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The price of the ground

Precious, PGM, base, battery and bulk commodities with their latest move and 30-day trend — plus the currencies of Africa's mining economies and who produces the most.

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Commodities: 6 of 15
Up on the day: Chrome +5.52%
Best mover: 14 September 2026
Updated

Precious metals

Safe-haven metals priced in dollars an ounce.

Commodity	Price	Day	30 days	30d	Updated
GoldGOLD	4,390.40/oz	+0.55%	—	—	14 September 2026
SilverSILVER	64.695/oz	+0.22%	—	—	14 September 2026

Platinum group

South Africa's Bushveld holds most of the world's reserves.

Commodity	Price	Day	30 days	30d	Updated
PlatinumXPT	1,802.20/oz	+0.49%	—	—	14 September 2026
PalladiumXPD	1,317.00/oz	+0.47%	—	—	14 September 2026
RhodiumXRH	9,725.00/oz	-1.02%	—	—	11 September 2026

Base & battery

The metals of wiring, steel alloys and the energy transition.

Commodity	Price	Day	30 days	30d	Updated
CopperCOPPER	14,277/t	+0.10%	—	—	14 September 2026
NickelNICKEL	16,270/t	-2.16%	—	—	11 September 2026
ZincZINC	4,015.00/t	-2.19%	—	—	11 September 2026
CobaltCOBALT	42,940/t	-1.72%	—	—	10 September 2026
LithiumLITHIUM	21,208/t	0.00%	—	—	11 September 2026

Bulks & energy

Traded by the shipload: steelmaking inputs, coal and uranium.

Commodity	Price	Day	30 days	30d	Updated
Iron oreIRONORE	98.02/t	-0.67%	—	—	11 September 2026
CoalCOAL	146.75/t	-0.84%	—	—	11 September 2026
ManganeseMANGANESE	4.38/dmtu	-5.60%	—	—	31 July 2026
ChromeCHROME	306.00/t	+5.52%	—	—	30 June 2026
UraniumURANIUM	90.15/lb	-0.06%	—	—	11 September 2026

Indicative prices in US dollars. Daily and 30-day changes are calculated from MiningWrap's recorded price history.

Why they matter

Africa's stake in each price

Gold4,390.40/oz+0.55%From the Witwatersrand to Ghana, Mali and Tanzania, gold is still the continent's biggest mining earner.Latest storyZimbabwe's Redwing Mine Targets November Gold Restart as Policy Deadline Nears

Platinum1,802.20/oz+0.49%The Bushveld Complex and Zimbabwe's Great Dyke hold the overwhelming majority of known platinum reserves.Latest storyTharisa prices $300m Nordic bond to complete Zimbabwe's Karo Platinum mine

Copper14,277/t+0.10%The DRC–Zambia Copperbelt is one of the fastest-growing sources of the metal the energy transition runs on.Latest storyUnicorn Appoints Three Directors Ahead of Klein Aub Copper Mine Development

Cobalt42,940/t-1.72%The DRC mines about three-quarters of the world's cobalt, and its export controls move the price.Latest storyKobaloni targets Europe with Africa's first large-scale cobalt sulphate refinery

Iron ore98.02/t-0.67%Kumba's Sishen and Kolomela mines in the Northern Cape ship some of the highest-grade ore traded.Latest storyARM's iron ore earnings halve as Assmang absorbs Beeshoek closure costs

Coal146.75/t-0.84%Richards Bay Coal Terminal anchors thermal coal exports from Southern Africa to Asia and Europe.Latest storyVedanta plans $317m coal power plant as Zambia presses for faster investment

Manganese4.38/dmtu-5.60%The Kalahari Manganese Field is the largest known deposit; Gabon's Moanda is a close rival.Latest storyKalagadi Manganese faces business rescue after top court rejects its appeal

Lithium21,208/t0.00%Zimbabwe has become Africa's lithium frontier, with Chinese-built plants at Bikita, Arcadia and Goulamina in Mali.Latest storyZimbabwe anti-graft body arrests Chinese director in 720-tonne lithium smuggling case

Currencies

The money miners are paid in

Metals sell in dollars and costs are paid locally, so the exchange rate can matter as much as the price.

USD/ZAR16.1678-0.21%

EUR/ZAR18.7331-0.41%

GBP/ZAR21.8523-0.15%

USD/BWP13.1356+0.69%

USD/ZMW19.25+2.88%

USD/GHS11.42-0.09%

USD/NAD16.1651+3.44%

USD/CDF2,263-1.33%

USD/TZS2,629-0.60%

USD/CNY6.7057-0.01%

AUD/USD0.7157+0.02%

Production league

Who digs the most

The continent's largest producers by reported output, commodity by commodity. Each table compares one reporting period, in one unit.

Full tables on the tracker

Gold

CY2025 · koz

1Gold Fields2,438koz
2AngloGold Ashanti (Africa managed operations (Iduapriem, Obuasi, Siguiri, Geita, Sukari; consolidated basis, excl. Kibali JV))1,746koz
3Endeavour Mining1,209koz
4Newmont664koz
5B2Gold (Fekola, Mali (100% basis))531koz
6Kinross Gold (Tasiast, Mauritania (100%; gold equivalent ounces))503koz

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