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Teck Trail Operations

Teck Resources Limited · Canada
CanadagermaniumrefiningrefinepurifyChecked 9 November 2026 · source dated 2023 HIGH
Who
Teck Resources Limited
Teck Resources Limited
What
germanium — refine, purify
Capacity Flag unknown
70 t/yr indium (USGS 2023 estimated capacity)
Status
Planned
Actual output
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Notes
Operating. Germany recovered as byproduct of zinc/lead refining at Trail (concentrate from Red Dog mine, Alaska). Canada's only germanium producer and North America's largest. July 2026: up to C$400M Canada Growth Fund + up to C$850M Teck investment to double Ge and Sb capacity and add first gallium production (Trail Strategic Metals Initiative - planned; gallium timeline not yet set). Also produces bismuth: capacity not disclosed. Also produces indium: 70 t/yr indium. Products stated: [{{'germanium': None: None, 'bismuth': None}: None, 'indium': None}]

Proof

Checked 9 November 2026 · source dated 2023
  1. https://www.teck.com/products/other-metals/germanium
  2. https://pubs.usgs.gov/myb/vol1/2023/myb1-2023-germanium.pdf
  3. https://pubs.usgs.gov/myb/vol1/2020/myb1-2020-germanium.pdf
  4. https://www.teck.com/operations/canada/operations/trail-operations/about-trail-operations
  5. https://pubs.usgs.gov/myb/vol3/2020-21/myb3-2020-21-canada.pdf
  6. https://www.teck.com/products/other-metals/
  7. https://www.teck.com/products/other-metals/indium
  8. https://pubs.usgs.gov/myb/vol1/2023/myb1-2023-indium.pdf
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