Commodities Buzz: US zinc mine production down around 10% on year in first five months of 2025
11-Aug-2025
11:09
According to a latest update from the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the US domestic mine production (recoverable) of zinc in May 2025 was 56,400 metric tons (t). Mine production (recoverable) for the year through May was 280,000 tonnes (t), 10% less than that in the same period in 2024. Average daily (recoverable) mine production in May was 1,820 t, 11% less compared with that in the previous month (revised) and 17% less compared with that in May 2024. The monthly average North American premium to the LME cash price in May 2025 was 19.5 cents per pound, 7% less than that in the previous month but 7% more than that in May 2024.
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