Zinc mining in the United States

Coeur D'Alene
Middle Tennessee
East Tennessee
Viburnum Trend
Balmat-Edwards-Pierrepoint
Metaline
Active zinc-mining districts - contiguous states
Red Dog
Greens Creek
Active zinc-mining districts - Alaska

Zinc mining in the United States produced 780,000 tonnes (860,000 short tons) of zinc in 2019, making it the world's fourth-largest zinc producer, after China, Australia, and Peru. Most US zinc came from the Red Dog mine in Alaska. The industry employed about 2,500 in mining and milling, and 250 in smelting.

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