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Elk Manganese Mine

Past Producer in Carter county in Tennessee, United States with commodity Manganese
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Ore body information
  8. Controls for ore emplacement
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Ownership information
  12. Production statistics
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10025141
MRDS ID K000106
Record type Site
Current site name Elk Manganese Mine
Related records 10274746

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -82.00734, 36.30426 (WGS84)
Elevation 634
Relative position 2.5 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF BUTLER

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Carter(county)

Tennessee(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Watauga Dam(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Tennessee Carter

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Analytical data

Result MN-38.07%
Result FE-38.07% SILICA-19.27%

Nearby scientific data

(1) -82.00734, 36.30426
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Residual Claysdeveloped On Rome Formation

Comments on the geologic information

  • ROME FORMATION DIPS IRREGULARLY AT ANGLES OF ABOUT 45 DEG. SE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1918

Mining district

District name Butler District

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Mcqueen Manganese Co.
    Home office Butler, Tn.

Production statistics

  • Year 1918
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^38.07 % Mn
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Ore Manganese Manganese 38wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • NO MINING SINCE 1918

Comments on the workings information

  • OPEN CUT 30 FEET LONG X 20 FEET WIDE WITH INCLINE IN BOTTOM EXTENDING TO A DEPTH OF 40 FEET,TO SOUTHWEST IS TRENCH 15 FEET DEEP WITH 60 FOOT SHAFT IN BOTTOM

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: MOST OF ORE REMOVED IN 1918

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    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

  • Deposit

    1944 RECON KING, P.B. AND OTHER

  • Production

    KING, P.B. AND OTHERS, 1944, TENN. DIV. GEOL. BULL. 52

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit WORKINGS IN WEATHERED SHALE & YELLOW, SANDY CLAY RESIDUUM OF ROME FORMATION
Deposit TRENCHES CAVED & OVERGROWN ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1972 Fagan, James M. U.S. Geological Survey

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