| Deposit ID | 10274779 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0470550017 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Smithson and Paisley |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -87.1136, 35.36151 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 223 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Giles(county)
Tennessee(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Milky Way(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Lawrenceburg(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Columbia(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Elk(hydrologic unit)
Middle Tennessee-Elk(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Tennessee-Elk(hydrologic subregion)
Tennessee(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Tennessee | Giles |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Collophane | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -87.1136, 35.36151 |
|---|
| Thickness | 3M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length | 500M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 1200M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 18HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 4M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1975 |
| Type of mineral rights | Minerals Only |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
| Type of mineral rights | Private Lease |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Monsanto Industrial Chemical Co. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Missouri |
| Year | 1976 |
| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Area | 18HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0470550017 |
SMITH, R. W. & WHITLATCH, G. I., 1940, THE PHOSPHATE RESOURC
TENNESSEE/ TENNESSEE DIVISION OF GEOLOGY BULLETIN 48, 444 P.
CHEMICAL MARKETING REPORTER 207 (12), 9 (MARCH 24, 1975).
LEWIS, R. W., 1970, PHOSPHORUS/ BUMINES BULLETIN 650, P. 114
RUHLMAN, E. R., 1958, PHOSPHATE ROCK, PT. 1/ BUMINES INFORMA
CIRCULAR 7814, PP. 10, 19, 22, 24.
EMIGH, G. D., 1975, PHOSPHATE ROCK CHAPTER IN INDUSTRIAL MIN
AND ROCKS, 4TH ED., PP. 935-962.
HIGNETT, T. P., 1967, CAN ELECTRIC FURNACE PHOSPHORIC ACID C
WITH WET-PROCESS ACID- THE IMPACT OF NEW TECHNOLOGY/ NATIONA
FERTILIZER DEVELOPMENT CENTER, TVA, PP. 61-65.
BASED ON PHOSPHATE CONTRACT NO. S014132.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | CONTRACT #GO144132 ENTERED 1976/REVISIONS BY T. Q. LYDAY 197 RECORD 050, COLUMNS 34-37/YEAR GIVEN IS APPROXIMATE. MATRIX RECORD 1/GRADES GIVEN WERE INDICATED BY THE COMPANY. MATRIX RECORD 1/RESOURCE QUANTITIES WERE INDICATED BY THE CO RECORD 130, COLUMNS 66-71/MINE CAPITAL COST IS PRORATED, BAS 1 MILLION STPY MINE USING NEW EQUIPMENT COSTING $1.5 MILLION 20 YEARS. RECORD 151, COLUMN 54/WASHING ALSO INCLUDES SOME SIZING. RECORD 151, COLUMNS 70-74, 75-80/UNIT PRODUCTION COST & CAPI COST WERE CHECKED WITH THE COMPANY. RECORD 152, COLUMNS 70-74/UNIT PRODUCTION COST BASED ON COST PROVIDED BY THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY, MUSCLE SHOALS, A RECORD 140/ORE IS TRANSPORTED FROM THE MINE SITE TO THE PLAN COLUMBIA, TENNESSEE BY TRUCK TO BUFORDS, TENNESSEE & THEN BY |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-1984 | Georgia Tech. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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