Prices
Metal prices
The average of each month that Cochilco publishes in its bulletin, since 2007, and of each year. These are not daily quotes.
Copper · LME
Average of September 2026
657 ¢/lb
0.91% in the month45.52% in 12 monthsCochilco
Monthly average, January 2007 to September 2026.
COMEX: 662.2 ¢/lb in September 2026
See the averages by year
| Year | Average |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 451.1 ¢/lb |
| 2024 | 414.9 ¢/lb |
| 2023 | 384.5 ¢/lb |
| 2022 | 399 ¢/lb |
| 2021 | 422.6 ¢/lb |
| 2020 | 280.3 ¢/lb |
| 2019 | 272.1 ¢/lb |
| 2018 | 295.9 ¢/lb |
| 2017 | 279.7 ¢/lb |
| 2016 | 220.6 ¢/lb |
| 2015 | 249.2 ¢/lb |
| 2014 | 311.3 ¢/lb |
| 2013 | 332.1 ¢/lb |
| 2012 | 360.6 ¢/lb |
| 2011 | 399.7 ¢/lb |
| 2010 | 342 ¢/lb |
| 2009 | 234.2 ¢/lb |
| 2008 | 315.3 ¢/lb |
| 2007 | 323.2 ¢/lb |
| 2006 | 305.3 ¢/lb |
Gold · COMEX
Average of March 2026
4,856 US$/oz
3.09% in the month62.62% in 12 monthsCochilco
Monthly average, January 2007 to March 2026.
London (LBMA): 4,083 US$/oz in November 2025
See the averages by year
| Year | Average |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 3,448 US$/oz |
| 2024 | 2,390 US$/oz |
| 2023 | 1,943 US$/oz |
| 2022 | 1,800 US$/oz |
| 2021 | 1,798 US$/oz |
| 2020 | 1,773 US$/oz |
| 2019 | 1,393 US$/oz |
| 2018 | 1,268 US$/oz |
| 2017 | 1,258 US$/oz |
| 2016 | 1,250 US$/oz |
| 2015 | 1,159 US$/oz |
| 2014 | 1,266 US$/oz |
| 2013 | 1,409 US$/oz |
| 2012 | 1,669 US$/oz |
| 2011 | 1,572 US$/oz |
| 2010 | 1,228 US$/oz |
| 2009 | 974.1 US$/oz |
| 2008 | 871 US$/oz |
| 2007 | 697 US$/oz |
| 2006 | 604.2 US$/oz |
Silver · COMEX
Average of March 2026
77.88 US$/oz
4.67% in the month132.14% in 12 monthsCochilco
Monthly average, January 2007 to March 2026.
London: 50.73 US$/oz in November 2025
See the averages by year
| Year | Average |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 40.14 US$/oz |
| 2024 | 28.3 US$/oz |
| 2023 | 23.39 US$/oz |
| 2022 | 21.76 US$/oz |
| 2021 | 25.14 US$/oz |
| 2020 | 20.65 US$/oz |
| 2019 | 16.16 US$/oz |
| 2018 | 15.65 US$/oz |
| 2017 | 17.02 US$/oz |
| 2016 | 17.14 US$/oz |
| 2015 | 15.66 US$/oz |
| 2014 | 19.03 US$/oz |
| 2013 | 23.75 US$/oz |
| 2012 | 31.15 US$/oz |
| 2011 | 35.25 US$/oz |
| 2010 | 20.24 US$/oz |
| 2009 | 14.7 US$/oz |
| 2008 | 14.95 US$/oz |
| 2007 | 13.38 US$/oz |
| 2006 | 11.55 US$/oz |
Molybdenum · oxide
Average of August 2026
33.51 US$/lb
4.98% in the month36.21% in 12 monthsCochilco
Monthly average, January 2007 to August 2026.
See the averages by year
| Year | Average |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 22.01 US$/lb |
| 2024 | 21.21 US$/lb |
| 2023 | 23.73 US$/lb |
| 2022 | 18.61 US$/lb |
| 2021 | 15.51 US$/lb |
| 2020 | 8.57 US$/lb |
| 2019 | 11.27 US$/lb |
| 2018 | 11.86 US$/lb |
| 2017 | 8.13 US$/lb |
| 2016 | 6.42 US$/lb |
| 2015 | 6.59 US$/lb |
| 2014 | 11.3 US$/lb |
| 2013 | 10.26 US$/lb |
| 2012 | 12.62 US$/lb |
| 2011 | 15.33 US$/lb |
| 2010 | 15.61 US$/lb |
| 2009 | 10.91 US$/lb |
| 2008 | 28.42 US$/lb |
| 2007 | 29.91 US$/lb |
| 2006 | 24.38 US$/lb |
Monthly and yearly averages published by Cochilco in the tables of its monthly bulletin, taken from the latest edition that prints each period. Copper in US cents per pound, gold and silver in dollars per troy ounce, molybdenum in dollars per pound.