{"id":7597,"date":"2016-03-03T08:00:12","date_gmt":"2016-03-03T13:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.acceleratingscience.com\/?p=7597"},"modified":"2026-01-13T15:56:37","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T15:56:37","slug":"whats-your-copper-nickel-iron-or-gold-worth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thermofisher.com\/blog\/metals\/whats-your-copper-nickel-iron-or-gold-worth\/","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s Your Copper, Nickel, Iron, or Gold Worth?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/admin.acceleratingscience.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/istock_000019112513_medium.jpg\" style=\"float: right;border: 0;margin: 10px\" alt=\"stockmarket\" title=\"stockmarket\" width=\"400\" height=\"266\" class=\"alignright\" \/>It&rsquo;s all over the news: prices are at an all-time low for nickel, copper, gold, and other essential commodities. The U.S. Geological Survey recently released its&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/minerals.usgs.gov\/minerals\/pubs\/mcs\/2016\/mcs2016.pdf\">Mineral Commodity Summaries 2016<\/a>, which provides a detailed look at how the market fared over the past year. Read the Advancing Mining post, <a href=\"http:\/\/admin.acceleratingscience.com\/mining\/what-happened-to-nickel-copper-and-gold-usgs-publishes-new-mineral-commodity-summary\" target=\"_blank\"><em>What Happened to Nickel, Copper, and Gold? USGS Publishes New Mineral Commodity Summary <\/em><\/a>for an overview of the highlights. Some interesting statistics include<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The estimated value of U.S. metal mine production in 2015 was $26.6 billion, 15 percent less than that of 2014. These raw materials and domestically recycled materials were used to process mineral materials worth $630 billion, a 4 percent decrease from $659 billion in 2014.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Principal contributors to the total value of metal mine production in 2015 were copper (29%), gold (29%), iron ore (14%), molybdenum concentrates (12%), and zinc (6%).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\">Additional reading:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/admin.acceleratingscience.com\/mining\/molybdenum-the-super-element-superalloy\/\">Molybdenum: The Super Element, Superalloy<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/admin.acceleratingscience.com\/mining\/analyzing-concentrated-ore-samples-of-molybdenum-iron-and-copper-with-xrf\/\">Analyzing Concentrated Ore Samples of Molybdenum, Iron, and Copper with XRF<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In 2015, the estimated value of total nonfuel mineral production in the United States decreased by 3% from that of 2014, mainly as a result of decreased metal prices, especially iron ore, copper, and precious metals.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\">Additional reading:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/admin.acceleratingscience.com\/metals\/ferrous-metals-analysis-making-sure-you-have-the-right-alloy-for-the-right-application\/\">Ferrous Metals Analysis: Making Sure You Have the Right Alloy for the Right Application<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/admin.acceleratingscience.com\/metals\/copper-compendium-part-3-primary-copper-production\/\">Copper Compendium, Part 3: Primary Copper Production<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Several U.S. metal mines were idled in 2015, including the only U.S. rare earth mine at Mountain Pass, CA. &nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\">Additional reading:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/admin.acceleratingscience.com\/mining\/whats-so-rare-about-rare-earth-elements\/\">What&rsquo;s So Rare About Rare Earth Elements?<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/admin.acceleratingscience.com\/metals\/rare-earth-element-recycling-hype-or-hope\/\">Rare Earth Element Recycling: Hype or Hope?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&rsquo;s all over the news: prices are at an all-time low for nickel, copper, gold, and other essential commodities. The U.S. Geological Survey recently released its&nbsp;Mineral Commodity Summaries 2016, which provides a detailed look at how the market fared over the past year. Read the Advancing Mining post, What Happened to Nickel, Copper, and 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