| Deposit ID | 10227111 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | K000972 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0471710032 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Simmons Branch |
| Related records | 10025269 |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -82.50016, 36.14089 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 720 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Unicoi(county)
Tennessee(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Telford(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Johnson City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Johnson City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Nolichucky(hydrologic unit)
French Broad-Holston(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Tennessee(hydrologic subregion)
Tennessee(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Cherokee National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Tennessee | Unicoi |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Main Entrance (1) | -82.50016, 36.14089 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Bumpass Cove District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Unknown |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0471710032 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | K000972 | MAS references MRDS |
MAHER, S. W., 1958, THE ZINC INDUSTRY OF TENNESSEE: TENN. DI
LOGY INF. CIRC. 6, P. 25.
ROGERS, JOHN, 1948, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF BUMPASS
UNICOI AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES, TENNESSEE: TENN. DIV. GEOLOG
54, P. 68.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | CONTRACT NO. G0166176 ENTERED 1977. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 25-NOV-83 | Tennessee Division Of Geology | Tennessee Division of Geology |
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