The Sindesar Khurd Mine located in India was the world's largest lead mine as of 2023. Owned by Vedanta Resources, the Sindesar Khurd Mine produced more than 102,000 metric tons of lead that year. In a close second place at that time was the Cannington Mine in Australia, owned by South32. The Carrington Mine produced nearly 102,000 metric tons that year.
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Mining Technology. (June 18, 2024). Largest lead mines worldwide in 2023, based on production (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 20, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1409540/largest-lead-mines-worldwide-based-on-production-volume/
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Mining Technology. (2024). Largest lead mines worldwide in 2023, based on production (in 1,000 metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1409540/largest-lead-mines-worldwide-based-on-production-volume/
Mining Technology. "Largest Lead Mines Worldwide in 2023, Based on Production (in 1,000 Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1409540/largest-lead-mines-worldwide-based-on-production-volume/
Mining Technology, Largest lead mines worldwide in 2023, based on production (in 1,000 metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1409540/largest-lead-mines-worldwide-based-on-production-volume/ (last visited August 20, 2024)
Largest lead mines worldwide in 2023, based on production (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph], Mining Technology, June 18, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1409540/largest-lead-mines-worldwide-based-on-production-volume/