| Deposit ID | 10202039 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | K000933 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0471230017 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Watson Barite Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Number 3 Mine |
| Related records | 10106790 |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -84.42432, 35.5732 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 323 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Monroe(county)
Tennessee(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Sweetwater(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Watts Bar Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Chattanooga(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Little Tennessee(hydrologic unit)
Upper Tennessee(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Tennessee(hydrologic subregion)
Tennessee(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Tennessee | Monroe |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Barium-Barite Critical | Primary |
| Ore Body (1) | -84.42432, 35.5732 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Owner | Baroid Division, National Lead Industries Inc. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0471230017 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | K000933 | MAS references MRDS |
CRIB MINERAL RESOURCES FILE, RECORD NUMBER K000933.
SURFACE RIGHTS ARE OWNED BY, CLINTON WATSON, WHILE MINERAL R
ARE OWNED BY NATIONAL LEAD INDUSTRIES.
BARITE IS MINED FROM RESIDUUM OF THE CAMBRIAN-ORD. KNOX GROU
NOT ON 1980 OR 1981 MSHA LISTS; PRESUMED INACTIVE.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 15-NOV-1983 | Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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