Recently, mining intelligence released the latest list of the world's top ten zinc mines, of which selwin lead zinc mine, the top one, is located in Canada, and its equity is 100% owned by the Chinese enterprise Chihong Zinc Germanium; The sixth ranked bahoraqi copper zinc mine is 100% owned by Jinchuan Group.
Zinc is mainly used in the galvanizing process in the steel-making process, which can prevent steel from rusting. As Europe lost about half of its zinc and aluminum smelting capacity in the past year, zinc may face a shortage of supply. Fitch, a market analysis company, predicts that the current high market price will encourage miners to expand production, and the global zinc output will increase moderately in 2022. Mining intelligence has selected the top ten zinc projects in the world based on resources and reserves.
01 Selwyn lead zinc mine (Selwyn)
Development status: main products of feasibility study: lead and zinc
Selwin lead zinc mine is located in Yukon, Canada, and is held by Chihong Zinc Germanium, a Chinese company. Mining intelligence says that it ranks first in the world with 19.2 million tons of zinc resources and is far ahead of the second.
In 2009, Chihong Zinc Germanium invested 100 million Canadian dollars to establish a 50% equity joint venture with Canada selwin Resources Co., Ltd. In 2013, Chihong Zinc Germanium, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Chihong Canada Mining Co., Ltd., purchased 50% of the joint venture interests of selwin Chihong Mining Co., Ltd. held by selwin Resources Co., Ltd. at a price of CAD 50 million, and thereafter held 100% of the interests of selwin Chihong Mining Co., Ltd.
According to the announcement of Chihong Zinc Germanium, the total amount of control level + inferred level lead-zinc metal of selwin project is 26.9 million tons. Chihong Zinc disclosed in last year's annual report that according to the resource estimation report of ni43-101 selwin project issued in September 2012, the control level resource of the project is 186 million tons (total lead and zinc), the average grade of zinc is 5.20%, and the amount of zinc metal is 9.67 million tons; The inferred resource is 238 million tons (total lead and zinc), the average grade of zinc is 4.47%, and the lead and zinc metal amount is about 13.92 million tons
02 Admiral Bay
Development status: prefeasibility main products: barite, lead, silver and zinc
The Admiral Bay project held by metallicity is located in Australia, ranking second in the ranking, with 7 million tons of resources and reserves.
03 Reward
Development status: advanced exploration main products: lead and zinc
The reward project of Teck resources, also located in Australia, ranks third in the world, with 6.6 million tons of resources and reserves.
04 Hermosa
Development status: prefeasibility main products: copper, gold, lead, manganese, silver and zinc
The Hermosa project in Arizona, USA, owned by south32, an Australian mining company, ranks fourth, with 6.5 million tons of zinc.
05 Big Syncline
Development status: advanced exploration main products: lead and zinc
The big syncline project in South Africa owned by Indian enterprise vendata resources ranks fifth in the world, with zinc resources and reserves of 4.64 million tons.
06 bahuerachi copper zinc mine
Development status: advanced exploration main products: copper, gold, molybdenum, silver and zinc
Jinchuan Group's bahorazi copper zinc mine project in Mexico ranks sixth.
In 2008, Jinchuan Group completed the acquisition of Taylor resources of Canada, the company affiliated to the project, with us $161 million. Since then, it has wholly owned bahoraqi copper zinc mine. According to previous media reports, bahoraqi copper zinc mine is the largest undeveloped copper zinc mine in the region and also a copper gold porphyry deposit with world-class potential.
Jinchuan Group has not announced the specific reserves of the mine. Mining intelligence says that the zinc resources and reserves of the mine are 4.63 million tons.
07 Kipushi
Development status: main products of feasibility study: cobalt, copper, germanium, lead, silver and zinc
The kipushi project of Ivanhoe, a Canadian mining company, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks seventh in the world, with a zinc reserve of 4.5 million tons.
08 Citronen Fjord
Development status: main products of feasibility study: lead and zinc
Ironbuck zinc ranks eighth in the citronen fjord project in Greenland, with reserves and resources of 4 million tons.
09 Colquipucro-Ayawilca-Silvia
Development status: preliminary economic assessment main products: copper, gold, indium, lead, silver, tin and zinc
Tinka resources' colquipucro ayawilca Silvia project in Peru ranks ninth in the world, with reserves and resources of 3.9 million tons.
10 Hackett River
Development status: prefeasibility main products: copper, gold, lead, silver and zinc
The Hackett River project, located in Nunavut, Canada, has 3.7 million tons of zinc, ranking the tenth in the list. The project is majority owned by Glencore.
