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East Tennessee Complex

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Summary

Mine TypeUnderground
StatusActive
Commodities
  • Zinc
Mining Method
  • Room-and-pillar
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SnapshotEast Tennessee Complex 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.

All outputs from the East Tennessee Complex is processed in the Clarksville smelter, the only primary zinc smelter in the US.

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

Owners

SourceSource
CompanyInterestOwnership
Trafigura Group Pte Ltd. 100 % Indirect
Trafigura Group owns 100% of the East Tennessee complex.

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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Heavy Mobile Equipment

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Comminution

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Commodity Production

CommodityProductUnits2018201720162015
Zinc Metal in concentrate kt 76666264
Zinc Concentrate kt 123107101104

Operational metrics

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

Production Costs

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Operating Costs

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