| Deposit ID | 10025138 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | K000103 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Patton Manganese Mine |
| Related records | 10251430 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -82.25791, 36.26787 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 640 |
| Relative position | 4 1/4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF VALLEY FORGE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Carter(county)
Tennessee(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Johnson City(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Johnson City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Johnson City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Watauga, North Carolina, Tennessee(hydrologic unit)
French Broad-Holston(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 | Carter |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Manganese Critical | Primary |
| Result | MN 42.27% |
|---|---|
| Result | FE 6.16% |
| Result | SIO2 13.34% |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite | ||
| Rock unit name | Shady Dolomite;Erwin Formation, Quartzite;Rome Formation, Siltstone | ||
| Rock description | Shady Dolomite;Erwin Formation, Quartzite;Rome Formation, Siltstone | ||
| |||
| (1) | -82.25791, 36.26787 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Transverse Faults ; Reg.Trends: Northeast |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Overturned Beds Dip 60 Southeast |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1908 |
| District name | Hampton District |
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| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Maxwell Manganese Mining Co |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | K000103 |
KING, P.B., FERGUSON, H.W., CRAIG, L.C., RODGERS, JOHN, 1944, GEOLOGY AND MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF NORTHEASTERN TENNESSEE: TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY BULL. 52, 275P
1944 GEOLMAP KING, P.B. AND OTHERS
1944 RECON KING AND OTHERS ENCOURAGING
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | First Production Year: 1908 BY S. JOBERG |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1972 | Fagan, James M. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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