World’s Biggest Zinc Mine Gets Caught in US-China Tariff Turmoil

The owner of the world’s largest zinc mine is in discussions to reroute output of the US operation away from China due to the trade war between Washington and Beijing, according to people familiar with the matter.

Teck Resources Ltd.’s Red Dog mine, some 105 miles (170 kilometers) inside the Arctic Circle, accounts for about 5% of global zinc supply and 2.5% of lead. China is the world’s largest consumer of the two metals by far. More than 20% of Teck’s mined zinc production is sold to Chinese smelters including Nanfang Nonferrous Metals Group and China Minmetals Corp’sZhuzhou ...