| Deposit ID | 10102263 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | K001495 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Bunch Hollow Mine |
| Related records | 10251263 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -83.7385, 36.4423 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Claiborne(county)
Tennessee(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Clouds(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Morristown(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Johnson City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Powell(hydrologic unit)
Upper Tennessee(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Tennessee(hydrologic subregion)
Tennessee(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Tennessee | Claiborne |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Calamine | Ore |
| Cerussite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Smithsonite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Copper Ridge Dolomite, Light To Dark Gray, Fine-Grained Dolomite | ||||
| Rock description | Copper Ridge Dolomite, Light To Dark Gray, Fine-Grained Dolomite | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -83.7385, 36.4423 |
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| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Northeast-Trending, Powell River Anticline |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Fault Striking N 66 Deg W. Other Fractures In Mine Are Vertical And Strike N 45 Deg W On Average. |
| General form | LENTICULAR (BROKAW) |
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| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1935 |
| Discoverer | C. A. Harris, Sr. |
| Year of first production | 1939 |
| Production years | 1939-1944 |
| District name | Powell River Zinc And Lead District |
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| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Imperial Mining Co. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | K001495 |
BROKAW, A. L., RODGERS, JOHN, KENT, D. F., LAURENCE, R. A., AND BEHRE, C. H. JR., 1966, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE POWELL RIVER AREA, CLAIBORNE AND UNION COUNTIES, TENNESSEE: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 1222-C, 56 P.
MAHER, S. W., 1958, THE ZINC INDUSTRY OF TENNESSEE: TENN. DIV. GEOL., INF. CIR. NO. 6, 28 P.
1958 COMPILE MAHER, S. W., 1958, TENN. DIV. GEOL. REPORT
1966 GEOLMAP BROKAW, A.L., ET AL, 1966, USGS REPORT
BROKAW, A.L., ET AL, 1966, USGS BULL. 1222-C
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 300 FT. BELOW BASE OF CHEPULTEPEC DOLOMITE. BEDDING NEARLY HORIZONTAL; MINE IS ON CREST OF POWELL RIVER ANTICLINE. BROKAW STATES THAT MINERALS ARE CONCENTRATED ALONG SOUTH WALL OF VERTICAL FAULT AND THAT MOST OF ORE EXTENDS LESS THAN 3 FEET FROM THE FAULT. HE ALSO CONSIDERS THE FAULT AS THE CHANNEL FOR THE ORE SOLUTIONS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1973 | Hale, Robin C. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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