Zinc: resource distribution, production, consumption, reserves-Metalpedia

Metallic zinc resources are distributed widely in nature, and zinc commonly exists in sulfide state. The mineral spreads over blende (mainly), as well as a few oxidized ores like smithsonite, willemite, hemimorphite and hydrocincite. Currently, the identified zinc resources of the world are about 1.9 billion metric tonnes.
The zinc resource distribution in the world is as follows:
Area distribution: Asian, Oceania, North America and South America.
Country distribution: China, United States, Australia, Canada, Kazakhstan, Peru and Mexico, etc. The zinc reserves of four countries — Australia, China, the United States and Kazakhstan — account for about 57% of world reserves, and cover 64.66% of the world’s reserve base.
The figures of zinc reserves reported by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) in 2014 were as follows:
Source: Zinc- U.S. Geological Survey, Mineral Commodity Summaries, February 2014

The figures of zinc mine production reported by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) in 2014 were as follows:
Source: Zinc- U.S. Geological Survey, Mineral Commodity Summaries, February 2014
Zinc consumption by country and industry, 2011 were as follows: