Amos

Producer in Williamson county in Tennessee, United States with commodity Phosphorus-Phosphates
Sections on this page
  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. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10276231
MAS/MILS ID 0471870021
Record type Site
Current site name Amos
Alternate or previous names Monsanto Phosphate Deposit No. 18

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -86.84219, 35.9476 (WGS84)
Elevation 204

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Williamson(county)

Tennessee(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Franklin(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Murfreesboro(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Columbia(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Harpeth(hydrologic unit)

Lower Cumberland(hydrologic accounting unit)

Cumberland(hydrologic subregion)

Ohio(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Tennessee Williamson

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Collophane Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -86.84219, 35.9476

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 2M
    Length 2600M
    Width 1200M
    Area 80HA
    Depth to top 2M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Shape of Orebody #2 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin RESIDUAL CONCENT
    Secondary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 9
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 80
    Date of Last Modification 830422

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1920

Mineral rights holdings

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

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Monsanto Industrial Chemical Co.
    ID 4001695
    Interest 100
    Home office Missouri
    Year 1976

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    TENNESSEE/ TENNESSEE DIVISION OF GEOLOGY BULLETIN 48, 444 P.

  • Deposit

    BASED ON PHOSPHATE CONTRACT NO. SO14132.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Georgia Tech. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 10/14/1986
MSHA mine ID4001695
Mine name (MSHA)Amos
Current operatorCrandell Stone
Current controller (parent)Farmer John G Jr
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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