Gold ₹16,337.59/g ▼ -0.55% Silver ₹244.96/g ▼ -0.85% Platinum ₹5,798.33/g ▲ +0.14% Palladium ₹4,193.40/g ▼ -0.23% Rhodium ₹24,703.20/g ▼ -0.01% Copper ₹1,268.64/kg ▼ -0.15% Aluminium ₹280.52/kg ▼ -0.08% Cobalt ₹4,914.84/kg ▼ -0.01% Gallium ₹23,444.38/kg ▲ +0.00% Indium ₹69,488.87/kg ▲ +0.00% Iron Ore ₹8.31/kg ▼ -0.01% Lead ₹167.16/kg ▼ -0.01% Lithium ₹2,084.66/kg ▲ +0.00% Molybdenum ₹8,085.39/kg ▲ +0.00% Nickel ₹1,482.22/kg ▲ +0.00% Neodymium ₹12,371.60/kg ▲ +0.00% Tin ₹4,879.35/kg ▼ -0.01% Tellurium ₹10,455.80/kg ▲ +0.00% Uranium ₹16,852.67/kg ▼ -0.01% Zinc ₹332.88/kg ▼ -0.31% Crude Oil (Brent) ₹8,839.68/bbl ▲ +0.11% Crude Oil (WTI) ₹8,163.78/bbl ▲ +0.42% Gasoline ₹313.34/gal ▲ +0.80% Natural Gas ₹265.83/MMBtu ▲ +0.18%

Tellurium Days & Observances

Critical Minerals & Energy · ₹10,455.80/kg today (+0.32% / 7d) · Live chart →

Every Tellurium-related date MetalsCost tracks, each clearly labeled Official, Industry, or MetalsCost Editorial — never presented as more official than it actually is.

1 Editorial
SymbolTe
Atomic Number52
CategoryMetalloid

Tellurium Observances

MetalsCost Editorial Monday, October 26, 2026 In 62 days

MetalsCost Tellurium Day

MetalsCost marks October 26 for tellurium. Franz-Joseph Müller von Reichenstein first investigated it in 1782, but the exact day of his initial discovery (as opposed to later publication dates) was not verified within our research, so this date is an evenly-spaced content-calendar placeholder.

MetalsCost Editorial Day — not an official international or industry observance. No single verified discovery or founding date exists for this metal, so MetalsCost assigned an evenly-spaced content-calendar date rather than inventing a claimed "day."
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Why Tellurium Matters

Solar power's quieter alternative to silicon — a metal so thinly produced that it exists almost entirely as leftovers from someone else's copper refining.

Quick Fact

As India expands solar capacity toward its long-term renewable energy targets, tellurium demand for CdTe panels is one of the more direct ways a 'minor metal' most people have never heard of could see real, measurable demand growth.

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Frequently Asked Questions

MetalsCost tracks 1 Tellurium-related observance: MetalsCost Tellurium Day.

No verified official or industry-recognized observance for Tellurium specifically was found. The date(s) shown are labeled MetalsCost Editorial Day and are not presented as real international observances.

The Tellurium price in India today is ₹10,455.80 per kilogram. See the live price and chart.