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Middle Ridge Manganese Mine

Past Producer in Carter county in Tennessee, United States with commodity Manganese
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Controls for ore emplacement
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Ownership information
  13. Production statistics
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10102248
MRDS ID K000098
Record type Site
Current site name Middle Ridge Manganese Mine
Related records 10178754

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -82.09206, 36.42758 (WGS84)
Elevation 884
Relative position 1.5 MILES NORTHWEST OF CARTER

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Carter(county)

Tennessee(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Carter(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Johnson City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Johnson City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Watauga, North Carolina, Tennessee(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 Carter

Comments on the location information

  • OTHER OPENINGS AT TN. COOR 3149250E, 763850N & 3148900E, 764150N

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite
    Rock unit name Erwin Formation, Helenmode Member, Sandstone & Shale;Erwin Formation, Upper Quartzite Member, Quartzite
    Rock description Erwin Formation, Helenmode Member, Sandstone & Shale;Erwin Formation, Upper Quartzite Member, Quartzite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cambrian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -82.09206, 36.42758
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR
    Dip 15 TO 20 DEG. SE

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Residual Clays Developed Over Shady Dolomite

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1925

Mining district

District name Stony Creek District

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Tennessee Valley Manganese Corp.
  • Type Owner
    Owner Virginia Iron, Coal And Coke Co.

Production statistics

  • Year 1928
    Period 1925 , 1928
    Material MN
    Description Cp_Grade: ^Ore Grade 32.8 - 35 % Mn
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Manganese Manganese 34wt-pct

Comments on the workings information

  • PROSPECT PITS, TRENCHES & WORKINGS COVER AREA OF 800 FT X 600 FT

Comments on development

  • FIRST OPENED BY C.F. AMMONS IN 1925. WORKED BY D.D. HUTCHENS IN 1928. MINE IDLE UNTILL 1941 WHEN A.H WOOD PROSPECTED AREA FOR TENNESSEE VALLEY MANGANESE CO. ADDITIONAL PROSPECTING IN SUMMER OF 1941.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    KING, P.B., FERGUSON, H.W., CRAIG, L.C., RODGERS, JOHN, 1944, GEOLOGY AND MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF NORTHEASTERN TENNESSEE: TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY BULL. 52, 275P

  • Deposit

    1944 GEOLMAP KING, P.B. AND OTHER

  • Production

    KING, P.B. AND OTHERS, 1944, TENN. DIV. GEOL. BULL 52

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MINE ON GRAVEL & BOULDER CAPPED BENCH UNDERLAIN BY RESIDUAL CLAYS OF SHADY WHICH IN TURN IS UNDERLAIN BY HELENMODE & QUARTZITE MEMBERS OF ERWIN FM. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

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

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