COMMODITY MARKETS
Live metal benchmarks and mine-direct supply terms
KWE Metals LLC mines and ships eight commodity lines from Honduras and Central America. Each market page below carries the benchmark we price against, typical grades and packaging, the payable basis used in contracts, and the assay evidence buyers receive.
Live benchmark feed
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Exchange-traded futures and spot quotes, refreshed automatically every 60 seconds and subject to source delays and market closures. Source market times are shown when available. Every quote is converted to troy ounce, pound, kilogram and metric tonne so lots can be valued in the unit they ship in. Nickel, cobalt, lead and tin settle against LME cash and SMM China spot on the day of delivery — see the exchange links below. Indicative only; grade, moisture, payable percentage and treatment charges are confirmed in writing at time of sale.
Live FOB, CFR, CIF & DAP prices
Live market price per metric tonne (precious metals per kilogram), with logistics built in from our export port at Puerto Cortés, Honduras. Updates every 60 seconds.
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Built-in costs per MT: inland haul $28.00, export handling $18.00, customs & documents $6.00 (FOB); ocean freight by distance (CFR); cargo insurance at 110% of CFR (CIF); destination terminal $16.00 and delivery $22.00 (DAP). Prices are for contained metal at 100% and are indicative only. Grade, payables, treatment charges, duties and the final freight fixture are confirmed in the signed contract. Nickel, cobalt, lead and tin settle against the LME on the day of delivery. Precious stones and gemstones have no public live market, so they're priced per certified lot on request.
Delivered cost calculator
Enter your quantity, destination port and freight type to see total FOB, CFR, CIF and DAP costs.
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Mining & commodity headlines today
A daily-refreshed feed of mining, metals and sustainability news from the trade press and commodity wires, filtered to the markets we trade.
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Headlines are aggregated daily from public mining trade press and news wires. Linked articles belong to their publishers; KWE Metals LLC does not edit or endorse their content.
Official market sources
LME, COMEX, SMM, Platts, US Metals Market and other benchmarks we reference. COMEX and LBMA prices update live above; subscription indexes open on the publisher's own site.
- LME — London Metal ExchangeCopper, aluminium, nickel, zinc, lead, tin, cobalt official pricesOfficial prices free after 1 day; real-time by licence ↗
- COMEX (CME Group)Gold, silver, copper, platinum, palladium futuresLive on this site (up to 15 min delay) ↗
- SMM — Shanghai Metals MarketChina spot prices: base metals, cobalt, lithium, rare earthsSubscription for full data ↗
- S&P Global PlattsIron ore (IODEX), steel, ferrous and non-ferrous assessmentsSubscription ↗
- US Metals Market (AMM / Fastmarkets)US steel, scrap, aluminium premiums and ferrous pricesSubscription ↗
- SHFE — Shanghai Futures ExchangeCopper, aluminium, zinc, nickel, tin, gold, silver futuresDelayed data free ↗
- LBMAGold, silver, platinum, palladium auction benchmarksFree (shown on this site) ↗
Markets we trade
- COMEX HG / LME Grade ACopperLive COMEX and LME-referenced copper pricing, plus KWE Metals copper ore, malachite and cement-copper lots mined in Honduras and Central America.
- XAU / COMEX GCGoldLive spot-indexed gold pricing from KWE Metals: assayed doré bars, refined bullion and gold-bearing ore from Honduras and Central America operations.
- XAG / COMEX SISilverSpot-indexed silver from KWE Metals — argentiferous ore, polymetallic concentrate and refined silver from Honduras and Central America.
- SMM China / Rotterdam spotAntimonyStibnite and antimony–gold ore from KWE Metals, priced against SMM China and Rotterdam antimony spot references. Assayed lots from Honduras.
- LME cashNickelNickel ore and concentrate from KWE Metals, referenced to LME nickel cash settlement. Assayed Central American lots for battery and alloy supply chains.
- LME / SMM cobaltCobaltCobalt ore, concentrate and bar from KWE Metals, referenced to LME and SMM cobalt assessments. Conflict-conscious Central American supply.
- TSI 62% Fe CFR ChinaIron OreMagnetite, hematite and siderite iron ore from KWE Metals, referenced to the TSI 62% Fe CFR China benchmark. Assayed Central American lots.
- LME zincZincZinc-bearing sulphide ore and concentrate from KWE Metals, referenced to LME zinc, with lead and silver credits reported on every assay.
