Tennessee Zinc & Lead Cut

Iron past producer · Unicoi County, Tennessee

Past ProducerIronSurfaceUSGS MRDS

Section

What kind of site this is
ORE · IRONBENCHESSECTION · ILLUSTRATIVE

Drawn as an open-pit mine, dug down in benches from the surface. The ore color stands for iron. Federal records note the kind of operation and its status, not its depth or layout, so this is a typical example rather than a survey of this site.

Location

StateTennessee
CountyUnicoi
Coordinates36.14839, -82.49876

Commodities

PrimaryIron
TertiaryZinc

Mine Details

StatusPast Producer
TypeSurface
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10202457
This siteNearby records

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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
Tennessee Zinc and Lead Company No. 14 Mine Shafts No. 3 and No. 4.0.0 miIron, ZincPast Producer
Tenn. Zn & Pb Co. Shafts Nos. 3 & 40.1 miZincPast Producer
Tenn. Zn & Pb Co. Shafts Nos. 1 & 20.1 miZincPast Producer
Embree Iron Co. No. 14 Mine and Extension0.1 miIron, ZincPast Producer
Dry Branch Zinc Mine0.2 miZinc, LeadPast Producer
Number 140.2 miPast Producer
Small Unnamed Iron Mines0.2 miIronPast Producer
Small Unnamed Iron Mines0.2 miIronPast Producer
Fowler0.3 miPast Producer
Embree Iron Company No. 13 Zinc Mine0.3 miZincPast Producer
Number 130.3 miPast Producer
Rock Quarry Hollow Manganese Mine0.4 miManganesePast Producer

What This Means

This mine is a past producer — it was once operational but is no longer actively mining. Past producer sites may still have environmental impacts including disturbed land, tailings piles, and potential water quality effects. Some past producer sites have been reclaimed, while others remain as-is. Check with your state mining or environmental agency for current site conditions.

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