| Deposit ID | 10274645 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W017146 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0470670001 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Flat Gap |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -83.24098, 36.42928 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 476 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Hancock(county)
Tennessee(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Lee Valley(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Morristown(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Johnson City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Clinch, Tennessee, Virginia(hydrologic unit)
Upper Tennessee(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Tennessee(hydrologic subregion)
Tennessee(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Tennessee | Hancock |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Main Entrance (1) | -83.24098, 36.42928 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Copper Ridge District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Unknown |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0470670001 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W017146 | MAS references MRDS |
HILL, W. T., 1969, MINE GEOLOGY OF THE NEW JERSEY ZINC COMPA
FLAT GAP MINE AT TREADWAY IN THE COPPER RIDGE DISTRICT IN PA
THE STRATIGRAPHY AND MINE GEOLOGY OF THE KINGSPORT AND MASCO
MATIONS (LOWER ORDOVICIAN) OF EAST TENNESSEE: TENN. DIV. GEO
REPT. INV. 23, P. 76 AND 88.
MAHER, S. W., 1958, THE ZINC INDUSTRY OF TENNESSEE: TENN. DI
LOGY INF. CIRC. 6, P. 26.
USGS CRIB REFERENCE NO. W017146 IS FOR COPPER RIDGE -
FLAT GAP IN GRAINGER COUNTY.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | CONTRACT NO. G0166176 ENTERED 1977. RECORD 060 / COL. 42 - THE THIRD MOST IMPORTANT DEFORMATION SOLUTION-COLLAPSE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-84 | Tennessee Division Of Geology | Tennessee Division of Geology |
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