For the week of January 06 to 11, 2025, the price of a ton of zinc, an export ore from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), was set to increase by 0.21% on international markets to 2,998.10 USD against 2991.80 USD the previous week.

The press release from the National Mercurial Commission of the Ministry of Foreign Trade announced that “Zinc observed a price increase on international markets during the week of January 6 to 11, 2025. It is trading at 2998.10 US dollars against 2991.80 USD the previous week, an increase of 0.21%

As for other precious metals, three other merchant mining products increased on international markets during the week under review. These are negotiable tin at 28.637.50 USD per ton, gold at 84.75 USD per ton, gold at 84.75 USD and silver 0.96 USD per gram, during the week under review, respectively, against 28. 601.25 USD per ton, 84.25 USD per ton, 84.51 USD per gram, and 84.51 USD per gram, and 0.95 USD per gram, the previous week, i.e. an increase of 0.13%,

Par ailleurs, le document a aussi indiqué that a single commercial mining product fell on international markets during the week under review, in particular copper. It is trading at 8,786.65 USD per ton against 8,824.00 USD, a decrease of 0.42%. For their part, Cobalt and Tantalum have remained stable on international markets. They trade at 24.050 USD per ton and 227 USD per kilogram respectively