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  2. Zinc mining in the United States - Wikipedia

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    United States annual primary production of zinc from mines and smelter. Zinc mining in the United States produced 780,000 tonnes (860,000 short tons) of zinc in 2019, making it the world's fourth-largest zinc producer, after China, Australia, and Peru. Most US zinc came from the Red Dog mine in Alaska. The industry employed about 2,500 in ...

  3. List of countries by zinc production - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of countries by zinc production in 2023 based on United States Geological Survey numbers. [1] Rank Country/Region Zinc production (tonnes) ...

  4. Zinc mining - Wikipedia

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    A zinc mine is a mine that produces zinc minerals in ore as its primary product. Common co-products in zinc ores include minerals of lead and silver . Other mines may produce zinc minerals as a by-product of the production of ores containing more valuable minerals or metals, such as gold , silver or copper . [ 1 ]

  5. Red Dog mine - Wikipedia

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    The mine, which is the largest lead-zinc mine in the world, is located in a remote region of northwestern arctic Alaska. The land is owned by the for-profit NANA Regional Corporation (NANA)—one of thirteen Alaska Native Regional Corporations created under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971 (ANCSA) in settlement of Alaska Native ...

  6. Category:Zinc mines in the United States - Wikipedia

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    This page was last edited on 12 September 2019, at 11:48 (UTC).; Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License; additional terms may apply.

  7. Eagle-Picher - Wikipedia

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    With its merger with the lead mining company owned by Oliver Picher, it was the second largest producer of lead and zinc products in the world. [1] The company has provided lithium-ion batteries to military aircraft and high altitude unmanned aerial vehicles. EaglePicher also developed the first human-implantable lithium-ion battery.

  8. Rush Historic District - Wikipedia

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    The Rush Historic District is a zinc mining region of the Ozark Mountains in Arkansas. Now located within Buffalo National River , the district includes ruins dating from 1880 to 1940. The area was an important part of what became known as the North Arkansas Lead and Zinc District , and played a role in the development of railroads and modern ...

  9. Cerro Gordo Mines - Wikipedia

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    By 1907, high-grade zinc ore was found in Cerro Gordo and ore shipments begun, and by 1912, Cerro Gordo became the largest producer of zinc carbonates in the U.S. [9] In 1916, the town became electrified, replacing the steam power that operated the machinery. [10] Looking north. In 1920, about ten miners still worked, mostly mining silver-lead ore.