Insight
China zinc mine consolidation will maintain output growth
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Report summary
Chinese authorities have taken an increasingly stringent stance on zinc mining since 2015 in an attempt to raise the environmental and safety standards of mine operation. Further ongoing inspections could continue to hinder output growth, restricting the potential for closed mines to restart. In this insight, we have quantified the impact from the tightening of environmental and safety standards. Such impact has resulted in industry consolidation and a change in dynamics between small and large-scale mines. We also look at future projects and analyse how consolidation might prove to be a driver for output growth.
Table of contents
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Executive Summary
- Tightening of environmental and safety standards
- Consolidation of industry in progress
- Firm resource base supports construction of new zinc mine projects
- Ongoing inspections constrain production growth
- Structural decline in ore grade
- What about cost?
- Conclusion
Tables and charts
This report includes the following images and tables:
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Production loss and new capacity by province in China (kt Zn)Comparison between Wood Mackenzie and NBS dataMine scale - RoW
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China 2013China 2017China 2023China zinc mine projects and country total ore reservesZinc mine cost curve on country basisZinc mine cost curve on a mine basis
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