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Fountain Run

Prospect in Monroe county in Kentucky, United States with commodities Dolomite, 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. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10218493
MAS/MILS ID 0211710005
Record type Site
Current site name Fountain Run
Alternate or previous names Flippin

Comments on the site names

  • OTHER NAME: FLIPPIN. DATA OLD AND IN NEED OF UPDATE.

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -85.94306, 36.70428 (WGS84)
Elevation 225
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Monroe(county)

Kentucky(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Fountain Run(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 Kentucky Monroe

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Dolomite Tertiary
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

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

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -85.94306, 36.70428
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Area 200HA
    Depth to top 760M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 BRECCIA FILL
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Secondary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Minimum Depth to Top 730
    Total Surface Area (HA) 200
    Date of Last Modification 830201

Comments on the geologic information

  • DEFORMATION IN THE ORE ZONE IS SOLUTION COLLAPSE BRECCIA.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Both
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1970
Mining method Open Stope - Room and Pillar
Milling method Flotation

Mining district

District name Central Tennessee District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Private Lease

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner St. Joe Minerals Corp.
    Interest 100
    Home office New York
    Year 1980

Comments on the production information

  • ASSUME NO AGRI. LIMESTONE PRESENT IN ZN CONC.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 765M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method ROOM AND PILLAR 10-34
    Swell Factor .33
    Percent Recovery 90
    Hardness of Rock HARDROCK FISSURED WITH EXCESSIVE WATER
    Rock Characteristics MULTIPLE SYSTEMS OF WEAKNESS PLANES
    Rock Support Chars. SUPPORTING MAY BACK SLAB
    Mine Support Chars. POST, HEADBOARD, CAPS, ROOF BOLTS
    Number of Shafts 2
    Capacity 2500
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 7.77
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 250
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1980

Comments on the workings information

  • TOTAL LAND HOLDING IS 439 HECTARES.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WHITE, LANE; MIDDLE TENNESSEE ZINC; E&MJ, V. 180, NO. 8, AUGUST 1979.

  • Deposit

    WINSLOW, K.R. AND HILL, W.T.; THE ELMWOOD PROJECT; MINING CONGRESS JOURNAL, V. 59, NO. 3, MARCH, 1973.

  • Deposit

    CALLAHAN, WILLIAM; THE HISTORY OF THE DISCOVERY OF THE ZINC DEPOSIT AT ELMWOOD, TENNESSEE, CONCEPT AND CONSEQUENCE; ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 72, NO. 7, NOVEMBER, 1977.

  • Deposit

    KYLE, J. RICHARD; BRECCIATION, ALTERATION, AND MINERALIZATION IN THE CENTRAL TENNESSEE ZINC DISTRICT; ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 71, NO. 5, AUGUST, 1976.

  • Deposit

    GILBERT, R.C. AND HOAGLAND, A.D.; PALEOKARST PHENOMENA AND THE POST-KNOX UNCONFORMITY OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE; G.S.A. ABSTRACTS, ANNUAL MEETING, CIRCULAR 2, 1970.

  • Deposit

    STAGG, A.K. AND FISCHER, F.T.; UPPER KNOX STRATIGRAPHY OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE; G.S.A. ABSTRACTS, ANNUAL MEETING,CIRCULAR 2, 1970.

  • Deposit

    FISHER, F.T. AND HOAGLAND, A.D.; HYDROLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS OF THE MIDDLE TENNESSEE ZINC DISTRICT; A.I.M.E. WORLD LEAD-ZINC SYMPOSIUM, OCTOBER 1970, VOL. 1.

  • Deposit

    MUTMANSKY, J.M. HOISTING. UNPUBLISHED MANUSCRIPT, DEPT. OF

  • Deposit

    MINERAL ENGINEERING, PENN STATE UNIVERSITY, 1980.

  • Deposit

    EVERETT, J.R., AND SCHARON, L.; SUCCESSFUL USE OF LANDSAT IMAGERY FOR LEAD-ZINC EXPLORATION IN TENNESSEE AND KENTUCKY; COPY OF G.S.A. POSTER SESSION PAPER, ANNUAL MEETING, TORONTO, ONTARIO, 1978.

  • Deposit

    HAMILTON, WARREN. GEOLOGY OF THE FOUNTAIN RUN QUADRANGLE, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 1963."

  • Deposit

    NELSON, J.E. AND D.R. BAHER. CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF A ZERO DISCHARGE ZINC CONCENTRATOR. MINING CONGRESS JOURNAL VOL. 65, NO. 4, APRIL 1979, PP. 23-26

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit INFORMATION BASED ON DATA SUPPLIED BY UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI UNDER FEDERAL BUREAU OF MINES CONTRACT NO. J0199158 WITH DAVID R. WILBURN AS TECHNICAL PROJECT OFFICER. DEPOSIT DIMENSIONS ARE UNKNOWN.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 07-OCT-1996 Difrancesco, Carl A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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