In 2025, the average annual London Metal Exchange (LME) price for tin was approximately **Â U.S. dollars per pound, making it the highest-priced base metal that year. Nickel had the **highest price out of the base metals at that time, with an average annual LME price of approximately ****U.S. dollars per pound in 2025.Â
Although there is no clear-cut definition of the term, base metals usually refer to metals that oxidize easily, and is most commonly categorized as including tin, nickel, copper, zinc, lead, and aluminum.
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US Geological Survey. (February 5, 2026). Price of base metals in 2025, by commodity (in U.S. cents per pound) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 29, 2026, from /statistics/241526/worldwide-prices-of-base-metals-by-type/
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