List of countries by zinc production
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This is a list of countries by zinc production
Zinc
Zinc , or spelter , is a metallic chemical element; it has the symbol Zn and atomic number 30. It is the first element in group 12 of the periodic table. Zinc is, in some respects, chemically similar to magnesium, because its ion is of similar size and its only common oxidation state is +2...

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numbers.
Rank Country/Region Zinc production (tonnes)
11,200,000
1  Mainland China 3,100,000
2  Peru 1,509,129
3  Australia 1,290,000
4  United States 736,000
5  Canada 698,901
6  India 695,000
7  Kazakhstan 480,000
8  Bolivia 421,721
9  Mexico 390,000
10  Republic of Ireland 385,670
11  Russia 225,000
12  Sweden 192,538
13  Brazil 174,000
14  Iran 100,000
14  Poland 100,000
16  Morocco 98,000
17  Turkey 76,000
18  Mongolia 72,000
19  North Korea 65,000
20  Vietnam 45,000
21  Namibia 38,300
22  Honduras 36,370
23  Thailand 34,000
24  Republic of Macedonia 32,000
25  Finland 30,233
26  Argentina 30,000
27  South Africa 28,159
28  Chile 27,801
29  Greece 18,126
30 16,000
31  Kingdom of Bulgaria 12,000
32  Philippines 10,035
33  Spain 6,500
34  Saudi Arabia 4,500
35  South Korea 4,000
36  Armenia 3,900
37  Republic of Kosovo 3,690
38  Bosnia and Herzegovina 2,000
39  Laos 1,000
39  Serbia 1,000
41  Portugal 501
42  Myanmar 45
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