In 2023, Chinese lead mines produced an estimated 1.9 million metric tons of lead, making China the world's leading producer of this base metal from mines. Australia was the second leading lead miner that year, with production amounting to an estimated 440,000 metric tons.
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US Geological Survey. (January 29, 2024). Major countries in lead mine production worldwide in 2023 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 17, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/264632/lead-mine-production-by-country/
US Geological Survey. "Major countries in lead mine production worldwide in 2023 (in 1,000 metric tons)." Chart. January 29, 2024. Statista. Accessed September 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/264632/lead-mine-production-by-country/
US Geological Survey. (2024). Major countries in lead mine production worldwide in 2023 (in 1,000 metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/264632/lead-mine-production-by-country/
US Geological Survey. "Major Countries in Lead Mine Production Worldwide in 2023 (in 1,000 Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/264632/lead-mine-production-by-country/
US Geological Survey, Major countries in lead mine production worldwide in 2023 (in 1,000 metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/264632/lead-mine-production-by-country/ (last visited September 17, 2024)
Major countries in lead mine production worldwide in 2023 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph], US Geological Survey, January 29, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/264632/lead-mine-production-by-country/
