The average North American market price for lead in 2024 stood at an estimated *** U.S. cents per pound. This represented a slight decrease from the previous year, when the average price of lead stood at ***** cents per pound.

Lead fell to 1,894 USD/T on March 27, 2026, down 0.19% from the previous day. Over the past month, Lead's price has fallen 3.63%, and is down 6.61% compared to the same time last year, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks the benchmark market for this commodity. Lead - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on March of 2026.

In 2025, the price of platinum is forecast to hover around ***** U.S. dollars per troy ounce. Meanwhile, the cost of per troy ounce of gold is expected to amount to ***** U.S. dollars. Precious metals Precious metals are counted among the most valuable commodities worldwide. The most well known such metals are gold, silver and the platinum group metals. A precious metal can be used as an industrial commodity or as an investment. The major areas of application include the following sectors: technology, car-making, industrial manufacturing and jewelry making. Furthermore, gold and silver are used as coinage metals, and gold reserves are held by the central banks of many countries worldwide in order to store value or for use as a redemption medium. The idea behind this procedure is that gold reserves will help secure and stabilize the countries’ respective currencies. At ***** tons, the United States is the country with the most extensive stock of gold. It is kept in an underground vault at the New York Federal Reserve Bank. Russia, the United States, Canada, South Africa and China are the main producers of precious metals. Silver is the most abundant of the metals, followed by gold and palladium. Barrick Gold is the world’s largest gold mining company. The Toronto-based firm produced some **** million ounces of gold in 2020. The leading silver producers include Mexico-based Fresnillo, Poland’s KGHM Polska Miedž and the mining giant Glencore. Anglo Platinum and Impala are the key mining companies to produce platinum group metals. In 2023, Silver prices are expected to settle at around **** U.S. dollars per troy ounce. It is expected to remain the precious metal with the lowest value per ounce. The price of gold is forecast to drop to around ***** U.S. dollars per ounce, making it the most expensive precious metal in 2023.

Graph and download economic data for Global price of Lead (PLEADUSDM) from Jan 2003 to Jan 2026 about lead, metals, World, and price.

In 2025, the average annual London Metal Exchange (LME) price for tin was approximately ** U.S. dollars per pound, making it the highest-priced base metal that year. Nickel had the *******highest price out of the base metals at that time, with an average annual LME price of approximately ****U.S. dollars per pound in 2025. Although there is no clear-cut definition of the term, base metals usually refer to metals that oxidize easily, and is most commonly categorized as including tin, nickel, copper, zinc, lead, and aluminum.

About This Dataset: Price Of Copper Per Ounce

This dataset explores detailed trends and pricing benchmarks related to price of copper per ounce, a high-interest topic for traders and investors alike. Including terms such as price of copper per ounce • copper price per ounce • copper per oz • price copper ounce • value of copper per ounce, it offers clarity on both current rates and market dynamics.

Key data components include: - Real-time pricing indicators - Historical pricing data - Metal value comparisons

To explore these insights and view live data, visit the Copper Pricing Tool. This cluster garners 13,650 monthly searches, highlighting its importance in commodities analysis.

In 2024, one troy ounce of gold had an annual average price of ******** U.S. dollars. Gold pricing determinants Gold is a metal that is considered malleable, ductile, and is known for its bright lustrous yellow color. This transition metal is highly valued as a precious metal for its use in coins, jewelry, and in investments. Gold was also once used as a standard for monetary policies between different countries. The price of gold is determined by daily fixings where participants agree to buy or sell at a set price or to maintain the price through supply and demand control. For gold, companies like Barclays Capital, Scotia-Mocatta, Sociétè Générale, HSBC, and Deutsche Bank are members in gold fixing at the London Bullion Market Association.

About This Dataset: Copper Price Per Pound

This dataset explores detailed trends and pricing benchmarks related to copper price per pound, a high-interest topic for traders and investors alike. Including terms such as copper price per pound • how much is copper • cost of copper • price copper per lb • copper value, it offers clarity on both current rates and market dynamics.

Key data components include: - Real-time pricing indicators - Historical pricing data - Metal value comparisons

To explore these insights and view live data, visit the Copper Pricing Tool. This cluster garners 39,430 monthly searches, highlighting its importance in commodities analysis.

Context

02 Apr 1990 - 9 Sept 2024

Historically, precious metals were important as currency but are now regarded mainly as investment and industrial commodities. Gold, silver, platinum, and palladium each have an ISO 4217 currency code.
The "London Fix" is issued by the London Bullion Market Association (LBMA). It is the way that global daily prices are set for precious metals including gold, silver, platinum and palladium.

Content

Dataset contains daily London Fix Prices starting from 2 April 1990.

The gold price is set twice daily (at 10:30 and 15:00 London BST) in US dollars.
The silver price is set daily at 12:00 (London BST time) in US dollars.
The platinum and palladium prices are set twice daily at 09:45 and 14:00 (London BST) in US dollars per .9995 fine ounces.

All prices are in USD per troy ounce (oz t) of precious metal.

Acknowledgements

Data was downloaded from Kitco and already cleaned by me.

As of May 2025, the London (morning fixing) price of an ounce of gold cost an average of ******** U.S. dollars, a slight increase compared to the average monthly morning fixing price of ******** U.S. dollars per ounce in the previous month.

London fixing gold price In January 2020, the average price for an ounce of fine gold was ******** U.S. dollars. It increased to ******** U.S. dollars as of April 2022. Although the monthly price for fine gold fluctuates, the average annual price of fine gold is gradually increasing. In 2001, the price for one ounce of gold was *** U.S. dollars, and by 2012 the price had risen to some ***** U.S. dollars. By 2024, the annual average gold price was nearly ***** dollars per ounce. In that year, global gold demand reached ******* metric tons worldwide. Price determinants of fine gold Fine gold is considered to be almost pure gold, where the value of the metal depends on the percentage of fineness. Twenty-four-carat gold is considered fine gold (from 99.9 percent gold by mass and higher). The London Gold Fix acts as a benchmark for the price of gold. The price of gold is set by the members of the London Gold Market Fixing Ltd undertaken by Barclays and its other members. The price is determined twice per business day at 10:30 am and 3:00 pm based on the London bullion market to settle contracts within the bullion market. The price is based on the equilibrium point between supply and demand agreed upon by participating banks. Gold prices must remain flexible, and gold fixing provides an instantaneous price at specified times.

Copper pricing data segmented across market-relevant keyword clusters for live, ounce-based, and spot value analysis.

Stay up-to-date on the current prices of metals per pound including Steel, Aluminum, Copper, Brass, Bronze, Lead, Nickel, Stainless Steel, and Zinc. Learn what factors influence these prices and how to get a fair deal when buying or selling metals.

About This Dataset: Copper Spot Value

This dataset explores detailed trends and pricing benchmarks related to copper spot value, a high-interest topic for traders and investors alike. Including terms such as copper spot value • cost of copper • value of copper • live copper spot • copper real-time pricing, it offers clarity on both current rates and market dynamics.

Key data components include: - Real-time pricing indicators - Historical pricing data - Metal value comparisons

To explore these insights and view live data, visit the Copper Pricing Tool. This cluster garners 8,230 monthly searches, highlighting its importance in commodities analysis.

Continuously updated Monex bid/ask prices for Gold spot and common bullion products.

Continuously updated Monex bid/ask prices for spot metals and common bullion bars and coins.

Overview

This dataset represents the recorded prices from 1969 to 2024. The data is almost flawlessly recorded, which is incredible for real-world data. With this dataset, you could start comparing the correlations of currency to each metal or investigate when silver was influenced by gold, to name only a few starting cases.

Files

There are 3 files named {metal}_prices.csv where {metal} is either gold, silver or platinum.

Columns

For every file above the following structure is applying: - Date - The date (GMT) in format %d/%m/%Y %H:%M:%S %Z - {metal}_oz_usd_price - US Dollar per ounce (oz) - {metal}_kg_usd_price - US Dollar per kilogram (kg) - {metal}_oz_gbp_price - British Pounds per ounce (oz) - {metal}_kg_gbp_price - British Pounds per kilogram (kg) - {metal}_oz_eur_price - Euro per ounce (oz) - {metal}_kg_eur_price - Euro per kilogram (kg)

Additional Information

The recording time of platinum started later as this asset was officially traded after gold and silver. Euro prices are available from 1999 onwards, as the Euro was established in 1999. Data before this date is not available in EUR.

Credit

Image: https://www.perthmint.com

The London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) price of gold reached almost ***** U.S. dollars per ounce in the second quarter (Q2) of 2025. That was an increase of nearly ***** U.S. dollars in comparison to the LBMA gold price in Q4 2022.

Chile Average Price: Gold data was reported at 1,249.887 USD/Troy oz in Dec 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 1,221.275 USD/Troy oz for Nov 2018. Chile Average Price: Gold data is updated monthly, averaging 400.616 USD/Troy oz from Jan 1978 (Median) to Dec 2018, with 492 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,780.648 USD/Troy oz in Sep 2011 and a record low of 173.200 USD/Troy oz in Jan 1978. Chile Average Price: Gold data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Chilean Copper Commission. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Chile – Table CL.P001: Metal Prices.

Explore the factors influencing sheet metal pricing per pound, including types like aluminum, steel, stainless steel, copper, and brass, and learn how market demand, geographical location, and economic conditions impact costs.

Palladium rose to 1,384.50 USD/t.oz on March 27, 2026, up 1.95% from the previous day. Over the past month, Palladium's price has fallen 22.87%, but it is still 43.32% higher than a year ago, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks the benchmark market for this commodity. Palladium - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on March of 2026.