* As of April 24, 2020.
** Domestic hot-rolled coil, delivered Northern China.
*** Platts IODEX 62 percent content of iron daily index, until April 27, 2020.
**** Hard coking coal peak downs free on board (FOB), until April 27, 2020.
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Global mineral commodity price change during COVID-19 January to April 2020
During the COVID-19 global pandemic, the prices of different mineral commodities decreased significantly worldwide. Between January and April 2020, the price of zinc dropped by 18.9 percent. During the same time period, the price of gold increased by some 12.8 percent.
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