Congo Bottom Prospect

Prospect in Smith county in Tennessee, United States with commodity Barium-Barite
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Land status
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10154215
MRDS ID K001761
MAS/MILS ID 0471590018
Record type Site
Current site name Congo Bottom Prospect
Related records 10025806

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -85.86746, 36.89538 (WGS84)
Elevation 174

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Barren(county)

Kentucky(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Temple Hill(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Tompkinsville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Corbin(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Barren(hydrologic unit)

Green(hydrologic accounting unit)

Green(hydrologic subregion)

Ohio(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Tennessee Smith

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Barium-Barite Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -85.86746, 36.89538

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    JEWELL, W.B., TENN DIV OF GEOL BULL 51, 1947, PP. 75-76.

  • Deposit

    MAHER, STUART W., TENN DIV OF GEOL R.I. 28, 1970, P. 36.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 15-NOV-1983 Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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