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White Silica Sand Co. Pit

Producer in Campbell county in Tennessee, United States with commodity Silica
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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 10025690
MRDS ID K001611
Record type Site
Current site name White Silica Sand Co. Pit
Related records 10226029

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -84.23769, 36.3312 (WGS84)
Elevation 640
Relative position TWO MILES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF CARYVILLE ON NORTH SIDE OF COVE CREEK AT TOP OF FORK MOUNTAIN

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Campbell(county)

Tennessee(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Jacksboro(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Oak Ridge(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Corbin(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Clinch, Tennessee, Virginia(hydrologic unit)

Upper Tennessee(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Tennessee(hydrologic subregion)

Tennessee(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Tennessee Campbell

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silica Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Sandstone Ore

Analytical data

Result 97.72%-SIO2
Result 0.031%-FE2O3
Result 1.57% AL2O3
Result 0.14% CAO & MGO
Result 0.52% IGN.LOSS

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate
    Rock unit name Rockcastle Conglomerate, Sst & Cgl
    Rock description Rockcastle Conglomerate, Sst & Cgl
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pennsylvanian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pennsylvanian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -84.23769, 36.3312
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1929
Production years 1929-1973

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner White Silica Sand Co. Inc.
    Home office Carryville, Tn.
  • Type Owner
    Owner Koppers Co.
    Home office Jacksboro, Tn.

Comments on the production information

  • 1972 PRODUCTION-LESS THAN 100,000 TONS: TRANSPORTATION-TRUCK AND RAIL; BENEFICIATION SCREENING, WASHING AND DRYING; MILL LOCATED NEAR THE QUARRY. MATERIAL USED AS GLASS SAND.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HERSHEY, R.E., 1960, THE HIGH-SILICA RESOURCES OF TENNESSEE: TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY REPT. INV. NO. 10, 62 P

  • Deposit

    1960 RECON 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 REPORT: SEPT. 29 - OCT. 1 , 1971 . ; 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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