CRITICAL MINERAL COMPANIES · RESEARCH

Zinc companies, projects & facilities

Galvanizing, corrosion protection and metal alloys. Research 87 documented zinc assets in Canada and the United States, their regions and the organizations behind them.

87projects & facilities

66linked organizations

19mineral categories

28asset regions

Asset counts by province / state · select a region

Natural Earth · NRCan / USGS

Canada’s mapped coordinates come from NRCan’s 2025 inventory. U.S. assets are mapped by state using USGS’s June 2026 release. Asset counts describe directory coverage.

MINERAL EXPOSURE

Zinc at a glance

SUPPLY-CHAIN ACTIVITIES

Where assets fit

Exploration & development44

Mines & production sites21

Recycling & recovery19

Refining & processing3

One asset can report several minerals. An organization may participate in multiple assets. Activity grouping describes the source record, and does not confirm current production, commercial availability or investment readiness.

GLOBAL SUPPLY CONTEXT · 2025 ESTIMATES

Zinc: production & import dependence

13 million metric tonsEstimated world production

China · 32%Leading producer / global share

73%U.S. net import reliance

Production and import figures follow the commodity definitions in the source table. USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026, Table 7 ↗. These global estimates are separate from this directory’s asset counts.

THE ASSET INVENTORY

Projects, mines & facilities

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Project / facility	Minerals	Region	Source classification
1901 (Snow Lake) ↗Hudbay Minerals Inc.	Copper · Silver · Zinc	ManitobaCanada	Advanced projectActive · 2025-12-31
Abcourt-Barvue ↗Abcourt Mines Inc.	Silver · Zinc	QuebecCanada	Advanced projectActive · 2025-12-31
Akie ↗ZincX Resources Corp.	Lead · Silver · Zinc	British ColumbiaCanada	Advanced projectActive · 2025-12-31
B26 ↗Abitibi Metals	Copper · Zinc	QuebecCanada	ExplorationSee company disclosures · 2026-09-10
Back Forty Mine ↗Gold Group Mining Inc.	Copper · Silver · Zinc	MichiganUnited States	MineIn development · 2026-06-29
Barnwell Facility ↗Befesa Holding US Inc.	Zinc	South CarolinaUnited States	Mineral Processing PlantAssumed active · 2026-06-29
Blue Moon Mine ↗Blue Moon Metals Inc.	Copper · Silver · Zinc	CaliforniaUnited States	MineIn development · 2026-06-29
Brushy Creek Mine ↗The Doe Run Co.	Copper · Lead · Silver · Zinc	MissouriUnited States	MineAssumed active · 2026-06-29
Buchans ↗Canterra Minerals Corporation	Copper · Lead · Silver · Zinc	Newfoundland and LabradorCanada	Advanced projectActive · 2025-12-31
Buick Mill ↗The Doe Run Co.	Copper · Lead · Silver · Zinc	MissouriUnited States	MineAssumed active · 2026-06-29
Buick Mine ↗The Doe Run Co.	Copper · Lead · Zinc	MissouriUnited States	MineAssumed active · 2026-06-29
Bunker Hill Mine ↗Bunker Hill Mining Corp.	Lead · Silver · Zinc	IdahoUnited States	MineIn development · 2026-06-29
Caber Complex (Matagami) ↗Nuvau Minerals	Copper · Silver · Zinc	QuebecCanada	Advanced projectActive · 2025-12-31
Canadian Electrolytic Zinc Limited (CEZinc) ↗Glencore Canada Corporation	Cadmium · Zinc	QuebecCanada	RefineryActive · 2025-12-31
Canonsburg Facilities ↗Kreher Steel Co. LLC	Zinc	PennsylvaniaUnited States	SmelterAssumed active · 2026-06-29
Caribou ↗New Brunswick Government	Copper · Lead · Silver · Zinc	New BrunswickCanada	Past producerOn hold / suspended · 2025-12-31
Chattenoga Facility ↗Allied Metal Company	Aluminum · Zinc	TennesseeUnited States	RefineryAssumed active · 2026-06-29
Chicago Facility ↗Befesa Holding US Inc.	Zinc	IllinoisUnited States	RefineryAssumed active · 2026-06-29
Chicago Zinc Plant ↗Imperial Group	Zinc	IllinoisUnited States	SmelterAssumed active · 2026-06-29
Clarksville Facility ↗Everzinc Corp.	Zinc	TennesseeUnited States	Mineral Processing PlantAssumed active · 2026-06-29
Clarksville Smelter ↗Korea Zinc Company, Ltd.	Antimony · Bismuth · Cadmium · Copper	TennesseeUnited States	RefineryAssumed active · 2026-06-29
Clayton Mine ↗CMX Gold & Silver Corp.	Lead · Zinc	IdahoUnited States	MineIn development · 2026-06-29
Deer Horn ↗First Tellurium Corp.	Bismuth · Copper · Lead · Molybdenum	British ColumbiaCanada	Advanced projectActive · 2025-12-31
Detroit Facility ↗Arco Alloys Corp.	Zinc	MichiganUnited States	SmelterAssumed active · 2026-06-29
East Tennessee Mines (Young, Coy, Immel) ↗Korea Zinc Company, Ltd.	Cadmium · Copper · Germanium · Zinc	TennesseeUnited States	MineAssumed active · 2026-06-29
Empire State Mine ↗Titan Mining Corp.	Zinc	New YorkUnited States	MineAssumed active · 2026-06-29
Fletcher Mine ↗The Doe Run Co.	Copper · Lead · Silver · Zinc	MissouriUnited States	MineAssumed active · 2026-06-29
Greens Creek Mine ↗Hecla Mining Company	Copper · Lead · Silver · Zinc	AlaskaUnited States	MineAssumed active · 2026-06-29
Hackett River ↗Glencore Canada Corporation	Copper · Lead · Silver · Zinc	NunavutCanada	Advanced projectOn hold / suspended · 2025-12-31
Halfmile-Stratmat ↗New Brunswick Government	Copper · Lead · Silver · Zinc	New BrunswickCanada	Advanced projectOn hold / suspended · 2025-12-31
Hermosa Mine ↗South32	Lead · Manganese · Silver · Zinc	ArizonaUnited States	MineIn development · 2026-06-29
High Lake ↗MMG Limited	Copper · Lead · Silver · Zinc	NunavutCanada	Advanced projectActive · 2025-12-31
Horne 5 ↗Falco Resources Ltd.	Copper · Silver · Zinc	QuebecCanada	Advanced projectActive · 2025-12-31
Houston Plant ↗Everzinc Corp.	Zinc	TexasUnited States	Mineral Processing PlantAssumed active · 2026-06-29
Houston Smelter ↗Aterian Investment Partners LLC	Zinc	TexasUnited States	SmelterAssumed active · 2026-06-29
IMA Mine ↗American Tungsten	Lead · Silver · Zinc	IdahoUnited States	MineIn development · 2026-06-29
Izok Lake ↗MMG Limited	Copper · Lead · Silver · Zinc	NunavutCanada	Advanced projectActive · 2025-12-31
Keno Hill Silver District ↗Hecla Mining Company	Lead · Silver · Zinc	YukonCanada	MineActive · 2025-12-31
Kidd Creek ↗Glencore Canada Corporation	Copper · Indium · Selenium · Silver	OntarioCanada	MineActive · 2025-12-31
Klaza ↗Rockhaven Resources Ltd.	Lead · Silver · Zinc	YukonCanada	Advanced projectActive · 2025-12-31
Kudz Ze Kayah ↗BMC (UK) Limited	Copper · Lead · Silver · Zinc	YukonCanada	Advanced projectActive · 2025-12-31
Kutcho ↗Kutcho Copper Corp.	Copper · Lead · Silver · Zinc	British ColumbiaCanada	Advanced projectActive · 2025-12-31
LaRonde ↗Agnico Eagle Mines Limited	Copper · Silver · Zinc	QuebecCanada	MineActive · 2025-12-31
Logansport Facility ↗Waelz Sustainable Products	Zinc	IndianaUnited States	Mineral Processing PlantAssumed active · 2026-06-29
Lucky Friday Mine ↗Hecla Mining Company	Lead · Silver · Zinc	IdahoUnited States	MineAssumed active · 2026-06-29
Macpass ↗Fireweed Metals Corp.	Lead · Silver · Zinc	YukonCanada	Advanced projectActive · 2025-12-31
Marg ↗Azarga Metals Corp.	Copper · Lead · Silver · Zinc	YukonCanada	Advanced projectActive · 2025-12-31
Matagami ↗Nuvau Minerals	Copper · Zinc	QuebecCanada	Restart planningSee company disclosures · 2026-09-10
Maybrook Facility ↗Eastern Alloys Inc.	Zinc	New YorkUnited States	Mineral Processing PlantAssumed active · 2026-06-29
McIlvenna Bay ↗Foran Mining Corporation	Copper · Lead · Silver · Zinc	SaskatchewanCanada	Advanced projectActive · 2025-12-31
Middle Tennessee Mines (Gordonsville and Cumberland) ↗Korea Zinc Company, Ltd.	Cadmium · Copper · Germanium · Zinc	TennesseeUnited States	MineCare and maintenance · 2026-06-29
Midland Ind. Chicago Facility ↗Midland Industries Inc.	Aluminum · Zinc	IllinoisUnited States	SmelterAssumed active · 2026-06-29
Millington Facility ↗Everzinc Corp.	Zinc	TennesseeUnited States	Mineral Processing PlantAssumed active · 2026-06-29
Millport Facility ↗Steel Dust Recycling, LLC	Zinc	AlabamaUnited States	Mineral Processing PlantAssumed active · 2026-06-29
Montana Tunnels ↗Montana Goldfields, Inc.	Lead · Silver · Zinc	MontanaUnited States	MineIn development · 2026-06-29
Mooresboro Plant ↗Befesa Holding US Inc.	Zinc	North CarolinaUnited States	RefineryAssumed active · 2026-06-29
Mooresboro Smelter ↗Befesa Holding US Inc.	Zinc	North CarolinaUnited States	Mineral Processing PlantAssumed active · 2026-06-29
Mount Pleasant ↗Adex Mining Inc.	Molybdenum · Tin · Tungsten · Zinc	New BrunswickCanada	Advanced projectOn hold / suspended · 2025-12-31
Murray Brook ↗Canadian Copper Inc.	Copper · Lead · Silver · Zinc	New BrunswickCanada	Advanced projectActive · 2025-12-31
Myra Falls ↗Trafigura Mining Group	Copper · Lead · Silver · Zinc	British ColumbiaCanada	Past producerOn hold / suspended · 2025-12-31

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Copper · Silver · Zinc

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Zinc by region

Quebec · 9 ↗British Columbia · 8 ↗Manitoba · 8 ↗Tennessee · 8 ↗Missouri · 7 ↗Yukon · 6 ↗New Brunswick · 5 ↗Idaho · 4 ↗Nunavut · 3 ↗Illinois · 3 ↗

Research sources

Natural Resources Canada — critical minerals inventory ↗Inventory: 2025-12-31 · Checked 2026-09-10
Abitibi Metals — official company information ↗Checked 2026-09-10
Abitibi Metals — project information ↗Checked 2026-09-10
Abitibi Metals — official company information ↗Checked 2026-09-10
Abitibi Metals — official company information ↗Checked 2026-09-10
U.S. Geological Survey — U.S. facilities, June 2026 ↗Inventory: 2026-06-29 · Checked 2026-09-10
Nuvau Minerals — official company information ↗Checked 2026-09-10
Nuvau Minerals — project information ↗Checked 2026-09-10

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