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Chandler Barite Mine

Past Producer in Unicoi county in Tennessee, United States with commodities Barium-Barite, Manganese
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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. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10102238
MRDS ID K000016
Record type Site
Current site name Chandler Barite Mine
Related records 10276003

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -82.54319, 36.05259 (WGS84)
Elevation 780
Relative position 2.7 MILES NORTHEAST OF FLAG POND, TENN.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Unicoi(county)

Tennessee(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Flag Pond(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Johnson City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Johnson City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Nolichucky(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Tennessee Unicoi

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Barium-Barite Critical Primary
Manganese Critical Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • OPERATION TERMINATED DUE TO QUARTZ CONTAMINATION (NO MILLING FACILITIES WERE AVAILABLE)

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Rock unit name Cranberry Granite
    Rock description Cranberry Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -82.54319, 36.05259
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LINEAR
    Dip VERTICAL
    Thickness 1.22M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Vertical Vein

Comments on the geologic information

  • BARITE IS FINE-GRAINED TO COARSE CRYSTALLINE, SOME IS VUGGY ; GEOL.DESC: BARITE IS FINE-GRAINED TO CRISTALLINE AND SOME IS VUGGY

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1957
Production years 1957

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Mr. Walker, Barite Enterprises

Comments on the workings information

  • SHAFT 30 FEET DEEP, DRIFT 50 FEET ON STRIKE

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: OPERATIONS STOPPED DUE TO QUARTZ CONTAMINATION (NO MILL FICILITIES AVAILABLE)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MAHER, S.W., 1970, BARITE RESOURCES OF TENNESSEE: TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY REPT. INV. 28, 40 P

  • Deposit

    1970 COMPILE MAHER, TENN DIV GEO

  • Production

    MAHER 1970

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VERTICAL VEIN-1.5 FEET TO 4 FEET IN WIDTH
Deposit OTHER PROSPECTS TO NORTHEAST ALONG STRIKE FROM CHANDLER VEIN ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1972 Fagan, James M. U.S. Geological Survey

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