Mine · Smith County, Tennessee, United States

Cumberland Mine

Cumberland Mine is a closed mine in Smith County, Tennessee, United States, owned by Nyrstar NV.

Facts

Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.

Fact	Value	Source
Location	Smith County	MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026
Status	Closed (abandoned)	MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026
Commodities	zinc (mainly zinc)	MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026
Owner	Nyrstar NV (controls the operator)	MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026
Operator	Nyrstar Gordonsville, LLC	MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026
Employees	112 people (annual average, in 2021)	MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026
Mine type	Underground	MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026
Coordinates	36.2606, -85.9294	MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026

Research on this mine and its owner.Who owns it up to the parent company, its permits, resources and offtake, and an introduction to the owner.

Within 50 km of this mine: 3 data centers (1 operating, 87 MW) and 1 power plant (1,918 MW), measured from the coordinates in the facts above.

Name	Kind	Size	Status	Distance
Meta Gallatin Data Center	Data center	—	—	42 km
Meta Gallatin	Data center	87 MW	Operating	43 km
Gallatin (TN)	Power plant	1,918 MW	Operating	43 km
Gallatin Data Center	Data center	—	—	43 km

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
Epoch AI. Epoch AI data centers, CC BY 4.0.
MSHA Mines Data Set. MSHA Mines Data Set, Public domain.