Zinc fell to 3,063.05 USD/T on December 2, 2025, down 1.24% from the previous day. Over the past month, Zinc's price has fallen 1.42%, and is down 1.26% compared to the same time last year, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks the benchmark market for this commodity. Zinc - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on December of 2025.

In 2024, the average price of cadmium in the United States stood at *** U.S. dollars per kilogram. Down from some **** U.S. dollars per kilogram in the previous year, which was was the highest figure reported during the period in consideration. More about cadmium Cadmium is a silvery-white post-transition metal that was first discovered in 1817 in Germany by scientists Freidrich Stromeyer and Karl Hermann. This malleable metal is extracted as a by-product of zinc refinement, and shares similarities with zinc. Its melting temperature is *** degrees Celsius, and it is considered toxic. Because the melting points of cadmium and zinc are different, the two metals can be separated using this method. In the liquid mixture of the two metals, zinc becomes a solid first. After that, the liquid cadmium is left behind. Cadmium in batteries Rechargeable batteries are made with cadmium and nickel. There are two types of batteries: industrial and portable. Industrial batteries are used for things such as emergency brakes, air conditioning, and alarm systems. Portable batteries are used for computer equipment, military communications, and emergency lighting. China is the largest producer of cadmium worldwide, with a refinery production volume estimated at ***** metric tons in 2024. While imports of cadmium into the United States have dropped in recent years, exports of the metal have increased.

As of 2024, Peru had the world's largest silver reserves, at 140,000 metric tons. Australia had the second-largest silver reserves worldwide at that time, amounting to 94,000 metric tons. Global silver reserves amounted to a total of 640,000 metric tons in 2024. Global silver prices and uses In 2023, the average price of silver was 23.35 U.S. dollars per ounce. As a precious metal, silver is often used for currency as coins, as ornaments, in jewelry, and for silverware. It has the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal, which makes it extremely useful for certain industrial applications, such as electrical contacts and conductors as well as a catalyst in chemical reactions. Top silver producers in the world In 2024, the global mining industry produced an estimated 25,000 metric tons of silver. Only about 20 percent of silver is produced as primary production, mostly, it is collected as a by-product through the mining of other metals such as copper, lead, zinc, and gold. The leading silver producing countries include Mexico, Peru, and China. As the world's largest silver producing country, several of the world's largest silver mining companies are headquartered in Mexico. Mexico has large silver belts such as the Sierra Madre belt located within the Sierra Madre Occidental mountain range. In Australia, much of its silver is sourced from galena, a silver-bearing lead mineral, hence, Cannington Mine, the largest silver and lead mine in the world, is located in Queensland.