zinc

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The company reported lower production for steelmaking and energy coal, down 22% and 2%, respectively, as well as declines for cobalt, zinc, lead, nickel and coal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

Denver-based Newmont is the world’s largest gold producer, as well as a producer of copper, zinc, lead, and silver.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

However, this research expands that understanding by examining additional minerals, including magnesium and zinc.

From Science Daily • Feb. 26, 2026

At least 33 miners have died in a suspected carbon-monoxide leak at a lead and zinc mine in central Nigeria's Plateau state, witnesses have told the BBC.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026

The thatch roof and cracked unpainted walls bothered Ugwu, but not as much as the cavernous pit latrine in the outhouse with a rusting zinc sheet drawn across it to keep flies out.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie