The Red Dog Mine located in Alaska and owned by Teck Resources was the largest lead mine in the United States as of 2022. That year, Red Dog Mine produced an estimated 85,000 metric tons of lead. In a distant second place that year was the Sweetwater Mine located in Missouri, with an estimated production volume of approximately 37,000 metric tons.
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Mining Technology. (July 21, 2023). Largest lead mines in the United States in 2022, based on production (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1448674/united-states-largest-lead-mines-based-on-production-volume/
Mining Technology. "Largest lead mines in the United States in 2022, based on production (in 1,000 metric tons)." Chart. July 21, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1448674/united-states-largest-lead-mines-based-on-production-volume/
Mining Technology. (2023). Largest lead mines in the United States in 2022, based on production (in 1,000 metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1448674/united-states-largest-lead-mines-based-on-production-volume/
Mining Technology. "Largest Lead Mines in The United States in 2022, Based on Production (in 1,000 Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1448674/united-states-largest-lead-mines-based-on-production-volume/
Mining Technology, Largest lead mines in the United States in 2022, based on production (in 1,000 metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1448674/united-states-largest-lead-mines-based-on-production-volume/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Largest lead mines in the United States in 2022, based on production (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph], Mining Technology, July 21, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1448674/united-states-largest-lead-mines-based-on-production-volume/