| Deposit ID | 10075991 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W022839 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Watson Barite Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -84.42436, 35.57316 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 323 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Monroe(county)
Tennessee(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Sweetwater(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Watts Bar Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Chattanooga(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Little Tennessee(hydrologic unit)
Upper Tennessee(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Tennessee(hydrologic subregion)
Tennessee(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Tennessee | Monroe |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Barium-Barite Critical | Primary |
| (1) | -84.42436, 35.57316 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W022839 |
CRIB MINERAL RESOURCES FILE, RECORD NUMBER K000933.
SURFACE RIGHTS ARE OWNED BY CLINTON WATSON, WHILE MINERAL RIGHTS
ARE OWNED BY NATIONAL LEAD INDUSTRIES. MINE IS OPERATED BY BAROID
DIVISION OF NATIONAL LEAD INDUSTRIES. BARITE IS MINED FROM RESIDUUM OF THE CAMBRIAN-ORDOVICIAN KNOX GROUP.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1973 | Unknown | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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