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Corby Quarry

Producer in Washington county in Tennessee, United States with commodities Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10025329
MRDS ID K001167
Record type Site
Current site name Corby Quarry
Related records 10300508

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -82.63153, 36.1912 (WGS84)
Elevation 415
Relative position SOUTHSIDE OF NOLICHUCKY RIVER, 1 MILE NORTH OF PILOT HILL

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Washington(county)

Tennessee(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Chuckey(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Johnson City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Johnson City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Nolichucky(hydrologic unit)

French Broad-Holston(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Tennessee(hydrologic subregion)

Tennessee(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Tennessee Washington

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Crushed/Broken Primary
Limestone, General Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Limestone Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -82.63153, 36.1912
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N 50 E
    Dip 45 SE
    Thickness 30.48M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1932
Production years 1932-1972

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Washington County Highway Department
    Home office Jonesboro, Tn.
  • Type Owner
    Owner Blain Corby
    Home office Chuckey, Tn.

Comments on the production information

  • TRANSPORTATION-TRUCK; BENEFICIATION-DRY SCREENING , ON SITE MILL. PRODUCED CRUSHED AND BROKEN STONE FOR CONCRETE AGGREGATE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HERSHEY, R. E., AND MAHER, S. W., 1963, LIMESTONE AND DOLOMITE RESOURCES OF TENNESSEE: TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY BULL. 65, 231 P

  • Deposit

    1963 COMPILE TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY, REPORT

  • Deposit

    MINING AND MINERAL PLANT INVENTORY, 1972, T.V.A., T.D.G. U.S.B.M., MANUSCRIPT

  • Deposit

    1972 COMPILE TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY, INVENTORY

  • Production

    TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY, 1972, MINE INVENTORY

  • Reserve-Resource

    TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MESA INSPECTION REPORT: MARCH 28 - 29 , 1972 . ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1973 Fagan, James M. U.S. Geological Survey

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