Zinc Mines in Tennessee
147Total Sites
25Active
Zinc Mining in Tennessee
Tennessee has 147 zinc-related mine and mineral deposit locations recorded in federal databases. Of these, 25 are currently active operations. Data comes from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System and MSHA Mine Safety and Health Administration records.
By County
Zinc Mines
| Mine | County | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coy Mine | Jefferson | Underground | Active |
| Immel Mine | Knox | Underground | Active |
| Middle Tennessee Mine | Smith | Underground | Active |
| Young Mill | Jefferson | Facility | Active |
| Young Mine | Jefferson | Underground | Active |
| Asarco New Market Mine | Jefferson | Underground | Producer |
| Central Tennessee Zinc District | Smith, Jackson, Trousdale | Producer | |
| Central Tennessee Zinc District | Smith | Producer | |
| Clinch Valley | Grainger | Underground | Producer |
| Coy | Jefferson | Underground | Producer |
| Coy Zinc Mine | Jefferson | Producer | |
| Cumberland Mine | Smith | Underground | Producer |
| Davis - Bible Zinc Mine | Jefferson | Producer | |
| Elmwood Zinc Mine #3 Shaft | Smith | Producer | |
| Elmwood Zinc Mine #4 Shaft | Smith | Producer | |
| Elmwood Zinc Mine Incline | Smith | Producer | |
| Elmwood Zinc Mine No. 2 Shaft | Smith | Producer | |
| Gordonsville-Elmwood Mine | Smith | Producer | |
| Immel | Knox | Underground | Producer |
| Immel Zinc Mine | Knox | Producer | |
| Jefferson City Open Cut Mine | Jefferson | Surface | Producer |
| Mascot - Jefferson City District | Knox, Jefferson, Grainger | Producer | |
| Young Zinc Mine | Jefferson | Producer | |
| Young, Immel, Coy, New Market | Jefferson | Underground | Producer |
| Zinc Mine | Jefferson | Producer | |
| Allred | Overton | Occurrence | |
| American Zinc Co. Prospects | Jefferson | Occurrence | |
| Asarco New Market Concentrator | Jefferson | Processing Plant | Unknown |
| Bairds Mill | Wilson | Prospect | |
| Beaver Creek | Jefferson | Underground | Past Producer |
| Beaver Creek Zinc Mine | Jefferson | Past Producer | |
| Big Moccasin Zinc Mine | Unicoi | Past Producer | |
| Big War Creek | Hancock | Underground | Prospect |
| Bunch Hollow Mine | Claiborne | Past Producer | |
| C.a. Harris Prospect | Claiborne | Underground | Prospect |
| C.t.caldwell Prospect | Jefferson | Underground | Past Producer |
| Carthage Property | Smith | Underground | Prospect |
| Chucky Pike | Jefferson | Underground | Prospect |
| Colvard Prospects | Greene | Surface | Prospect |
| Combs Station Prospect | Claiborne | Occurrence | |
| Copper Ridge District | Union, Hawkins, Grainger, Hancock | Past Producer | |
| Cowin and Company Gordinsville Mine | Smith | Underground | Past Producer |
| Cox Prospect | Sullivan | Surface | Prospect |
| Cox Prospects Mine | Union | Past Producer | |
| Cub Creek | Jackson | Underground | Prospect |
| Cumberland | Jackson | Underground | Unknown |
| Cumberland Deposit | Jackson | Underground | Prospect |
| Cumberland Mine | Smith | Underground | Abandoned |
| D. F. Tolliver Occurrence | Claiborne | Occurrence | |
| Dalton Prospect | Grainger | Prospect |