| Deposit ID | 10275978 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0471390015 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | North Pit |
| Alternate or previous names | Cherokee Open Pit |
| Point of reference | Trench |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -84.39462, 35.01181 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 476 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Polk(county)
Tennessee(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Ducktown(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Cleveland(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Chattanooga(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Ocoee(hydrologic unit)
Middle Tennessee-Hiwassee(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Tennessee-Hiwassee(hydrologic subregion)
Tennessee(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Tennessee | Polk |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Sulfur-Pyrite | Secondary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Sulfur | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Actinolite | Unknown |
| Calcite | Unknown |
| Chalcopyrite | Unknown |
| Galena | Unknown |
| Gold | Unknown |
| Magnetite | Unknown |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Pyrrhotite | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Silver | Unknown |
| Sphalerite | Unknown |
| Tremolite | Unknown |
| Trench (1) | -84.39462, 35.01181 |
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| Strike | N35E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dip | 45E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thickness | 15M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 172M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 123M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 5.35HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 51M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1847 |
| Mining method | Open Pit |
| Year of first production | 1976 |
| Milling method | Flotation |
| District name | Ducktown District |
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| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
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| Ownership category | Private |
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| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Tennessee Chemical Corp |
| ID | 4002074 |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Georgia |
| Year | 1982 |
| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Area | 4.3HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0471390015 | |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 4002074 |
CITIES SERVICE COMPANY, OCTOBER 1976, TOPICS:
V. 7, NO. 7, P. 4.
BEALL, J. W., 1973, COPPER IN THE U. S. -- A POSITION SURVEY
MINING ENGINEERING: SOC. MINING ENGINEERS, V. 25, NO. 4, P.
CITIES SERVICE COMPANY, APRIL 1976, TOPICS: V. 7, NO. 1, P.
CITIES SERVICE COMPANY, OCTOBER 1976, TOPICS: V. 7, NO. 7, P
EMMONS, W. H., AND LANEY, F. B., 1926, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOS
THE DUCKTOWN MINING DISTRICT, TENNESSEE: U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
PAPER 139, PP.30-32, P. 107
MAGEE, MAURICE, 1968, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE DUCKTO
DISTRICT, TENNESSEE IN ORE DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED STATES, 19
1967: AM. INST. MINING, METALL., AND PETROLEUM ENGINEERS, V.
P. 207-241.
MAHER, S. W., 1966, THE COPPER-SULFURIC ACID INDUSTRY IN TEN
TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY INF. CIRC. 14, 28 P.
ROSS, C. S., 1935, ORIGIN OF THE COPPER DEPOSITS OF THE DUCK
TYPE IN THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION: U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
PAPER 179, PP. 94-97
SAFFORD, J. M., 1869, GEOLOGY OF TENNESSEE: NASHVILLE, S. J.
MERCER, P. 470-482.
TENNESSEE COPPER COMPANY DIVISION, 1966, THE TCC STORY: COPP
TENN., 3RD ED., PP. 12,13
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | CONTRACT NO. G0166176 ENTERED 1977. MOST OF THE COPPER APPEARS AS COPPER SULFIDE. THE IRON OCCURS AS IRON SULFIDE AND MAGNETITE. THE SULFUR IS RECOVERE THE SMELTING PROCESS AS SULFUR DIOXIDE GAS AND IS USED IN MA SULFURIC ACID. THE ZINC OCCURS AS ZINC SULFIDE. THE GOLD AND ARE RECOVERED AS BY-PRODUCTS FROM THE ELECTROLYTIC REFINING BLISTER COPPER PRODUCED IN THE SMELTING PROCESS AND THE PIER SMITH CONVERTER. THE LEAD OCCURS AS LEAD SULFIDE. THE DEPOSIT REVIEWED 11/78 BY DAVIS. PROPERTY UPDATED SEP 1987 |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 19-APR-93 | Brocoum, A. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 11/03/1987 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 4002074 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Cherokee Open Pit |
| Current operator | Tennessee Chemical Company |
| Current controller (parent) | Davis Bruce D |
| Mine type | Surface (Metal / non-metal) |
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