Lead Mining Business

Lead Mining Business Success Stories [2024]

Pat Walls

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Updated: October 8th, 2024

Lead mining is an old-age activity. However, global demand for lead has doubled. The increased demand for lead is a result of its unique properties, such as its abundance and low cost, making it ideal raw material in various industries.

Common uses of lead include in battery manufacturing, cable sheathing, manufacturing of weight lifting equipment, weight belts for diving, lead crystal glasses, and radiation protection.

With the high demand for lead in the manufacturing sector, starting a lead mining business can be profitable. To start lead mining, find lead mines and ensure you have met all the legal formalities and insurance requirements to start lead mining.

In this list, you'll find real-world lead mining business success stories and very profitable examples of starting a lead mining business that makes money.

1. Parseur ($480K/year)

Sylvestre Dupont, the co-founder of Parseur, came up with the idea for the data extraction tool during his sabbatical break year in 2013. While building a travel map website, he realized the tedious task of manually entering travel confirmation emails into the app and thought it would be great if the app could automatically extract the relevant information. This sparked the idea of building an email parsing tool, which eventually became Parseur.

How much money it makes: $480K/year
How much did it cost to start: $1K
How many people on the team: 0

How We Developed A $40K/Month Email Parser Application

Parseur, the data extraction tool, helps businesses automate their data entry process, catering to multiple industries such as food delivery, real estate and marketing, and has grown to over $40k in revenue per month since its launch in 2017.

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