The mining newspaper for Alaska and Canada's North
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Teck still expects more than 1.2B lb of zinc from mine in 2023 North of 60 Mining News – July 28, 2023
Along with being one of the world's largest suppliers of zinc, the Red Dog mine on Alaska Native-owned lands is a globally significant source of germanium, silver, and lead.
Teck Resources Ltd. July 26 reported that power system issues at Red Dog impacted second-quarter production at this world-class zinc mine in Northwest Alaska.
Over the three months ending June 30, Red Dog produced 133,700 metric tons (294.8 million pounds) of zinc, which is 7% lower than the 143,800 metric tons (317 million lb) produced during the same period of 2022.
Teck attributes the drop in z...
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