This series tracks Cobalt Metal with specification North America physical spot cobalt metal midpoint in North America (US), quoted in USD/T. Compare only observations with the same grade, region and quote basis.
What history is available?
The available history contains 2794 observations from 2016-01-01 to 2026-10-19. These are recorded dates, not proof of the earliest available publication; missing intervals are not interpolated.
Is this a live executable quote?
No. 2026-10-19 is the latest recorded observation date, not a real-time update guarantee. Public-source prices may be delayed, incomplete or inaccurate and are for reference only.
52-Week Range
Low 35,705 · High 56,290 USD/T; ending 2026-10-19.
Market Pulse Scope's North American cobalt metal marker fell 9.0% over seven sessions to $35,705 a tonne on Oct 19, as hopes of a further tightening in Congolese export quotas went unmet and Chinese electrolytic cobalt, cobalt sulphate and cobalt chloride all posted weekly losses.
Chinese lithium salts fell another 10-12% in the week to 16 October, taking industrial-grade carbonate to CNY 99,000 a tonne and leaving prices at roughly half their May peak as ore inventories rebuild at the ports.
Market Pulse Scope's China scheelite and wolframite concentrate series fell about 15% over seven sessions to roughly CNY 307,000 a tonne, while ammonium paratungstate dropped 14.6% to CNY 466,667, extending a slide that has now erased about 70% of the March record.
Chinese industrial-grade lithium carbonate fell to CNY 108,000 a tonne, down 8.5% on the week, after futures hit a year low on supply and demand worries.