zinc

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Instead, some sodium atoms replace zinc atoms, slightly loosening the glass structure and changing its properties.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

“And that is before counting the zinc and lead credits that come with the ore,” it adds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

Denver-based Newmont is the world’s largest gold producer, as well as a producer of copper, zinc, lead, and silver.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

At least 33 miners have died in a suspected carbon-monoxide leak at a lead and zinc mine in central Nigeria's Plateau state, witnesses have told the BBC.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026

Our house stood in the center, its shiny zinc roof splotched with rust at the corners.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago