Mining & smelting
Boliden
A European producer with zinc mines including Garpenberg and smelters at Kokkola in Finland and Odda in Norway.
Company source (opens in a new tab)World of zinc
A global resource.
A shared material.
Meet the leading producers and significant mines connecting zinc’s geological origins with the materials that support modern life.
The industrial landscape
Leading names.
Different roles.
Selected major producers, listed alphabetically. Mining, integrated production and refining describe different activities; this is a guide to their roles, not a numerical league table.
Mining & processing
Glencore
A major international zinc producer. Its operations span mining and processing, including interests in Australia, Kazakhstan and the Americas.
Company source (opens in a new tab)Integrated mining & refining
Hindustan Zinc
An India-based producer with mines and smelting operations in Rajasthan. The company identifies itself as the world’s largest integrated zinc producer.
Company source (opens in a new tab)Smelting & refining
Korea Zinc
A major non-ferrous metals refiner. Its Onsan operations in South Korea show the importance of refining within the zinc supply chain.
Company source (opens in a new tab)Mining & smelting
Nexa Resources
A zinc-focused producer operating mines and smelters in Brazil and Peru, including the Cerro Lindo mine and Cajamarquilla smelter.
Company source (opens in a new tab)Mining & refining
Teck
A zinc producer through Red Dog in Alaska, its interest in Peru’s Antamina mine, and refined zinc production at Trail in Canada.
Company source (opens in a new tab)Mining
Zijin Mining
An international mining group with zinc-producing operations including Bisha in Eritrea, held with the Eritrean National Mining Corporation.
Company source (opens in a new tab)From the ground up
Mines across the world.
Seven significant operations across Asia, the Americas, Europe, Africa and Australia. Locations and operating details are drawn from company sources.
Rajasthan, India
Rampura Agucha
Hindustan ZincAn underground zinc-lead mine in Bhilwara; an important part of India’s integrated zinc industry.
Operation source (opens in a new tab)Alaska, United States
Red Dog
TeckA major zinc-lead operation in northwest Alaska. Teck reported 462,700 tonnes of zinc in concentrate from Red Dog in 2025.
Operation source (opens in a new tab)Andes, Peru
Antamina
Compañía Minera Antamina · joint ventureA large copper-zinc mine. Its changing ore mix illustrates the connection between zinc supply and the production of other metals.
Operation source (opens in a new tab)Northern Territory, Australia
McArthur River
GlencoreA zinc-lead operation within Glencore’s Australian portfolio, connecting a major mineral deposit with international metal supply.
Operation source (opens in a new tab)Sweden
Garpenberg
BolidenA polymetallic mine and a key source of zinc within Boliden’s European mining and smelting business.
Operation source (opens in a new tab)Ica, Peru
Cerro Lindo
Nexa ResourcesAn underground polymetallic operation within Nexa’s Peruvian zinc business.
Operation source (opens in a new tab)Gash-Barka, Eritrea
Bisha
Zijin Mining / ENAMCOA copper-zinc operation. Zijin reports 83,000 tonnes of zinc production in 2025 on a 100% mine basis; its ownership share is 55%.
Operation source (opens in a new tab)An illustrative selection rather than an exhaustive list or mine-size ranking. Company and operation names identify their role in the industry; no affiliation with ZincThink is implied.
Read the figures carefully
What does
“production” mean?
A tonne of ore, a tonne of contained zinc and a tonne of refined metal describe different things.
Read the explainerOwn-sourced zinc production, on the company’s reporting basis.
2025 production report (opens in a new tab)Zinc in concentrate, including Teck’s 22.5% share of Antamina. Separately, Trail produced 229,900 tonnes of refined zinc.
2025 production update (opens in a new tab)These examples retain each company’s definitions. They are not directly equivalent measures and should not be combined into a ranking.