PRICING
How KWE Metals prices a lot
Every KWE price is built from the same three published parts: the live exchange benchmark for the metal, the payable percentage for the material grade, and chartered freight to your port — plus insurance, export handling and a trading margin that tapers with lot size. Nothing is hidden in a spread.
1 · Live metal benchmarks
Contained metal is valued against these exchange prices at the moment your quote is built.
| Metal | Per lb | Per kg | Per tonne | Per troy oz | 24h | Desk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copper | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Silver | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gold | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 · Benchmark price trend
Gold and silver plot the official LBMA auction benchmark; copper plots the COMEX daily settlement. Use the trend before you fix a price — quotes are struck against the benchmark on the day of confirmation, not the day of enquiry.
AWAITING EXCHANGE DATA
Weight & value converter
Convert troy ounces, grams, kilos, pounds and tonnes in both directions — metric to standard and back — and see what that weight is worth at the live benchmark.
| Unit | System | Equivalent weight | Value per unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gram (g) | Metric | 1,000 | — |
| Kilogram (kg) | Metric | 1 | — |
| Metric tonne (MT) | Metric | 0.001 | — |
| Troy ounce (ozt) | Troy | 32.151 | — |
| Troy pound (lb t) | Troy | 2.6792 | — |
| Pennyweight (dwt) | Troy | 643.01 | — |
| Grain (gr) | Troy | 15,432.4 | — |
| Ounce (avoirdupois) (oz) | US / Imperial | 35.274 | — |
| Pound (lb) | US / Imperial | 2.2046 | — |
| Short ton (2,000 lb) (st) | US / Imperial | 0.001102 | — |
| Long ton (2,240 lb) (lt) | US / Imperial | 0.000984 | — |
Conversions are exact (1 ozt = 31.1034768 g; 1 lb = 453.59237 g; 1 MT = 1,000 kg). Value is the contained metal at the live benchmark before payable deductions, freight, insurance and margin — use the quote calculator for a full landed price.
Shipping cost estimator
Estimate delivered freight from weight, distance and transport mode — in English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Chinese or Arabic, with every figure shown in that language’s number format.
Shipping cost estimator
Enter the weight and the distance to your port and see the delivered freight cost, broken out line by line.
Used only for the all-risks insurance line.
Estimate
- Base freight
- $1,907.74
- Fuel adjustment
- $0.00
- Export handling and documents
- $180.00
- Estimated total
- $2,087.74
Per kilogram
$0.084
Per pound
$0.038
Per metric tonne
$83.51
Indicative transit
5–8 days
Indicative only. Firm rates are confirmed on booking against the chartering board and the agreed Incoterm.
3 · Payable percentage by grade
The payable percentage covers treatment, refining and recovery losses. Higher-grade material settles closer to the full benchmark.
Copper
- Grade-A cathode 99.99% Cu100.0%Buy this grade in the shop
- Anode 99.5% Cu100.0%Buy this grade in the shop
- Cement copper precipitate 70% Cu90.0%Buy this grade in the shop
- Concentrate 25% Cu72.0%Buy this grade in the shop
- Oxide run-of-mine 9% Cu68.0%Buy this grade in the shop
- Sulphide run-of-mine 3.5% Cu68.0%Buy this grade in the shop
Silver
- 999 fine silver98.0%Buy this grade in the shop
- Sterling 92595.0%Buy this grade in the shop
- Silver doré 85%95.0%Buy this grade in the shop
Gold
- 999.9 fine bullion (24K)99.5%Buy this grade in the shop
- 22K (916)97.0%Buy this grade in the shop
- 18K (750)94.0%Buy this grade in the shop
- 14K (585)94.0%Buy this grade in the shop
- 10K (417)94.0%Buy this grade in the shop
- Gold doré 82%97.0%Buy this grade in the shop
4 · Freight rates by lane
Contract rates from our chartering board, re-indexed daily to the fuel market. Minimum charge $250 per consignment.
| Carrier | Lane | Mode | Transit | Per lb | Per kg | Per MT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loading the chartering board… | ||||||
Container and bulk rates, Incoterms and booking are on the freight contracts page.
5 · Trading markup and fixed charges
Markup, tapered by lot value
- Under $100,000 payable value5.0%Reserve this tier — $2,500 deposit
- $100,000 – $499,9994.0%Reserve this tier — $10,000 deposit
- $500,000 – $1,999,9993.0%Reserve this tier — $25,000 deposit
- $2,000,000 and above2.0%Reserve this tier — $100,000 deposit
The reservation deposit secures the lot and is credited in full against the final invoice, which settles on assay, weight and booked freight.
Fixed charges
- Cargo insurance (CIF), all-risks marine/air0.35% of value
- Export handling, bagging and independent assay certificate$180
- Minimum freight charge per consignment$250
Price your own consignment
The calculator applies everything on this page to your weight, assay and destination and returns a full line-by-line breakdown.
Indicative only. Benchmarks move continuously and freight is re-indexed daily; a KWE price is firm once confirmed in writing against a final assay, lot availability and a booked sailing or flight.