Global Zinc Mining Industry Offers Prominent Growth Prospects: Ken Research

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 Global Zinc Mining Industry Offers Prominent
Growth Prospects Ken Research
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• The global zinc mining industry has recorded
  steady growth, supported by demand from the
  construction and automobile sectors.
  Additionally, Industrialization and urbanization
  have also supported the demand for zinc.
• With technological development, a shift from
  underground to open pit mining techniques have
  lead to increase productivity without increasing
  cost through the ability to process lower grade
  ores through more efficient mineral processing .

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• Ken Research announced its latest publication
  on,Global Zinc Mining to 2020, which provides
  detailed information on the market trends in the
  Zinc industry. In addition, the report contains
  an overview of the global zinc mining industry
  together with the key factors affecting the
  industry and demand for the commodity. It also
  provides information about global zinc reserves,
  the historic and forecast data on zinc
  production, prices and zinc smelters by major
  companies, refined zinc consumption, the
  competitive landscape and active, exploration and
  development zinc projects.
• The global zinc mining industry has recorded
  steady growth, supported by demand from the
  construction and automobile sectors.
  Additionally, Industrialization and urbanization
  have supported the demand for zinc, as well as
  the increasing population in the Asia Pacific
  region.
• As in the 18th century, it was discovered that
  sphalerite, or zinc sulfide, could be smelted
  into brass, resulting in the first patented
  techniques. Since then, the zinc industry has
  progressed to the current zinc mining process and
  production methods used today.

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Moreover, mine production has undergone important
changes during the 20th century with a shift from
underground to open pit mining techniques. Thus
technological developments have made it possible
to increase productivity without increasing cost
through the ability to process lower grade ores
through more efficient mineral processing and the
use of ever larger scale equipment. From
coatings to compounds, zinc is used in many
areas. The major use of zinc is for galvanizing,
i.e., protecting steel from corrosion. Other
significant uses include that in brass and bronze
and in zinc-based alloys used in the die-casting
in auto mobile industry, cosmetics,
pharmaceuticals and construction material.
Additionally, investment in infrastructure
development are the industrys major
drivers. The zinc industry, which is highly
fragmented, is dominated by Asia. A combination
of factors such as, fluctuating exchange rates,
demand from investment sector, changing trade
policy, vacillations in input prices, general
economic conditions, and end-user markets all
impact industry dynamics significantly.
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• However, the zinc industry is exposed to certain
  challenges such as rising energy costs and
  achieving economies of scale to reduce costs and
  improve the quality of output. Other difficulties
  include scarcity of raw materials from the mining
  sector, such as zinc sulfide, and government
  regulations that cover mining. Additionally,
  rapidly increasing raw materials prices have also
  posed a challenge to the players in maintaining
  their profitability trend.
• Australia, China, Peru, Mexico and the US have
  the largest zinc reserves and together accounted
  for 152 million tons (Mt), or 74.5 of the global
  total as of January 2016, although zinc ore
  deposits are found in more than 50 countries.
• According to the reports, more than 30 of
  Australia's zinc reserves are collectively
  located in Queensland, New South Wales and
  Western Australia, with smaller deposits in
  Tasmania and the Northern Territory. Chinas
  Yunnan province accounts for 22.8 of the
  countrys total zinc reserves, followed by Inner
  Mongolia with 19.3, Gansu with 10.7, Guangdong
  with 8.15, Sichuan with 6.95, and Qinghai with
  4.8. Currently.

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the largest mining operation in the US is the Red
Dog mine in Alaska, a joint venture between Teck
and NANA Regional Corp.an Alaska Native Regional
corporation formed in 1971 under the Alaska
Native Land Claims Settlement Act. Whereas, in
India, alongside the Red Dog mine in Alaska, the
Rampura-Agucha mine, located in the Bhilwara
district of Rajasthan in India, is one of the
largest sources of zinc in the world. The mine is
owned and operated by Hindustan Zinc, majority
owned by Vedanta Resources and the Indian
government. In 2015, global zinc mine production
was an estimated 13.4Mt in 2015, up by 0.4 over
2014 as a result of an increase in production
from Australia, India and Peru. The strategies
that must be adopted, to accelerate the zinc
mining industry includes, scope for innovation,
more of collaborative ecosystem, digital
workforce engagement and better asset management.
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• Key Topics Covered in the Report
• Global Zinc Mining-Reserves by Country (Million
  Tonnes), 2015
• Global Zinc Mining Industry
• Global Zinc Mining-Zinc Metal Grade Range by
  Country (), 2015
• Global Zinc Mining Industry Size
• Global Zinc Mining-Zinc Mine Production (Thousand
  Tonnes) vs Zinc Prices (USD /tonne), 2000-2020
• Mining Industry Future Outlook
• Global Zinc Mining-Active Mines in Asia Pacific,
  2016
• Global Zinc Mining Industry Offers
• Global Zinc Mining-Active Mines in Europe, 2016
• Global Zinc Mining Industry Growth
• Global Zinc Mining-Active Mines in the Middle
  East and Africa, 2016
• Zinc projects Exploration Worldwide
• Global Zinc Mining-Active Mines in South and
  Central America, 2016
• Global Zinc Mine Production Output
• Global Zinc Mining-Active Mines in North America,
  2016
• Zinc Exploration Equipments Industry

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Global Zinc Mining-Exploration Projects in Asia
Pacific, 2016 US Zinc Industry Reserves Global
Zinc Mining-Exploration Projects in Europe,
2016 Global Zinc Mining-Exploration Projects in
the Middle East and Africa, 2016 Global Zinc
Mining Industry Research Report Global Zinc
Mining-Exploration Projects in South and Central
America, 2016 Metal and Mining Industry Global
Zinc Mining-Exploration Projects in North
America, 2016 Global Zinc Mining-Development
Projects in Asia Pacific, 2016 Global Zinc
Mining-Development Projects in Europe,
2016 Global Zinc Mining-Development Projects in
the Middle East and Africa, 2016 Global Zinc
Mining-Development Projects in South and Central
America, 2016 Global Zinc Mining-Development
Projects in North America, 2016 Global Zinc
Mining-Selected Active Smelters in the World,
2016 Global Zinc Mining-Refined Zinc Metal
Consumption (Thousand Tonnes), 2000-2020 Global
Zinc Mining-Glencore Plc Projects, 2016
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Global Zinc Mining-Teck Resources Ltd Projects,
2016 Global Zinc Mining-Hindustan Zinc Ltd
Projects, 2016 Global Zinc Mining-Nyrstar NV
Projects, 2016 Global Zinc Mining-Votorantim
Metais Zinco S/A Projects, 2016 Global Zinc
Mining-Boliden AB Projects, 2016 To know more on
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