| Deposit ID | 10025105 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | K000057 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Buck Miller Copper Mine |
| Related records | 10129553 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -84.20408, 35.33344 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 366 |
| Relative position | 6 MILES EAST OF TELLICO PLAINS |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Monroe(county)
Tennessee(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Bald River Falls(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Cleveland(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Chattanooga(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Little Tennessee(hydrologic unit)
Upper Tennessee(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Tennessee(hydrologic subregion)
Tennessee(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Cherokee National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Tennessee | Monroe |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Covellite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Result | AG-18 PPM |
|---|---|
| Result | AU-0.22 PPM |
| Result | CU-17000PPM |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Wilhite Formation, Metasiltston | ||||
| Rock description | Wilhite Formation, Metasiltston | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -84.20408, 35.33344 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Reg.Trends: Ne |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Structurally Disturbed Zone In Nonplunging Folds |
| General form | LINEAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | NE |
| Dip | SE |
| Thickness | 0.91M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1914 |
| Production years | PRE 1914 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Rev. Buck Miller |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | K000057 |
LAURENCE, R.A., 1963, SOME 'LOST' TENNESSEE MINERAL LOCALITIES: TENNESSEE ACAD. SCI. JOUR., V. 38, NO. 4, P. 156-158
FAGAN, J.M., 1968, MINERALIZATION AT THE BUCK MILLER COPPER MINE, MONROE COUNTY, TENNESSEE: TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY UNPUBLISHED REPORT
1963 COMPILE LAURENCE R.A.
1968 OTHER FAGAN, TVA,ACADEMIC
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MINERAGRAPHIC STUDY SUGGESTS TEMPERATURE OF DEPOSITION OF HYPOGENE MINERALS BELOW 500 DEG C. TETRAHEDRITE SPECIFICALLY SEARCHED FOR BUT NOT FOUND ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1972 | Fagan, James M. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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