Franklin Mine (MRDS #) ZN
zinc ore: Ore mined: 892,130 mt: Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage; Major: zinc: Zinc: Zinc: 19 wtpct: Year: 1957: Period: : Material: zinc ore: Ore mined: 22,000,000 mt: Comments on the production information. Zinc mining began about 1840 and was continuous since then by the New Jersey Zinc Company until the Franklin mine .