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East Tennessee Complex

Location: 11 km W from Jefferson City, Tennessee, United States

Address:

2421 Old AJ Highway
Strawberry Plains
Tennessee, United States
37871

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Overview

Mine TypeUnderground
StatusActive
Commodities
  • Zinc
Mining Method
  • Room-and-pillar
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SnapshotEast Tennessee consists of a processing plant and three underground zinc mines: Young, Coy and Immel. Ore from the three mines is processed into zinc concentrate at the Young mine site.

In July 2019, Nyrstar’s operating business became majority owned by Trafigura. Production numbers have not been publicly available since then.
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Owners

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CompanyInterestOwnership
Trafigura Group Pte Ltd. 100 % Indirect
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Deposit type

  • Mississippi Valley Type

Summary:

East Tennessee Mines are comprised of three operating mines: Coy, Immel and Young, located approximately 30 kilometres north-east of Knoxville, Tennessee. Zinc mineralisation occurs in Mississippi Valley Type (‘MVT’) deposits as open-space fillings of breccias and fractures within limestones and dolomites.

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Production

CommodityProductUnits2018201720162015
Zinc Concentrate kt 123107101104

Operational metrics

Metrics2018201720162015
Tonnes milled 2,237 kt2,003 kt1,829 kt1,985 kt

Production Costs

Commodity production costs have not been reported.

Operating Costs

Currency201820172016
Direct operating costs ($/t milled) USD 38  40  38  

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