The top five zinc miners are head and shoulders above the average miner.
The average zinc annual production in 2017 at all publicly-traded mines, including mines where zinc is a byproduct, was 79 kilotonnes while the top five averaged nearly five times the output at 373 Kt.
Total publicly-traded mines reporting zinc output in 2017 was 96.
Data is annual zinc production reported by publicly-traded companies, as well as some state-owned mines. Stock exchanges used are TSX, TSX-V, ASX, LSE, LSE-AIM, NYSE and JSE.
The top five mines for zinc production in 2017 were the following:
Vedanta's Rampura Agucha reporting 569 kilotonnesTeck's Red Dog reporting 542 kilotonnesGlencore and BHP Billiton's Antamina reporting 320 kilotonnesGlencore's Mt. Isa reporting 226 kilotonnesGlencore's Kazzinc reporting 210 kilotonnesGlencore has ownership or major stake in three of the top five zinc mines.
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