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| TABLE 9 | |||||||||||
| ZINC: WORLD MINE PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1 | |||||||||||
| (Metric tons, zinc content of concentrate and direct shipping ore, unless otherwise specified) | |||||||||||
| Country2 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014e | ||||||
| Argentina | 32,566 | 33,975 | 39,602 | 39,424 | r | 41,000 | |||||
| Armenia3 | 7,500 | r | 8,100 | 8,400 | r | 8,300 | r | 7,600 | |||
| Australia | 1,480,000 | r | 1,515,000 | 1,541,000 | 1,523,000 | 1,561,000 | 4 | ||||
| Bolivia | 411,409 | 427,129 | 389,911 | 407,332 | 448,653 | 4 | |||||
| Bosnia and Herzegovinae | 5,500 | 6,900 | 7,000 | 7,000 | 7,000 | ||||||
| Brazil | 211,203 | 197,840 | 164,258 | 152,147 | r | 160,000 | |||||
| Bulgaria | 8,171 | r | 8,604 | r | 8,995 | r | 11,992 | r | 12,000 | ||
| Burkina Faso | -- | -- | -- | 32,215 | 65,000 | 4 | |||||
| Burma | 8,600 | 9,300 | 10,000 | e | 10,000 | e | 10,000 | ||||
| Canada | 649,065 | 622,600 | 641,134 | r | 426,089 | 352,745 | 4 | ||||
| Chile | 27,662 | 36,602 | 26,762 | 29,759 | 45,094 | 4 | |||||
| Chinae | 3,700,000 | 4,050,000 | 4,380,000 | r | 4,730,000 | r | 4,930,000 | ||||
| Congo (Kinshasa) | 10,362 | r | 14,944 | r | 11,571 | r | 12,806 | r | 14,584 | 4 | |
| Finland | 55,562 | 64,115 | 52,303 | r | 40,956 | r | 44,000 | 3 | |||
| Greece | 19,976 | 19,564 | 20,912 | 21,400 | r, 3 | 21,700 | 3 | ||||
| Guatemala | -- | -- | -- | 1,221 | 13,394 | 4 | |||||
| Honduras | 33,839 | 26,000 | 26,000 | 25,000 | 30,000 | 4 | |||||
| India | 740,000 | r | 796,000 | r | 758,000 | r | 793,000 | 706,000 | |||
| Irane | 130,000 | 140,000 | 140,000 | 130,000 | 140,000 | ||||||
| Ireland | 342,434 | 344,000 | 337,500 | 326,700 | 283,000 | ||||||
| Kazakhstan | 405,300 | 376,700 | 369,700 | 361,500 | 345,200 | 4 | |||||
| Korea, Northe------------- | 38,000 | 34,000 | 35,000 | 36,000 | 32,000 | ||||||
| Korea, Republic of 3 | 360 | r | 740 | r | 1,430 | r | 1,750 | 1,800 | |||
| Kosovo | 4,000 | r, e | 3,000 | r, e | 3,818 | r | 4,983 | r | 5,514 | 4 | |
| Laos3 | 1,500 | r | 1,600 | r | 1,600 | r | 1,500 | r | -- | 4 | |
| Macedonia | 29,000 | 28,000 | 29,000 | e | 29,000 | e | 30,000 | ||||
| Mexico | 570,004 | 631,859 | 660,349 | 642,542 | 659,878 | 4 | |||||
| Mongolia3 | 56,300 | 52,400 | r | 59,600 | r | 52,100 | r | 46,600 | |||
| Montenegroe | 1,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 10,000 | ||||||
| Morocco | 43,700 | 45,050 | 45,800 | 40,000 | r, e | 40,000 | |||||
| Namibia3 | 204,229 | 192,173 | 194,380 | 184,109 | 154,200 | 4 | |||||
| Nigeriae | 10,000 | 5,000 | 15,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | ||||||
| Pakistan | 10,000 | 15,000 | 10,000 | r, e | 5,000 | r, e | -- | ||||
| Peru | 1,470,450 | 1,256,383 | 1,281,230 | 1,351,273 | 1,318,660 | 4 | |||||
| Philippines | 9,268 | 18,170 | 19,559 | 16,730 | -- | 4 | |||||
| Poland | 72,500 | r | 65,200 | r | 57,700 | r | 58,200 | r | 58,000 | ||
| Portugal | 6,422 | r | 4,227 | 30,006 | r | 53,382 | 67,378 | 4 | |||
| Russia | 186,900 | 176,300 | 179,800 | 177,200 | r | 175,000 | |||||
| Saudi Arabia | 4,897 | 5,000 | e | 15,000 | e | 16,700 | r, 3 | 16,300 | 3 | ||
| South Africa | 36,142 | 36,629 | 37,034 | 30,145 | 26,141 | 4 | |||||
| Spain | 17,358 | 33,199 | 28,634 | 30,428 | r | 30,000 | |||||
| Sweden | 198,686 | 194,429 | 188,391 | r | 176,578 | r | 221,882 | 4 | |||
| Tajikistane | -- | 10,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 | 30,000 | ||||||
| Thailand | 25,529 | 29,664 | r | 31,000 | 30,000 | 39,140 | 4 | ||||
| Turkey5 | 196,400 | 158,300 | 200,000 | r, e | 200,000 | r, e | 220,000 | ||||
| United States | 748,000 | 769,000 | 738,000 | 784,000 | 832,000 | 4 | |||||
| Uzbekistane | -- | 15,000 | 25,000 | 35,000 | 45,000 | ||||||
| Vietname | 40,000 | 30,000 | 30,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 | ||||||
| Total | 12,300,000 | 12,500,000 | 12,900,000 | r | 13,100,000 | r | 13,300,000 | ||||
| eEstimated. rRevised. -- Zero. | |||||||||||
| 1World totals, U.S. data, and estimated data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | |||||||||||
| -Includes data available through November 5, 2015. | |||||||||||
| 2Serbia may have produced zinc, but available information is inadequate to make reliable estimates of output levels. | |||||||||||
| 3Data derived from reported production of zinc concentrates. | |||||||||||
| 4Reported figure. | |||||||||||
| 5Estimated based on reported exports of zinc ores and concentrates. | |||||||||||
| TABLE 9-Continued | |||||||||||
| ZINC: WORLD MINE PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1 | |||||||||||
| Sources: Bulgarian Association of the Metallurgical Industry; Chamber of Mines (Namibia); Chilean Copper Commission; China- | |||||||||||
| Nonferrous Metals Industry Association; Company reports; Department of Industry and Science (Australia); Department of- | |||||||||||
| Mineral Resources (South Africa); Department of Statistics of Kazakhstan; Geological Survey of Finland; International- | |||||||||||
| Lead and Zinc Study Group; Istanbul Minerals & Metals Exportersʼ Association; Korea Institute of Geoscience and Minerals- | |||||||||||
| Resources; Lao Department of Mines; Mines and Geosciences Bureau (Philippines); Ministry of Energy- and Mines (Peru);- | |||||||||||
| Ministry of Industry, Energy, and Tourism (Spain); Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology (Russia); National Department of- | |||||||||||
| Mineral Production (Brazil); National Institute of Statistics and Census (Argentina); National Institute of Statistics and- | |||||||||||
| Geography (Mexico); National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia; Natural Resources Canada;- | |||||||||||
| Polish Geological Institute; U.S. Geological Survey. | |||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
