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Commodityzinc
Critical · 2 lists

Zinc · Zn

base_metal · primary

USGS_2022
USGS_2025

Supply · in the ground

Top reserves · 2025

global total: 221,700 thousand metric tonsHHI 0.19 · Moderate

Provenance

Where this data comes from

  • BGS World Mineral Statistics
  • Statistics Canada Table 16-10-0022
  • USGS DS-140 (constant 1998 USD)
  • USGS DS-140 (nominal)
  • USGS MCS (LME)
  • USGS MCS (North American)
  • USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026
  • USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries World Data (legacy wide format, 2023-2025 vintages)
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  1. 1🇦🇺Australia
    28.9%64,000 thousand metric tons
  2. 2🇨🇳China
    27.1%60,000 thousand metric tons
  3. 3🇷🇺Russia
    13.1%29,000 thousand metric tons
  4. 4🇵🇪Peru
    8.1%18,000 thousand metric tons
  5. 5🇲🇽Mexico
    6.3%14,000 thousand metric tons
  6. 6🇮🇳India
    4.5%10,000 thousand metric tons
  7. 7🇺🇸United States
    4.2%9,300 thousand metric tons
  8. 8🇰🇿Kazakhstan
    3.3%7,400 thousand metric tons
  9. 9🇿🇦South Africa
    2.7%5,900 thousand metric tons
  10. 10🇸🇪Sweden
    1.9%4,100 thousand metric tons

10 countries shown · USGS-defined economic reserves

Supply · named deposits

Deposits

Highly concentrated10 estimates · 7 deposits

29,365 distinct deposits across the roster · 29,368 occurrences

Geographic spread

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United States 24,645 · Peru 1,091 · Mexico 766 · Argentina 396 · Bolivia 349

Named producers

  • Wenhsi Cu/Pb/Zn Deposit · China · Shanxi [Shansi]
  • Changba Pb/Zn Mine · China · Nei Mongol* (Inner Mongolia)
  • Changpo Pb/Zn/Sn Mine · China · Guangxi* [Kwangsi]
  • Chipu Pb/Zn Mine · China · Sichuan [Szechwan]
  • Fankou Pb/Zn Mine · China · Guangdong [Kwangtung]

Resource & reserve estimates

Bingham, Bingham porphyry Cu depositUnclassified1,193,000 metric tons
West Desert, West Desert depositInferred991,400 metric tons
West Desert, West Desert depositIndicated329,100 metric tons
HigdonIndicated103,000 metric tons
TurnerIndicated54,500 metric tons

Supply · geochemical abundance

Geochemistry

6 summaries · 5 media
Element · mediumDetection · share of samplesConcentration · median to max
Zn coal
7,602 samples
100%
13.5 ppm · max 52,400 ppm
Zn soil
91,644 samples
56%
77 ppm · max 107,000 ppm
Zn sediment
303,156 samples
37%
88 ppm · max 120,000 ppm
Zn rock
338,019 samples
36%
88.5 ppm · max 621,000 ppm
Zn concentrate
135,224 samples
17%
700 ppm · max 781,000 ppm

USGS National Geochemical Database · sorted by detection · detected-sample concentration

Supply · held inventory

Stocks (year-end)

2021–2025 · USGS MCS

Latest · 2025

110.0Kt

0.0% YoY
2021: 114 t2022: 133 t2023: 105 t2024: 110 t2025: 110 t
20212022202320242025

Supply · recycling

Secondary supply - scrap flow

United States · 2025 · USGS MCS

$488M of scrap consumed

domestic88%imported4%exported8%

Eurostat WEEE and battery end-of-life flows (Phase 6.1.1) are recorded at country level without commodity decomposition. Querying country profiles for EU member states will surface those flows; the commodity profile cannot decompose them today.

Supply · out of the ground

Top producers · 2024

5,585 records
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1🇨🇳China
3,954,000 tonnes (metal content)39%
2🇵🇪Peru
1,270,646 tonnes (metal content)13%
3🇦🇺Australia
1,104,550 tonnes (metal content)11%
4🇮🇳India
857,001 tonnes (metal content)9%
5🇲🇽Mexico

Supply

Global production over time

2015 → 2024latest11,959,160tonnes (metal content)-11% · 10y
2015: 13,401,731 tonnes (metal content)2016: 12,533,357 tonnes (metal content)2017: 11,929,620 tonnes (metal content)2018: 12,232,924 tonnes (metal content)2019: 12,457,246 tonnes (metal content)2020: 12,757,716 tonnes (metal content)2021: 12,862,187 tonnes (metal content)2022: 12,673,891 tonnes (metal content)2023: 12,461,299 tonnes (metal content)2024: 11,959,160 tonnes (metal content)
2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
  • USGS Mineral Industry Surveys
  • USGS Minerals Yearbook OFR 2025-1047
  • USGS Minerals Yearbook Vol III, reference year 2019
  • World Bank Pink Sheet
  • 12 sources · click to verify

    USGS USMIN · deposit-level contained-metal estimates

    773,200 tonnes (metal content)8%
    6🇺🇸USA
    759,000 tonnes (metal content)8%
    7🇧🇴Bolivia
    518,266 tonnes (metal content)5%
    8🇷🇺Russia
    310,000 tonnes (metal content)3%
    9🇰🇿Kazakhstan
    273,400 tonnes (metal content)3%
    10🇮🇷Iran
    250,000 tonnes (metal content)2%

    Live

    Ir100%Canada · top shareRh100%Canada · top shareRu100%Canada · top shareGa98%China · top shareGe94%China · top shareNb92%Brazil · top shareSi82%China · top shareW79%China · top shareCo77%Congo, Democratic Republic · top share75%China · top shareTe75%China · top share75%China · top shareIn74%China · top sharePt73%South Africa · top shareCu70%China · top share66%China · top shareV64%China · top shareLi64%Australia · top shareAl66%China · top shareNi65%Indonesia · top sharePb62%China · top shareAs50%Peru · top shareMg58%China · top shareBe55%USA · top shareCr55%South Africa · top shareBi54%China · top sharePd44%Russia · top shareTa46%Congo (Kinshasa) · top share49%China · top shareSb43%China · top shareRe44%Chile · top shareB44%Turkey · top shareU38%Kazakhstan · top shareZr36%Australia · top shareMn39%South Africa · top shareZn39%China · top shareTi28%Mozambique · top shareAg34%Mexico · top share29%Canada · top share26%China · top shareSn26%China · top share🇨🇱 CLCutax2024🇨🇩 CDCusurtax2022🇨🇱 CLListrategic resource2023🇨🇳 CNLiexport license2024🇿🇼 ZWLiraw ore ban2022🇮🇩 IDNiraw ore ban2020🇵🇭 PHNiroyalty2024🇷🇺 RUNiimport ban2024🇨🇳 CN→🇻🇳 VNREE+4700%re export surge🇮🇩 IDNi-97%export ban effectLi+38%concentration shift🇨🇳 CNREE-25%concentration shift

    Concentration

    HHI

    0.21

    Moderate

    Top-1
    39%
    Top-3
    63%
    Top-5
    79%
    NIR
    73%

    Active alerts · 1

    • 39%

      China · top share

    Critical lists · 2

    • USGS_2022
    • USGS_2025

    Sources · 12

    • BGS World Mineral Statistics
    • Statistics Canada Table 16-10-0022
    • USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries World Data (legacy wide format, 2023-2025 vintages)
    • USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026
    • USGS Mineral Industry Surveys
    • + 7 more in the Provenance section

    Concentration

    HHI

    0.21

    Moderate

    Top-1
    39%
    Top-3
    63%
    Top-5
    79%
    NIR
    73%

    Active alerts · 1

    • 39%

      China · top share

    Critical lists · 2

    • USGS_2022
    • USGS_2025

    Sources · 12

    • BGS World Mineral Statistics
    • Statistics Canada Table 16-10-0022
    • USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries World Data (legacy wide format, 2023-2025 vintages)
    • USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026
    • USGS Mineral Industry Surveys
    • + 7 more in the Provenance section