Shelton Barite Mine

Past Producer in McMinn county in Tennessee, United States with commodities Barium-Barite, Lead, Zinc
Sections on this page
  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. Land status
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10300447
MRDS ID K001822
MAS/MILS ID 0471070032
Record type Site
Current site name Shelton Barite Mine
Related records 10025857

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -84.79883, 35.32931 (WGS84)
Elevation 216

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

McMinn(county)

Tennessee(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Charleston(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Cleveland(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Chattanooga(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Hiwassee(hydrologic unit)

Middle Tennessee-Hiwassee(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Tennessee-Hiwassee(hydrologic subregion)

Tennessee(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Tennessee McMinn

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Barium-Barite Critical Primary
Lead Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -84.79883, 35.32931

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    REF: CRIB RECORD NO. K001822.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 15-NOV-1983 Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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