R. I. Smith Prospect, Western

Occurrence in Claiborne county in Tennessee, United States with commodity Zinc
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. Mining district
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10226221
MRDS ID K001500
MAS/MILS ID 0470250019
Record type Site
Current site name R. I. Smith Prospect, Western
Related records 10025602, 10202267

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -83.773, 36.45258 (WGS84)
Elevation 433
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Claiborne(county)

Tennessee(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ausmus(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Morristown(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Johnson City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Powell(hydrologic unit)

Upper Tennessee(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Tennessee(hydrologic subregion)

Tennessee(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Tennessee Claiborne

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zinc Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -83.773, 36.45258

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Powell River

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership
Type of mineral rights Minerals Only
Type of mineral rights Private Lease

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BROKAW, A. L., RODGERS, JOHN, KENT, D. F., LAURENCE, R. A.,

  • Deposit

    BEHRE, C. H., JR., 1966, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE

  • Deposit

    RIVER AREA, CLAIBORNE AND UNION COUNTIES, TENNESSEE: U. S. G

  • Deposit

    SURVEY BULL. 1222-C, P. C45.

  • Deposit

    HALE, R. C., 1973, U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY COMPUTERIZED RESOURCES

  • Deposit

    MATION BANK MINERAL RESOURCES FILE.

  • Deposit

    USGS CRIB RECORD NO. K001500, 12/81.

  • Deposit

    SEE SEQ. NO. 0470250084.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit GRANT NO. G0166176 ENTERED BY TN DIV. GEOL. 1977. REVISED 1 RECORD 010 / COL. 42 - STATUS IS OCCURRENCE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Lyday, Travis Q. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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