The Ghazaouet Mine, a greenfield mine situated in Tlemcen, Algeria, produced an estimated 879,970 metric tons of zinc in 2022, thereby making it the world's most productive zinc mine that year. In second place that year was Red Dog Mine, located in Alaska, U.S., with a production volume estimated to have been 555,000 metric tons of zinc.
Largest zinc mines worldwide in 2022, based on production (in 1,000 metric tons of zinc concentrate)
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Mining Technology. (May 15, 2023). Largest zinc mines worldwide in 2022, based on production (in 1,000 metric tons of zinc concentrate) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 29, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/730000/global-leading-zinc-mines-based-on-production/
Mining Technology. "Largest zinc mines worldwide in 2022, based on production (in 1,000 metric tons of zinc concentrate)." Chart. May 15, 2023. Statista. Accessed March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/730000/global-leading-zinc-mines-based-on-production/
Mining Technology. (2023). Largest zinc mines worldwide in 2022, based on production (in 1,000 metric tons of zinc concentrate). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/730000/global-leading-zinc-mines-based-on-production/
Mining Technology. "Largest Zinc Mines Worldwide in 2022, Based on Production (in 1,000 Metric Tons of Zinc Concentrate)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/730000/global-leading-zinc-mines-based-on-production/
Mining Technology, Largest zinc mines worldwide in 2022, based on production (in 1,000 metric tons of zinc concentrate) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/730000/global-leading-zinc-mines-based-on-production/ (last visited March 29, 2024)
Largest zinc mines worldwide in 2022, based on production (in 1,000 metric tons of zinc concentrate) [Graph], Mining Technology, May 15, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/730000/global-leading-zinc-mines-based-on-production/