McArthur River (zinc): a zinc operation in Australia
McArthur River (zinc) is a mine producing zinc in Australia, operated by Glencore. The sources report 274.6 kt of zinc in concentrates for CY2025; the basis is 100% (Glencore reports controlled industrial assets on a 100% basis). In zinc content, whole-operation output for CY2025 is 274,600 tonnes: about 2.1% of world zinc output in 2025 and about 25% of Australia's; it is one of 22 operations on this site whose output can be stated in zinc content.
Who owns and operates it?
| Owner | Interest | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Glencore | 100% | 31 December 2025 |
How much does it produce?
| Period | Output | Basis | Where in the source |
|---|---|---|---|
| CY2025 | 274.6 kt of zinc in concentrates | 100% (Glencore reports controlled industrial assets on a 100% basis) | PDF p.11 (printed p.11), table "Production from own sources - Zinc assets", row McArthur River, "Zinc in concentrates", column 2025; PDF p.5 note 1 on basis · Glencore plc |
| CY2024 | 259.7 kt of zinc in concentrates | 100% (Glencore reports controlled industrial assets on a 100% basis) | PDF p.11, same row, column 2024 · Glencore plc |
Between CY2024 and CY2025 the reported figure rose by 5.7%, in the same unit and on the same basis.
How the zinc-content figure is worked out. Glencore prints 274.6 kt of zinc in concentrates for McArthur River in 2025. Glencore reports controlled industrial assets on a 100% basis and owns 100% of McArthur River Mining Pty. Ltd., so the figure covers the whole operation. World mine production of zinc in 2025 was 13,000,000 tonnes (USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026); Australia produced 1,100,000 tonnes.
Status: operating, as of 29 January 2026.
- The report says McArthur River was affected by a tropical cyclone in the 2024 base period (PDF p.6).
How does it compare?
Other zinc operations on this site: Red Dog, Antamina (zinc), Mount Isa (zinc), Rampura Agucha, Sindesar Khurd, Zawar mines, Rajpura Dariba, Kayad, Garpenberg, Tara, Neves-Corvo (Somincor), Zinkgruvan. In Australia: Mount Isa (zinc), Dugald River, Rosebery. See where zinc comes from for the country totals, the country page for Australia, and Glencore for its other operations here.
Sources
- Glencore plc: 2025 Annual Report (annual report, CY2025). Opened 4 November 2026; used: PDF pp.93, 230 (Note 35), 247.
- Glencore plc: Full Year 2025 Production Report (Baar, 29 January 2026) (company production report, CY2025 and CY2024). Opened 4 November 2026; used: PDF pp.4, 5, 6, 11.
- U.S. Geological Survey: Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026: Zinc (government statistical summary, 2025 (world and country mine production)). Opened 3 November 2026; used: world and country mine production table.
Method and limits
- Reported, not estimated. Output is the figure the operator or owner published, in the unit it used. This site does not estimate output where none is published.
- Shares. A share divides output in zinc content by the USGS world or country total for 2025. Where the operator's year is a fiscal year or the unit is a concentrate or a carbonate equivalent, the share is approximate or not given.
- Whole operation or owner's share. The basis column says which. A joint venture's output is never counted twice.
- Partial list. Only operations with a published figure are listed, so the rank is among those on this site, not among every zinc mine. Shares of a country's output mix periods and bases, so treat them as indicative.
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