Price developments for selected critical minerals by category, January 2023-April 2026

Last updated 9 Jul 2026

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IEA analysis based on data from S&P Capital IQ, Bloomberg and KOMIS.

Notes

Base metals include aluminium, copper, lead, tin and zinc; alloy metals include chromium, molybdenum and vanadium; battery metals include lithium, nickel, cobalt, graphite, high-purity manganese and purified phosphoric acid; rare earths include four magnet-related elements – neodymium, praseodymium, dysprosium and terbium; strategic minor minerals include antimony, bismuth, gallium, germanium, indium, tantalum, tellurium, titanium and tungsten.

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