Zinc production drops 23 pct between 2015 and 2017

Mining News - Worldwide zinc production swooned between 2015 and 2017 dropping 23 per cent.
According to Mining Intelligence , zinc production by publicly-traded mining companies in 2015 was 9,769 kilotonnes.
After the rug was pulled out from under base metals mid-decade, worldwide zinc production declined and totaled 7,592 kilotonnes in 2017.

Data is annual zinc production reported by publicly-traded companies, as well as some state-owned mines. Excluded are private mines. Stock exchanges used are TSX, TSX-V, ASX, LSE, LSE-AIM, NYSE and JSE.
The top five countries for zinc production in 2017 were Peru (1,021kto), United States (831kto), Australia (829kto), Mexico (674kto) and India (601kto).
The top five mines for zinc production in 2017 were the following:
Rampura Agucha reporting 568.72 kilotonnes Red Dog reporting 541.90 kilotonnes Antamina reporting 319.95 kilotonnes Trail reporting 310.10 kilotonnes Kokkola reporting 284.99 kilotonnes Total mines reporting zinc output in 2017 was 96.
There were only 11 mines with production greater than 200 kilotonnes annually.
The average zinc annual production in 2017 was 79 kilotonnes.
After years of bust, zinc is currently in its boom phase of the cycle.

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