Red Dog: a zinc operation in the United States
Red Dog is a mine producing zinc in northwest Alaska, the United States, operated by Teck. The sources report 462,700 tonnes of zinc (Teck table: zinc contained in concentrate) for CY2025; the basis is whole Red Dog Operations, as reported by Teck. In zinc content, whole-operation output for CY2025 is 462,700 tonnes: about 3.6% of world zinc output in 2025 and about 69% of the United States'; 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Teck | — | 18 February 2026 |
How much does it produce?
| Period | Output | Basis | Where in the source |
|---|---|---|---|
| CY2025 | 462,700 tonnes of zinc (Teck table: zinc contained in concentrate) | whole Red Dog Operations, as reported by Teck | printed p.15, Red Dog section: "zinc production at Red Dog was 462,700 tonnes"; printed p.14, table "Contained in concentrate", row Red Dog (463 thousand tonnes) · Teck Resources Limited |
| CY2024 | 555,600 tonnes of zinc (Teck table: zinc contained in concentrate) | whole Red Dog Operations, as reported by Teck | printed p.15, Red Dog section: "compared with 555,600 tonnes produced in 2024" · Teck Resources Limited |
Between CY2024 and CY2025 the reported figure fell by 16.7%, in the same unit and on the same basis.
How the zinc-content figure is worked out. Teck prints 462,700 tonnes of zinc produced at Red Dog Operations in 2025 and lists Red Dog in a table of zinc "Contained in concentrate". The figure covers the whole Red Dog Operations. World mine production of zinc in 2025 was 13,000,000 tonnes (USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026); the United States produced 670,000 tonnes.
Status: operating, as of 18 February 2026.
- The MD&A reports Red Dog lead production of 107,000 tonnes in 2025 and says concentrate shipments occur in a short ocean shipping season that normally runs from early July to late October.
- Teck attributes the fall from 555,600 tonnes in 2024 to lower grades and recoveries.
How does it compare?
Other zinc operations on this site: Antamina (zinc), Mount Isa (zinc), McArthur River (zinc), Rampura Agucha, Sindesar Khurd, Zawar mines, Rajpura Dariba, Kayad, Garpenberg, Tara, Neves-Corvo (Somincor), Zinkgruvan. See where zinc comes from for the country totals, the country page for United States, and Teck for its other operations here.
Sources
- Teck Resources Limited: 2025 Management's Discussion and Analysis (Form 40-F Exhibit 99.3, 19 February 2026) (annual MD&A (SEC 40-F exhibit), CY2025). Opened 4 November 2026; used: printed pp.3, 8, 14, 15, 43.
- 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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