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| TABLE 3 | ||||||||
| LEADING ZINC-PRODUCING MINES IN THE UNITED STATES IN 2014, IN ORDER OF OUTPUT1 | ||||||||
| Rank | Mine | County and State2 | Operator | Source of zinc | ||||
| 1 | Red Dog | Northern Region, AK | Teck Alaska Inc. | Zinc-lead ore. | ||||
| 2 | East Tennessee Zinc Complex3 | Jefferson and Knox, TN | Nyrstar NV | Zinc ore. | ||||
| 3 | Greens Creek | Southeastern Region, AK | Hecla Mining Co. | Zinc-silver ore. | ||||
| 4 | Middle Tennessee Zinc Complex4 | Smith, TN | Nyrstar NV | Zinc ore. | ||||
| 5 | Brushy Creek | Reynolds, MO | Doe Run Resources Corp. | Lead ore. | ||||
| 6 | Lucky Friday | Shoshone, ID | Hecla Mining Co. | Silver ore. | ||||
| 7 | Viburnum (#29 and #35) | Washington and Iron, MO | Doe Run Resources Corp. | Lead ore. | ||||
| 8 | Buick | Iron, MO | do. | Do. | ||||
| 9 | Fletcher | Reynolds, MO | do. | Do. | ||||
| 10 | Sweetwater | do. | do. | Do. | ||||
| 11 | Pend Oreille | Pend Oreille, WA | Teck American Inc. | Zinc-lead ore. | ||||
| Do., do. Ditto. | ||||||||
| 1The mines on this list accounted for 100% of recoverable U.S. zinc mine production in 2014. | ||||||||
| 2For Alaska, mines are located by geographic region, as delineated by the Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys | ||||||||
| in its Special Report 67, Alaska-s mineral industry 2013-Exploration activity. | ||||||||
| 3Includes the Coy, Immel, and Young Mines. | ||||||||
| 4Includes the Cumberland, Elmwood, and Gordonsville Mines. | ||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
