| Prices of Minerals in Foreign Market (2005-2006 to 2007-2008) | ||||||
| Grade | Market | Unit | Currency | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 |
| Alumina | ||||||
| Alumina Calcined 98.5-99.5% Al2O3 bags included 20 ton lots | ||||||
| Alumina Calcined, medium soda content 50 ton lots | ||||||
| Barytes | ||||||
| Paint grades | ||||||
| Micronised, off white, min. 99% < 20 microns | ||||||
| Micronised, off White, min. 95% < 20 microns | ||||||
| Drilling grade Ground, OCMA Bulk | ||||||
| A.P.I. Lump | ||||||
| Chinese | ||||||
| Indian | ||||||
| Moroccan | ||||||
| Bauxite | ||||||
| Refractory grade | ||||||
| Round kiln 87/1.8/3.20+ | ||||||
| Round kiln 87/2.0/3.20 | ||||||
| Round kiln 86/2.0/3.15 | ||||||
| Round kiln 85/2.0/3.15 | ||||||
| Rotory kiln 86/1.8/3.15 | ||||||
| Guyanese | ||||||
| Guyanese Chinese Min 87% Al2O3 | ||||||
| Shanxi Shaft Lump | ||||||
| Shanxi Rotary Lump | ||||||
| Guizhou Round Lump | ||||||
| Brazilian bulk | ||||||
| Bentonite | ||||||
| Wyoming, rail hopper cars crude Bulk, all grades | ||||||
| Wyoming foundry grade bagged | ||||||
| Wyoming API grade bagged | ||||||
| Chromite | ||||||
| Refractory Grade, 46% Cr2O3, wet bulk | ||||||
| Chemical grade 46% Cr2O3 wet bulk | ||||||
| Foundry Grade 46% Cr2O3, wet bulk | ||||||
| Refractory Grade | ||||||
| Diatomite | ||||||
| U.S. Calcined filter aids | ||||||
| U.S. Flux Calcined filter aids | ||||||
| Felspar | ||||||
| Ceramic Grade 170-200 mesh,bulk (Na) | ||||||
| Ceramic Grade 200 mesh bulk (K)Â | ||||||
| Glass grade | ||||||
| 30 mesh bulk (Na) | ||||||
| 80 mesh bulk (K) | ||||||
| South African, bagged Ceramic grade | ||||||
| Micronised | ||||||
| Indian Ceramic grade (K), bulk | ||||||
| Powder grade 200 mesh | ||||||
| Turkish,Na felspar, Crude, -10mm bulk | ||||||
| Fluorite (Fluorspar) | ||||||
| Chinese, dry basis, acidspar | ||||||
| South African acidspar filtercake | ||||||
| Mexican acidspar filtercake | ||||||
| < 5 ppm acidspar filtercake | ||||||
| Garnet | ||||||
| Idaho Almandine 8-250 mesh 20 s. ton lot, all uses | ||||||
| Graphite | ||||||
| Crystalline large Flake, 94-97%C, +80 mesh | ||||||
| Crystalline medium Flake 94-97%C, +100-80 mesh | ||||||
| Crystalline fine 94-97%C, +100 mesh | ||||||
| Crystalline large Flake, 90%C, +80 mesh | ||||||
| Crystalline medium Flake, 90%C, +100-80 mesh | ||||||
| Crystalline fine 90%C, -100 mesh | ||||||
| Amorphous powder 80-85% | ||||||
| Kaolin | ||||||
| Ceramic refined, bulk | ||||||
| Ceramic refined, bulk | ||||||
| Fillers bulk | ||||||
| Paper Coating grade | ||||||
| Calcined bulk grade | ||||||
| Sanitaryware grade, bagged | ||||||
| Tableware grade, bagged | ||||||
| No 1 paper coating grade | ||||||
| No 2 paper coating grade | ||||||
| Kyanite | ||||||
| Kyanite 54 - 60% Al2O3 18 ton lots Calcined | ||||||
| Ex-works USA 54 - 60% Al2O3 raw kyanite | ||||||
| Magnesite | ||||||
| European caustic calcined Industrial (natural) | ||||||
| Agricultural | ||||||
| Dead burned Chinese 94-95% MgO Lump | ||||||
| Dead burned Chinese 92% MgO Lump | ||||||
| Dead burned Chinese 90% MgO Lump | ||||||
| Calcined 90-92% MgO Lump | ||||||
| Greek, raw (< 3.5% SiO2) | ||||||
| Mica | ||||||
| Dry ground | ||||||
| Wet ground | ||||||
| Micronised | ||||||
| Flake | ||||||
| Indian wet ground | ||||||
| Indian Micronised 325 mesh | ||||||
| Dry ground | ||||||
| Perlite | ||||||
| Aggregate, Expanded | ||||||
| Filter-aids Expanded | ||||||
| Raw crushed | ||||||
| Raw crushed big bags grade, bulk | ||||||
| Phosphate | ||||||
| Moroccan 70 - 72% BPL | ||||||
| Tunisia 65 - 68% BPL | ||||||
| Pyrophyllite | ||||||
| Korean Clay filler 21-27% Al2O3 | ||||||
| Korean Fiber glass refractory 18-21% Al2O3 | ||||||
| Korean Ceramic, 15-19% Al2O3 | ||||||
| Australian Filler grade 300 mesh, milled | ||||||
| Salt | ||||||
| Ground rock salt, 15-20 tonne lot (average price) | ||||||
| Australian solar salt, bulk | ||||||
| Industrial solar salt, | ||||||
| Silica sand | ||||||
| Foundry sand dry bulk | ||||||
| Glass sand flint Container | ||||||
| Foundry sand dry bulk | ||||||
| Minus 20 micron FCL`s bagged >92 Brightness | ||||||
| Steatite/Soapstone | ||||||
| Chinese normal 350 mesh | ||||||
| Chinese normal 200 mesh | ||||||
| Norwegian ground | ||||||
| Norwegian micronised | ||||||
| Paint, 200 mesh | ||||||
| Paint, 400 mesh | ||||||
| Ceramic, 200 mesh | ||||||
| Ceramic, 325 mesh | ||||||
| Indian Paint 20-25 ** | ||||||
| Indian Plastic grade 20-10 ** | ||||||
| Cosmetic grade 200-230 mesh | ||||||
| Vermiculite | ||||||
| South African bulk | ||||||
| Raw bulk | ||||||
| Wollastonite | ||||||
| Acicular, minus 200 mesh | ||||||
| Acicular, minus 325 mesh | ||||||
| Acicular, minus 400 mesh | ||||||
| Chinese | ||||||
| Acicular, minus 200 mesh | ||||||
| Acicular, minus 325 mesh | ||||||
