In 2015, every minor metal saw a drop in price, with tellurium falling by 82% and chromium suffering the least- it dropped by only 11%.
This year, however, the trend has been for improving prices. And while the underlying fundamentals tugged a few further down, most of the minors posted a recovery from their levels at the start of the year.
| Metal | Start | High | Low | Finish | Percentage change |
| Antimony (trioxide grade, $ per tonne) | 5050 | 7650 | 5050 | 7350 | 45.54% |
| Antimony standard grade, $ per tonne) | 5000 | 7600 | 5000 | 7250 | 45.00% |
| Bismuth ($ per lb) | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.55 | 10.98% |
| Cadmium (99.99%, cents per lb) | 45 | 74 | 45 | 68 | 51.11% |
| Cadmium (99.95%, cents per lb) | 40 | 70 | 40 | 65 | 62.50% |
| Chromium ($ per tonne) | 7700 | 7700 | 6750 | 7500 | -2.60% |
| Cobalt high grade ($ per lb) | 9.2 | 14.35 | 9.2 | 14.4 | 56.52% |
| Cobalt low grade ($ per lb) | 9.2 | 14.1 | 9.2 | 14.25 | 54.89% |
| Gallium ($ per kg) | 120 | 150 | 110 | 150 | 25.00% |
| Germanium ($ per kg) | 1300 | 1300 | 800 | 870 | -33.08% |
| Hafnium ($ per kg)* | 1200 | 1200 | 950 | 950 | -20.83% |
| Indium ($ per kg) | 230 | 245 | 185 | 190 | -17.39% |
| Magnesium ($ per tonne) | 1965 | 2350 | 1900 | 2350 | 19.59% |
| Manganese ($ per tonne) | 1600 | 2650 | 1600 | 2650 | 65.63% |
| Mercury ($ per flask) | 1250 | 1250 | 940 | 1050 | -16.00% |
| Rhenium (pellet, $ per lb) | 900 | 900 | 770 | 770 | -14.44% |
| Selenium ($ per lb) | 6.8 | 11.5 | 4.5 | 13 | 91.18% |
| Silicon (€ per tonne) | 1930 | 1930 | 1600 | 1700 | -11.92% |
| Tellurium ($ per kg) | 20 | 30 | 20 | 27.5 | 37.50% |