Editing Red Dog Mine, Alaska (section)

==Mining==
The Red Dog Mine CDP derives its name from the [[Red Dog mine]], the United States' largest source for [[zinc]]<ref>[[Zinc mining in the United States]]</ref> and a significant source of [[lead]] and [[germanium]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lasley |first1=Shane |title=Critical Minerals Alaska – Germanium |url=https://www.miningnewsnorth.com/story/2019/01/01/in-depth/critical-minerals-alaska-germanium/5545.html |website=Mining News |accessdate=January 7, 2019}}</ref> Construction of the Red Dog mine began in 1987, after exploration revealed that the area was rich in metals.<ref>''Alaska Resource Data File, USGS Open File 00-23, p.2.</ref><ref>D.J. Szumigala, ''Alaska'', Mining Engineering, May 2007, p.66.</ref>

The Red Dog ore body is one of the world's most significant zinc deposits, containing a number of ore bodies. The mine is located in Alaska's Northwest Arctic Borough, in the DeLong Mountains of the western Brooks Range, 90 miles north of Kotzebue and 55 miles from the Chukchi Sea.

At the end of 2007, the site's proven and probable reserves plus indicated resources amounted to 77.5 million tons, containing 17.5 percent zinc and 4.8 percent lead, as well as 2.8 ounces per ton of silver. In addition, Red Dog also contains 36.6 million tons of inferred resources. The entire deposit lies inside a relatively small area (one mile by one-half mile). The deposit is essentially flat-lying at the surface, making open pit mining the extraction method of choice.