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Horse Cove Manganese Prospect

Past Producer in Washington county in Tennessee, United States with commodities Iron, Manganese, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Silica
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  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. Mineral rights holdings
  9. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10275916
MAS/MILS ID 0471790005
Record type Site
Current site name Horse Cove Manganese Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -82.41265, 36.27259 (WGS84)
Elevation 762

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Washington(county)

Tennessee(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Jonesborough(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Tennessee Washington

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Tertiary
Manganese Critical Tertiary
Phosphorus-Phosphates Tertiary
Silica Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -82.41265, 36.27259
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No
Discovery year 1943

Mineral rights holdings

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

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Bert Sabrin (Mineral Rights)
    Home office Tennessee
    Year 1974
  • Type Owner
    Owner U.S. Forest Service (Surface Rights)
    Year 1974
  • Type Operator
    Owner Mr. Miller
    Home office Tennessee
    Year 1974

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1943
    Measured 1000mt ore
    Indicated 1000mt ore
    Demonstrated 2000mt ore
    Inferred 1000mt ore
    Total resources 3000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Manganese Mn 30.5 wt-pct Manganese Trace 1943
    Iron Fe 14.6999 wt-pct Iron Trace 1943
    Silica SiO2 18.4 wt-pct Silica Trace 1943
    Phosphorus-Phosphates P 0.33 wt-pct Phosphorus Trace 1943

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    U.S. BUMINES CONFIDENTIAL WAR MINERALS REPORT, HORSE COVE MN

  • Deposit

    PECT, REGIONAL FILE NO. E-75, 1943, 5 PAGES.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 15-NOV-1983 Schmidt U.S. Bureau of Mines

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