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Asarco New Market Mine

Producer in Jefferson county in Tennessee, United States with commodities Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Zinc
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Production statistics
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10129514
MAS/MILS ID 0470890004
Record type Site
Current site name Asarco New Market Mine
Alternate or previous names New Market Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -83.56519, 36.07729 (WGS84)
Elevation 342
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Jefferson(county)

Tennessee(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

New Market(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Morristown(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Johnson City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Holston(hydrologic unit)

French Broad-Holston(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Tennessee(hydrologic subregion)

Tennessee(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Tennessee Jefferson

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Limestone, General Tertiary
Stone, Crushed/Broken Tertiary
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Unknown
Calcite Unknown
Dolomite Unknown
Fluorite Unknown
Galena Unknown
Hematite Unknown
Marcasite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -83.56519, 36.07729
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N24E
    Dip 03W
    Thickness 55M
    Length 1830M
    Width 457M
    Area 30HA
    Depth to top 464M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 BRECCIA FILL
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #2 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Strike And Dip N24E:03W
    Minimum Depth to Top 249
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 2.5
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 30
    Date of Last Modification 830510

Comments on the geologic information

  • IN SITU ORE DENSITY THIRD DEFORMATION TYPE IS SOLUTION COLLAPSE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1953
Mining method Open Stope - Room and Pillar
Year of first production 1964
Milling method Flotation

Mining district

District name Mascot District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership
Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Asarco (American Smelting And Refining Co.)
    ID 4000606
    Interest 100
    Home office New York
    Year 1977

Production statistics

  • Year 1964
    Description Zinc Ore 311600 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Zinc Zinc 311600mt
  • Year 1965
    Description Zinc Ore 501500 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Zinc Zinc 501500mt
  • Year 1966
    Description Zinc Ore 519700 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Zinc Zinc 519700mt
  • Year 1967
    Description Zinc Ore 570600 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Zinc Zinc 570600mt
  • Year 1968
    Description Zinc Ore 679800 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Zinc Zinc 679800mt
  • Year 1969
    Description Zinc Ore 724600 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Zinc Zinc 724600mt
  • Year 1970
    Description Zinc Ore 594500 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Zinc Zinc 594500mt
  • Year 1971
    Description Zinc Ore 699800 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Zinc Zinc 699800mt
  • Year 1972
    Description Zinc Ore 704000 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Zinc Zinc 704000mt
  • Year 1973
    Description Zinc Ore 652900 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Zinc Zinc 652900mt
  • Year 1974
    Description Zinc Ore 652500 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Zinc Zinc 652500mt
  • Year 1975
    Description Zinc Ore 548400 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Zinc Zinc 548400mt
  • Year 1976
    Description Zinc Ore 507300 Mt Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Zinc Zinc 507300mt
  • Year 1977
    Description Zinc Ore 586200 Mt Ore, 2.8% Zn
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Zinc Zinc 586200mt 3wt-pct
  • Year 1979
    Description 9,912 Mt Zn Recovered 424200 Mt Ore Milled
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Zinc Zinc 424200mt
  • Year 1980
    Description 15,873 Mt Zn Recovered 776100 Mt Ore Milled
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Zinc Zinc 15873mt
  • Year 1981
    Description 17,231 Mt Zn Recovered 676100 Mt Ore Milled
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Zinc Zinc 17231mt
  • Year 1982
    Description 14,564 Mt Zn Recovered 612400 Mt Ore Milled
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Zinc Zinc 14564mt
  • Year 1983
    Description 14,228 Mt Zn Recovered 544500 Mt Ore Milled
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Zinc Zinc 14228mt
  • Year 1984
    Description 11,185 Mt Zn Recovered 490300 Mt Ore Milled
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Zinc Zinc 11185mt
  • Year 1985
    Description 9,095 Mt Zn Recovered 399100 Mt Ore Milled
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Zinc Zinc 9095mt
  • Year 1986
    Description 5,068 Mt Zn Recovered 246500 Mt Ore Milled
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Zinc Zinc 5068mt

Comments on the production information

  • REPORTED GRADES FOR AGRICULTURAL LINESTONE,NOT PURE CACO3 1978 -1986 PRODUCTION FROM U.S. BUREAU OF MINES PRODUCTION STATISTICS

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RESERVES AND GRADES UPDATED AT EFOC FROM DATA PROVIDED BY S. W. MAHER, CHIEF GEOLOGIST, TENN. DIV. OF GEOLOGY REPORTED GRADES FOR AGRICULTURAL LIMESTONE,NOT PURE CACO3 AG LIME SEPARATED FROM TAILS AND SOLD LOCALLY TO 1/1/78 M1C1=M9C4. RESERVES GIVEN BY ASARCO TENNESSEE DIVISION MINES

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 550M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method ROOM AND PILLAR 10-34
    Percent Waste Rock 3.2
    Percent Recovery 80
    Hardness of Rock SOFT NONPLASTIC FISSURED MODERATE WATER
    Rock Characteristics ONE SYSTEM OF WEAKNESS PLANES
    Rock Support Chars. SUPPORTING MAY BACK SLAB
    Mine Support Chars. POST, HEADBOARD, CAPS, ROOF BOLTS
    Number of Shafts 4
    1st Condition of Workings OPEN
    Capacity 2270
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 10.49
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 250
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1978

Comments on the workings information

  • 10 HECTARES MINE + MILL, 20 HECTARES TAILINGS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    1933-1967: AM. INST. MINING, METALL., AND PETROLEUM ENGINEER 1, P. 243 AND 245 - 249.

  • Deposit

    BOYLE, J. R., AND WILLIAMS, LLOYD, 1965, MINING METHODS AND PRACTICES AT THE YOUNG MINE, AMERICAN ZINC CO. OF TENNESSEE, JEF COUNTY, TENN.: U. S. BUR. MINES INF. CIRC. 8269, P. 3 AND 18

  • Deposit

    BRIDGE, JOSIAH, 1956, STRATIGRAPHY OF THE MASCOT-JEFFERSON CITY ZINC DISTRICT, TENNESSEE: U. S. GEOL. SURVEY PROF. PAPER 277

  • Deposit

    CLEMENT,G.K.,JR,L.AVERY,& P.A.SEIBERT, CAPITAL & OPERATING COST ESTIMATING HANDBOOK. NTIS:PB 277 348 /AS DEC.1977. 345PP.

  • Deposit

    CRAWFORD, JOHNSON, AND HOAGLAND, A. D., 1968, THE MASCOT-JEF CITY ZINC DISTRICT, TENNESSEE IN ORE DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED

  • Deposit

    EMJ. INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF MINING AND MINERAL PROCESSING OPERATIONS, ED. G.F.NIELSEN,1977,P. 219

  • Deposit

    GADWAY, R.L. HEALTH AND SAFETY REPORT. MESA, 1976.

  • Deposit

    HARDEMAN, W. D., 1970, ZINC AND COPPER MINES IN TENNESSEE: US BUR. MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT P. 15.

  • Deposit

    HARRIS, L. D., 1969, KINGSPORT FORMATION AND MASCOT DOLOMITE (ORDOVICIAN) OF EAST TENNESSEE IN PAPERS ON THE STRATIGRAPHY MINE GEOLOGY OF THE KINGSPORT AND MASCOT FORMATIONS (LOWER ORDOVICIAN) OF EAST TENNESSEE: TENN. DIV. GEOLOGY REPT. INVS P. 7 - 8.

  • Deposit

    HATCHER, R. D., AND SWINGLE, G. D., 1973, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE NEW MARKET QUADRANGLE, TENNESSEE: TENN. DIV. GEOLOGY 155-SE, P. 4.

  • Deposit

    HATHAWAY, D. J., 1969, MINE GEOLOGY OF THE NEW MARKET ZINC C MINE AT NEW MARKET IN PAPERS ON THE STRATIGRAPHY AND MINE GE OF THE KINGSPORT AND MASCOT FORMATIONS (LOWER ORDOVICIAN) OF TENNESSEE: TENN. DIV. GEOLOGY REPT. INVS. 23, P. 53 - 61.

  • Deposit

    IN LEAD-ZINC UPDATE, ED. D.O. RAUSCH,F.M.STEPHENS,JR, AND MARISCHER. AIME,1977,P.21-28.

  • Deposit

    LANGLEY, M.J., R.R. MEDLEY, AND J.H. POLHEMUS. AMERICAN ZINC OPERATIONS IN THE EAST TN ZINC DISTRICT, IN AIME V.1, 1970,PP.228-238.

  • Deposit

    LAURENCE,R.A. EVOLUTION OF THOUGHT ON ORE CONTROLS IN E. TN IN ECON. GEOL., SOC. ECON. GEOL., V. 66, NO. 5, 1971, PP. 696-701.

  • Deposit

    LEAMON, A. R., 1973, MINE INVENTORY: TENN. DIV. GEOLOGY OPEN REPORT.

  • Deposit

    LI, T. M., 1976, THE NEW LOOK AT ASARCO'S TENNESSEE MINES IN ENGINEERING: SOC. MINING ENGINEERS, V. 28, NO. 5, P. 37, 44

  • Deposit

    MAHER, S. W., 1958, THE ZINC INDUSTRY OF TENNESSEE: TENN. DI GEOLOGY INF. CIRC. 6, P. 8.

  • Deposit

    MAHER,S.W. AND R.P. ZINAWSKI, USBM GRANT G0166176,TENN. DIVISION OF GEOLOGY,1977.

  • Deposit

    MILICI, R. C., 1973, THE STRATIGRAPHY OF KNOX COUNTY, TENNES GEOLOGY OF KNOX COUNTY, TENNESSEE: TENN. DIV. GEOLOGY BULL. 10 - 19.

  • Deposit

    ODER, C. R. L., AND RICKETTS, J. E., 1961, GEOLOGY OF THE MA JEFFERSON CITY ZINC DISTRICT, TENNESSEE: TENN. DIV. GEOLOGY INVS. 12, P. 10.

  • Deposit

    ODER,C.R.L. AMER. ZINC CO. OF TN. WEST NEW MARKET EXPL. PROJECT FINAL RPT. DMEA-2546,DEC.19,1956.

  • Deposit

    ODER,C.R.L. HOW AMER. ZINC'S TN DMEA PROGRAM PROVED 35000000 TONS ORE,IN MIN.WORLD,V20,NO.7,JUNE 1958,PP50-53.

  • Deposit

    SHACKELTON,D.R., HEALTH AND SAFETY RPT. BUMINES, 1971.

  • Deposit

    SKILLINGS MINING REVIEW. ASARCO CLOSES NEW MARKET UNIT IN TN ED. D.N. SKILLINGS,JR,V.66,NO.45,DEC.3,1977.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE PRODUCT YIELD RECOVERIES ARE BASED UPON THE BLENDED FEED GRADE. PROPERTY UPDATED OCT 1987

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 10-MAR-97 Wilburn, David R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 05/12/2000
MSHA mine ID4000606
Mine name (MSHA)NEW MARKET MINE
Current operatorAsarco Inc
Current controller (parent)Grupo Mexico S A B de C V
Mine typeUnderground (Metal / non-metal)

MSHA cross-reference per the original MRDS record. Mine status and operator reflect MSHA's last published Mines export (February 2025); MSHA's public bulk feed has been unavailable since, so this may be out of date. See the Mine Data Retrieval System for current status.

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Operator history (post-MRDS)

MRDS records operators as of each record's last update (≤ 2019). Some of the operators listed here have since changed hands or dissolved:

  • Asarco (American Smelting And Refining Co.) — acquired by Asarco LLC, subsidiary of Grupo México (2009)
    American Smelting and Refining Co. Filed Chapter 11 in 2005; acquired out of bankruptcy by Grupo México in 2009.

Curated by qvyshift.com from publicly-reported M&A activity (SEC filings, press releases, USGS Mineral Yearbooks). Not authoritative — verify against primary sources before relying on it. The MSHA panel above is the current authoritative source for actively-permitted mines.

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