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Occidental Chem. Corp. Properties

Producer in Maury county in Tennessee, United States with commodities Aluminum, Calcium, Fluorine-Fluorite, Iron, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Water, Free
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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. Production statistics
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10227392
MAS/MILS ID 0471190081
Record type Site
Current site name Occidental Chem. Corp. Properties
Alternate or previous names Hooker Chemical Co. Properties

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -87.0433, 35.6587 (WGS84)
Elevation 262
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Maury(county)

Tennessee(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Godwin(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Hohenwald(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Columbia(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Duck(hydrologic unit)

Lower Tennessee(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Tennessee(hydrologic subregion)

Tennessee(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Tennessee Maury

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Tertiary
Calcium Tertiary
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Tertiary
Iron Tertiary
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary
Water, Free Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Calcite Unknown
Collophane Unknown
Dolomite Unknown
Quartz Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -87.0433, 35.6587
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 2M
    Length 2602M
    Width 2602M
    Area 677HA
    Depth to top 4M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #2 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #3 DISSEMINATED
    Primary mode of Origin RESIDUAL CONCENT
    Secondary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Secondary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. MODERATE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 3.7
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 677
    Date of Last Modification 820708

Comments on the geologic information

  • DENSITY IS FOR DRY IN-SITU ORE; ASSUME 20% MOISTURE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No
Discovery year 1893
Mining method Strip-Level
Year of first production 1941
Milling method Washing

Mining district

District name Columbia District

Mineral rights holdings

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

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Occidental Chemical Corp.
    ID 4002286
    Interest 100
    Home office Texas
    Year 1987

Comments on the ownership information

  • HOOKER CHEMICAL CO. WAS RENAMED OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL CORP. IN MAY 1982.

Production statistics

  • Year 1984
    Description Crude Ore 908000 Mt Ore/Year
  • Year 1985
    Description Crude Ore 886100 Mt Ore/Year
  • Year 1986
    Description Crude Ore 807300 Mt Ore/Year

Comments on the production information

  • IN MARCH 1987, OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL CORP. INCREASED ITS RESERVES WHEN IT PURCHASED, FOR $10,100,000, THE GILES COUNTY RESERVES OF THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY.

Comments on the workings information

  • TOTAL LAND HOLDING IS 2430 HECTARES.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    U.S. BUREAU OF MINES. MINERALS ALERT, APR. 7 AND APR. 14,

  • Deposit

    1987.

  • Deposit

    _____. COMPILATION OF PROPRIETARY, INDIVIDUAL COMPANY,

  • Deposit

    PRODUCTION STATISTICS (FOR THE YEARS 1984 THROUGH 1986).

  • Ownership

    OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP., 1982 ANNUAL REPORT, P. 28.

  • Deposit

    ZELLARS-WILLIAMS, INC., EVALUATION OF THE PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS

  • Deposit

    OF TENNESSEE USING THE MINERALS AVAILABILITY SYSTEM,

  • Deposit

    BUMINES OPEN FILE REPORT 13-79, 1978, 37 PP.

  • Deposit

    SMITH, R.W. & WHITLATCH, G.I., 1940, THE PHOSPHATE RESOURCES

  • Deposit

    OF TENNESSEE; TENN. DIV. OF GEOL. BULL. 48, 444 PP.

  • Deposit

    BATES, R.L., 1969, GEOLOGY OF INDUSTRIAL ROCKS AND MINERALS;

  • Deposit

    DOVER, N.Y.; TENNESSEE PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS, PP. 187-190.

  • Deposit

    BURT, R.B., 1978, THE MINING AND BENEFICIATION OF TENNESSEE

  • Deposit

    PHOSPHATE ROCK; SPECIAL REPORT FOR ZELLARS-WILLIAMS,

  • Deposit

    INC., 6 PP.

  • Deposit

    REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO SURFACE MINING, STATE OF

  • Deposit

    TENNESSEE, DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION, DIVISION OF

  • Deposit

    SURFACE MINING, 1975, CH. 0400-3-4.

  • Deposit

    TENNESSEE DEPT. OF PUBLIC HEALTH, BUREAU OF ENVIRONMENTAL

  • Deposit

    HEALTH SERVICES, DIV. OF AIR POLLUTION CONTROL, AMBIENT

  • Deposit

    AIR QUALITY STANDARDS, CH. 040034.

  • Deposit

    HERSHEY, R.E., FLOYD, R.J., MILLER, R.A., WILSON, C.W.,

  • Deposit

    ET. AL., GEOLOGIC MAPS AND MINERAL RESOURCE SUMMARIES;

  • Deposit

    TENN. DIVISION OF GEOLOGY, 1963-1970.

  • Deposit

    GENERAL HIGHWAY MAP, GILES COUNTY, TENN. DEPT. OF TRANS.,

  • Deposit

    1973.

  • Deposit

    GENERAL HIGHWAY MAP, MAURY COUNTY, TENN. DEPT. OF TRANS.,

  • Deposit

    1976.

  • Deposit

    GENERAL HIGHWAY MAP, WILLIAMSON COUNTY, TENN. DEPT. OF

  • Deposit

    TRANS., 1976.

  • Deposit

    NOT ON 1980 OR 1981 MSHA LIST; ASSUME PAST PRODUCER

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CONTRACT J0377000. ZELLARS-WILLIAMS INC.; FLORIDA PHOSPHATE PROJECT, EFFECTIVE DATE: JUNE 30, 1977. THE HOOKER CHEMICAL PROPERTIES CONSIST OF SEVENTY DEPOSIT LOCATIONS, GROUPED INTO EIGHT UNITS. THREE UNITS ARE IN MAURY COUNTY, THREE UNITS IN HICKMAN COUNTY, AND ONE UNIT EACH IN GILES AND WILLIAMSON COUNTIES. CENTRAL LOCATION IS THE GODWIN WASH PLANT. OCCIDENTAL IS CURRENTLY CLEANING UP ALL OF THEIR PROPERTIES IN TENNESSEE. WHEN THEY HAVE FINISHED, THE LAND RIGHTS WILL REVERT TO THE ORIGINAL LANDOWNERS (CONVERSATION W/ COMPANY OFFICIALS - APRIL 1993). DIMENSIONS ARE IDEALIZED FOR MINABLE AREA.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 09-AUG-93 Mishra, C.P. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 05/21/1982
MSHA mine ID4002286
Mine name (MSHA)Goodwin Washer
Current operatorHooker Chemical & Plastics Company Inc
Mine typeFacility (Metal / non-metal)

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