| Deposit ID | 10154589 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W022864 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0471390011 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mary |
| Alternate or previous names | Cities Service Company, Mary-Polk County Ore Body |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -84.37992, 35.01151 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 503 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
| Relative position | 6500 FT. SOUTH 2 DEG. EAST OF THE U.S. RT. 64 - TN. RT. 68 INTERCHANGE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Polk(county)
Tennessee(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Ducktown(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Cleveland(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Chattanooga(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Ocoee(hydrologic unit)
Middle Tennessee-Hiwassee(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Tennessee-Hiwassee(hydrologic subregion)
Tennessee(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Tennessee | Polk |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Sulfur | Tertiary |
| Iron | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Pyrrhotite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Actinolite | Gangue |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Chlorite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Staurolite | Gangue |
| Tremolite | Gangue |
| Main Entrance (1) | -84.37992, 35.01151 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure name | Se Limb Of The Burra Anticline |
| Plunge direction | GRADUAL SW |
|---|---|
| Length | 914.4M |
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Ducktown District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Cities Service Co. |
| Home office | Copperhill, Tenn., 37317 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0471390011 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W022864 | MAS references MRDS |
EMMONS, W. H., AND LANEY, F. B., 1926, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS
OF THE DUCKTOWN MINING DISTRICT, TENNESSEE: U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
PAPER 139, P. 102 - 103.
MAGEE, MAURICE, 1968, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE DUCKTOWN DISTRICT, TENNESSEE: IN RIDGE, J.D., ED., ORE DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED STATES, 1933-1967 (GRATON-SALES VOLUME), V. 1, AM. INST. MINING, METALL., AND PETROLEUM ENGINEERS, P. 207-241
MINE IS OWNED BY CITIES SERVICE COMPANY.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | CONTRACT NO. G0166176 ENTERED 1977. |
| Deposit | THIS MINE WAS IN ONE OF A SERIES OF VEINS ASSOCIATED WITH A COMPLEX SERIES OF ISOCLINAL FOLDS. WALL ROCK BRECCIA FRAGMENTS ARE FOUND LOCALLY IN THE ORE VEINS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-84 | Tennessee Division Of Geology | Tennessee Division of Geology | |
| Reporter | 01-JAN-75 | U.S. Bureau Of Mines | U.S. Bureau of Mines | |
| Updater | 01-SEP-78 | Geraci, Philip J. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 25-AUG-09 | Illo, Diane R. | Contractor |
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