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TABLE 5 | ||||||||
SELECTED FERROALLOY PRICES IN 2013 | ||||||||
High | Low | Average | ||||||
Chromium:1 | ||||||||
Ferrochromium: | ||||||||
- 0.05% carbon | 218.61 | 217.30 | 217.95 | |||||
- 0.10% carbon | 204.38 | 201.76 | 203.07 | |||||
- 0.15% carbon | 195.39 | 191.76 | 193.58 | |||||
- Over 4% carbon: | ||||||||
- 49-51% chromium | 101.09 | 98.06 | 99.57 | |||||
- 60-65% chromium | 102.71 | 98.80 | 100.75 | |||||
Manganese: | ||||||||
Medium-carbon ferromanganese1 | 90.00 | 83.00 | 86.50 | |||||
Standard high-carbon ferromanganese2 | 1,100.00 | 990.00 | 1,045.00 | |||||
Silicomanganese3 | 54.00 | 49.50 | 51.75 | |||||
Molybdenum:4 | ||||||||
Ferromolybdenum | 11.93 | 11.73 | 11.83 | |||||
Molybdenum oxide | 10.42 | 10.29 | 10.36 | |||||
Nickel metal, London Metal Exchange5 | 17,728.63 | 13,702.17 | 15,715.40 | 6 | ||||
Silicon:1 | ||||||||
50% ferrosilicon | 109.00 | 97.00 | 103.00 | |||||
75% ferrosilicon | 100.00 | 88.50 | 94.25 | |||||
Titanium, ferrotitanium4 | 3.25 | 2.75 | 3.00 | |||||
Tungsten, ferrotungsten7 | 65.00 | 41.00 | 53.00 | 6 | ||||
Vanadium, ferrovanadium4 | 13.67 | 13.19 | 13.43 | |||||
1Cents per pound of contained alloying element. | ||||||||
2Dollars per gross ton. | ||||||||
3Cents per pound. | ||||||||
4Dollars per pound of contained alloying element. | ||||||||
5Dollars per metric ton, 99.81% purity (minimum). | ||||||||
6Weighted average. | ||||||||
7Dollars per kilogram of contained alloying element. | ||||||||
Sources: London Metal Exchange, Platts Metals Week, and Ryan-s Notes. |
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices