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| TABLE 3 | ||||||||
| LEADING ZINC-PRODUCING MINES IN THE UNITED STATES IN 2006, IN ORDER OF OUTPUT | ||||||||
| Rank | Mine | County and State | Operator | Source of zinc | ||||
| 1 | Red Dog | Northwest Arctic, AK | Teck Cominco Alaska Inc. | Zinc-lead ore. | ||||
| 2 | Greens Creek | Juneau, AK | Kennecott Greens Creek Mining Co. | Zinc ore. | ||||
| 3 | Pend Oreille | Pend Oreille, WA | Teck Cominco American Inc. | Zinc-lead ore. | ||||
| 4 | Brushy Creek | Reynolds, MO | Doe Run Resources Corp. | Lead ore. | ||||
| 5 | Balmat� | St. Lawrence, NY | Hudbay Minerals Inc. | Zinc ore. | ||||
| 6 | Buick | Iron, MO | Doe Run Resources Corp. | Lead ore. | ||||
| 7 | Fletcher | Reynolds, MO | �do. | �Do. | ||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program