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Signal Mountain Plant #521

Producer in Marion 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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10025422
MRDS ID K001285
Record type Site
Current site name Signal Mountain Plant #521
Related records 10227442

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -85.52245, 35.08261 (WGS84)
Elevation 213
Relative position ABOUT ONE-HALF MILE EAST OF EAST VALLEY ROAD ON NORTH SHORE OF NICKAJACK RESERVOIR.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Marion(county)

Tennessee(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Sequatchie(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Chattanooga(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Chattanooga(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Tennessee-Chickamauga(hydrologic unit)

Middle Tennessee-Hiwassee(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Tennessee-Hiwassee(hydrologic subregion)

Tennessee(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Tennessee Marion

Commodities

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

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Limestone Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Monteagle Limestone, Limestone
    Rock description Monteagle Limestone, Lst
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mississippian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mississippian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -85.52245, 35.08261
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Thickness 16.76M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Vulcan Materials Co., Midsouth Division
    Home office P. O. Box 7, Knoxville, Tn. 37901
  • Type Owner
    Owner Signal Mountain Portland Cement Co.
    Home office Chattanooga, Tn.

Comments on the production information

  • 1972 PRODUCTION - GREATER THAN 300,000 TONS; TRANSPORTATION - TRUCK AND RIVER BARGE ; ALL SALES TO TVA; ON SITE MILL.

Comments on development

  • QUARRY SUBLEASED FROM SIGNAL MOUNTAIN PORTLAND CEMENT CO.

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, TVA, TDG, USBM, MANUSCRIPT

  • Deposit

    1972 COMPILE TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY, INVENTORY

  • Production

    TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY, 1972, MINE INVENTORY

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MESA INSPECTION REPORTS: FEB. 7 - 8 , 1973 , AND AUG. 27 , 1974 . ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

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

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