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Gordonsville-Elmwood Mine

Producer in Smith county in Tennessee, United States with commodities Zinc, Stone, Lead, Fluorine-Fluorite, Barium-Barite
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Ownership information
  16. Links to other databases
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10026430
MRDS ID K005052
Record type Site
Current site name Gordonsville-Elmwood Mine
Related records 10251007

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -85.9344, 36.19703 (WGS84)
Elevation 170
Relative position 1 MILE SOUTHWEST OF ELMWOOD, TN. AND 1.9 MILES NORTH OF STONEWALL, TN.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Smith(county)

Tennessee(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Gordonsville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Cookeville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Corbin(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Caney(hydrologic unit)

Upper Cumberland(hydrologic accounting unit)

Cumberland(hydrologic subregion)

Ohio(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Tennessee Smith

Comments on the location information

  • INCLUDES SHAFT NO.1 THIS LOCALE; SLOPE AT 36-11-36N,085-56-02W; SHAFT NO.3 36-11-48N, 085-56-03W; SHAFT NO.4 36-13-04N, 085-57-07W; AND SHAFT NO.2 36-13-27N, 085-54-24W.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zinc Critical Primary
Stone Secondary
Lead Tertiary
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Tertiary
Barium-Barite Critical Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • SPHALERITE 4.2 WT-PCT.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Ore
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Dolomite Gangue
Calcite Unknown

Alteration

  • (Local) Dolomitization (Intense)

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 228
USGS model code 32b
Deposit model name Mississippi Valley, Appalachian Zn
Mark3 model number 42

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate
    Rock unit name Mascot Dolomite;Kingsport Formation
    Rock description Mascot Dolomite;Kingsport Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Ordovician

Nearby scientific data

(1) -85.9344, 36.19703
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N00E
    Dip 01E

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Bedding, Fracturing

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Large
Significant No
Discoverer New Jersey Zinc Co.

Mining district

District name Middle Tennessee Zinc District

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Jersey - Miniere Zinc Co.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • 1. USBM

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit AVERAGE DIMENSIONS OF MINERALIZATION (IN METERS): DEPTH 335, LENGTH 11600, WIDTH 11600, THICKNESS 10.
Deposit CONSOLIDATED DATA FOR ELMWOOD SHAFTS 1,2,3,4, AND SLOPE FOR MAJOR MINES FILE. ; INFO.SRC : 4 OTHER SRC

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1976 Fagan, James M. Tennessee Valley Authority
Updater 01-OCT-1981 Sutphin, David M. U.S. Geological Survey

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