| Deposit ID | 10025684 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | K001604 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Cowan Iron Bank |
| Alternate or previous names | Lowry Iron Bank |
| Related records | 10129728 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -82.05095, 36.57314 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 518 |
| Relative position | 0.7 MILE SOUTHWEST OF SOUTH END OF SOUTH HOLSTON SADDLE DAM |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Sullivan(county)
Tennessee(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Holston Valley(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Bristol(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Johnson City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
South Fork Holston(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 | Sullivan |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Siderite | Ore |
| Result | FE-53.28% |
|---|---|
| Result | 5102-6.66% |
| Result | AL203-2.11% CAO-0.18% |
| Result | MGO-0.07% |
| Result | S-0.05% |
| Result | P-0.02% |
| Result | T102-0.12% |
| Result | IGN. LOSS.-13.20% |
| (1) | -82.05095, 36.57314 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1869 |
| District name | Holston Valley District |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Overall length | 22.86M |
| Overall width | 15.24M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | K001604 |
MONEYMAKER, B.C., 1961, OCCURRENCE OF IRON ORE MINERALS IN THE UPPER KNOX DOLOMITE IN SULLIVAN COUNTY, TENNESSEE: TENNESSEE ACAD. SCI. JOUR. V. 36, NO. 1, P.23-37.
MAHER, S.W., 1964, THE BROWN IRON ORES OF EAST TENNESSEE: TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY REPT. INV. 19, 63 P.
1961 RECON T.V.A., REPORT
1964 COMPILE TENN. DIV. GEOLOGY, REPORT
MAHER, S.W., TN. DIV. GEOL. R.I. NO. 19
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | WORKINGS ARE ABOUT 300-350 FT BELOW TOP OF KNOX GROUP. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1973 | Fagan, James M. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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