New Peach Orchard Zinc-Lead Mine

Zinc past producer · Unicoi County, Tennessee

Past ProducerZincUSGS MRDS

Section

What kind of site this is
ADITORE · ZINCSECTION · ILLUSTRATIVE

Drawn as a small mine; the records don't say whether it was worked from the surface or underground. The ore color stands for zinc. 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
Coordinates36.14009, -82.51656

Commodities

PrimaryZinc
TertiaryLead

Mine Details

StatusPast Producer
Data SourceUSGS MRDS
Source ID10275672
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Nearest Recorded Sites

SiteDistanceCommodityStatus
Bumpass Cove-Embreeville District0.0 miLead, Zinc, Manganese, IronPast Producer
New Peach Orchard Zinc-Lead Shaft0.0 miZinc, LeadPast Producer
Peach Orchard0.1 miPast Producer
Peach Orchard Mine0.1 miLead, ZincPast Producer
Big Moccasin Zinc Mine0.1 miZincPast Producer
Adits Northwest of Peach Orchard Mine Manganese0.1 miManganesePast Producer
Big Moccasin0.1 miPast Producer
Lick Log Zinc Shaft0.1 miZinc, LeadPast Producer
Lick Log0.1 miPast Producer
Lick Log Hollow Open Cuts Manganese0.2 miManganesePast Producer
Peach Orchard Mine0.3 miPast Producer
Frog0.3 miPast 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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