| Deposit ID | 10154509 |
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| MAS/MILS ID | 0470890025 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Lost Creek |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
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| Geographic coordinates: | -83.49709, 36.07929 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 372 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Jefferson(county)
Tennessee(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Jefferson City(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Tennessee | Jefferson |
| Commodity | Importance |
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| Stone, Crushed/Broken | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Calcite | Unknown |
| Chalcopyrite | Unknown |
| Chert | Unknown |
| Dolomite | Unknown |
| Fluorite | Unknown |
| Jasper | Unknown |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Sphalerite | Unknown |
| Main Entrance (1) | -83.49709, 36.07929 |
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| Thickness | 15M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Length | 2134M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 2134M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 4.8HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 90M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Underground |
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| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| Mining method | Open Stope - Room and Pillar |
| Year of first production | 1977 |
| Milling method | Flotation |
| District name | Mascot District |
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| Type of mineral rights | Minerals Only |
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| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
| Ownership category | Private |
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| Type | Owner-Operator |
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| Owner | New Jersey Zinc Co., Div. Of Gulf And Western |
| ID | 4001425 |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Tennessee |
| Year | 1980 |
| Year | 1977 |
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| Material | Ore |
| Ore mined | 75599mt |
| Description | 75599 Mt Ore/Year |
| Year | 1978 |
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| Material | Ore |
| Ore mined | 124740mt |
| Description | 124740 Mt Ore/Year |
| Year | 1979 |
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| Material | Ore |
| Ore mined | 136080mt |
| Description | 136080 Mt Ore/Year |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1979 | ||||||||||||||
| Measured | 1937000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 1937000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 1937000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0470890025 | |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 4001425 |
1981 MSHA LIST
CRAWFORD, J., R. E. FULWIELER, AND H. W. MILLER. MINE GEOLOGY OF THE NEW JERSEY ZINC COMPANY'S JEFFERSON CITY MINE. CH. IN PAPERS ON THE STRATIGRAPHY AND MINE GEOLOGY OF THE KINGSPORT AND MASCOT FORMATIONS (LOWER ORDOVICIAN) OF EAST TENNESSEE, TENNESSEE DIVISION OF GEOLOGY REPORT OF INVESTIGATION NO. 23, 1969, PP. 64-75
DILORENZO, E.B.(ED.). RESOURCES-DOMESTIC MINES ISSUE, GULF AND WESTERN NATURAL RESOURCE GROUP, V. II, 1977, 20 PP.
GULF AND WESTERN INDUSTRIES, INC., FORM 10-K ANNUAL REPORT FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDED JULY 31, 1976.
GULF AND WESTERN INDUSTRIES, INC., FORM 10-K ANNUAL REPORT FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDED JULY 31, 1979. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION FILE NO. 1-5404, 1979, PP. 32.
HARRIS, L. D. KINGSPORT FORMATION AND MASCOT DOLOMITE (LOWER ORDOVICIAN) OF EAST TENNESSEE. CH. IN PAPERS ON THE STRATIGRAPHY AND MINE GEOLOGY OF THE KINGSPORT AND MASCOT FORMATIONS (LOWER ORDOVICIAN) OF EAST TENNESSEE. TENNESSEE DIVISION OF GEOLOGY REPORT OF INVESTIGATION NO. 23, 1969, PP. 1-39.
HAYES, A. L., AND R. E. DAUGHERTY. THE JEFFERSON CITY FLOTATION MILL. CH. IN MILLING METHODS IN THE AMERICAS, EDITED BY N. ARBITAR. GORDON AND BREACH SCIENCE PUBLISHERS, 1964, PP. 415-447.
NEW JERSEY ZINC CO. COMMUNICATION WITH FRED FISHER. NASHVILLE, TENN., MAY 15, 1979.
RCF LIST 10/81
SWINGLE, G. D. 1973. MINERAL RESOURCES SUMMARY OF THE JEFFERSON CITY QUADRANGLE, TENNESSEE. TENNESSEE DIVISION OF GEOLOGY, 10 PP.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 19-APR-93 | Forth, M. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 08/24/1981 |
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| MSHA mine ID | 4001425 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Lost Creek Mine |
| Current operator | New Jersey Zinc Company |
| Current controller (parent) | Gulf + Western Industries Inc |
| Mine type | Underground (Metal / non-metal) |
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