Facility

Teck Trail Operations strategic-metals lines

NRCan states that the signed Trail agreement supports expanded germanium capacity and potential new gallium production at Teck's polymetallic smelting and refining complex.

Facts on this page last re-verified Aug 18, 2026 — the oldest verification date among its current claims. How we verify.

Location: Trail, British Columbia, Canada

Byproduct recovery

Trail germanium recovery line

Operating

Recovery of germanium from zinc-smelting process streams

Material flow

Zinc-Process Germanium-Bearing Residues → Germanium Leach Concentrate

Capacity

No capacity claim. Absence of a figure means no source publishes one.

Qualification

No qualification claim. Status does not imply qualified output.

Byproduct recovery

Trail proposed gallium recovery line

Announced

Proposed gallium recovery within the polymetallic complex

Material flow

Polymetallic smelter process stream → Crude (Low-Purity) Gallium

Capacity

No capacity claim. Absence of a figure means no source publishes one.

Qualification

No qualification claim. Status does not imply qualified output.

Sources

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