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| Rank | Country | World Mine Production (Zinc Content Of Concentrate And Direct Shipping Ore Unless Noted), By Country (Metric tons, zinc content of concentrate and direct shipping ore, unless otherwise specified) |
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| 1 | China | 2,600,000 |  | | 2 | Australia | 1,380,000 | | | 3 | Peru | 1,201,794 | | | 4 | United States | 727,000 | | | 5 | Canada | 710,000 | | | 6 | Mexico | 480,000 | | | 7 | Ireland | 425,700 | | | 8 | India | 420,800 | | | 9 | Kazakhstan | 400,000 | | | 10 | Sweden | 192,400 | | | 11 | Russian Federation | 190,000 | | | 12 | Brazil | 176,000 | | | 13 | Bolivia | 175,000 | | | 14 | Poland | 135,600 | | | 15 | Iran, Islamic Republic Of | 130,000 | | | 16 | Morocco | 73,000 | | | 17 | Namibia | 68,000 | | | 18 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic Of | 67,000 | | | 19 | Mongolia | 50,450 | | | 20 | Turkey | 50,000 | | | 21 | Viet Nam | 48,000 | | | 22 | Thailand | 45,000 | | | 23 | Honduras | 37,646 | | | 24 | Finland | 35,700 | | | 25 | South Africa | 34,444 | | | 26 | Chile | 31,725 | | | 27 | Argentina | 30,300 | | | 28 | Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic Of | 21,700 | | | 29 | Bulgaria | 17,300 | | | 30 | Congo, The Democratic Republic Of The | 15,000 | | | 31 | Greece | 13,800 | | | 32 | Romania | 9,600 | | | 33 | Portugal | 7,505 | | | 34 | Japan | 7,169 | | | 35 | Algeria | 5,000 | | | 36 | Saudi Arabia | 1,500 | | | 37 | Serbia and Montenegro | 1,100 | | | 38 | Georgia | 400 | | | 39 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 300 | | | 40 | Myanmar | 100 | | | 41 | Korea, Republic Of | 80 | |
Year of Estimate: 2006
Source: United States Geological Survey (USGS) Minerals Resources Program
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