include lithium, nickel, cobalt, graphite and manganese. Rare earths refer to the four magnet rare earth elements: neodymium, praseodymium, dysprosium and terbium.

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