Global Slice 🌍: Zinc

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[ The below are from 10 minerals.docx ]

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Australia owns the largest zinc reserves worldwide – an estimated 68 million tonns. 12.8 million China was the world’s largest producer of zinc from mines, producing a 33.7 percent share of the total world production in 2019.
China: 4,300,000 = 33.7%
Peru: 1,400,000 = 11%
Australia: 1,300,000 = 10.2%
India: 800,000 = 6.3%
USA: 780,000 = 6.1%
Mexico: 690,000 = 5.4%
Bolivia: 460,000 = 3.6%
Russia: 300,000 = 2.4%
Canada: 300,000 = 2.4%
Other countries (incl Kazahstan and Sweden): 19%

Because of the heavy consumption of this metal, zinc reserves are expected to last only for the next 17 years.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_zinc_production

https://www.statista.com/statistics/604618/distribution-of-zinc-production-from-mines-worldwide-by-country/

Zinc Production

Total zinc mined in 2017 was … tonnes. Divided equally between all 7.5 billion people, this would be … per person; divided between 10 million, …; divided between 12.5 billion, ….

The top 10 producing countries are listed and charted below. Click the “â–¶Remaining countries” legend under the chart to see the others.

â–¶Remaining countries
Data as above, but for the remaining countries.