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Beaver Creek

Past Producer in Jefferson county in Tennessee, United States with commodities Stone, Crushed/Broken, Zinc
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  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. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Production statistics
  15. Reserves and resources
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10305318
MAS/MILS ID 0470890024
Record type Site
Current site name Beaver Creek

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -83.63819, 36.07569 (WGS84)
Elevation 293
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Jefferson(county)

Tennessee(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mascot(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Morristown(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Johnson City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Holston(hydrologic unit)

French Broad-Holston(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Tennessee(hydrologic subregion)

Tennessee(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Tennessee Jefferson

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Crushed/Broken Secondary
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Calcite Unknown
Chert Unknown
Dolomite Unknown
Fluorite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -83.63819, 36.07569
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N60E
    Dip 10N
    Thickness 14M
    Length 501M
    Width 501M
    Area 20HA
    Depth to top 200M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 BRECCIA FILL
    Shape of Orebody #1 DOMELIKE
    Type of Orebody #2 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #2 TABULAR
    Shape of Orebody #3 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. MODERATE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 DOLOMITIZATION
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 SILICIFICATION
    Strike And Dip N60E:10N
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 2.5
    Total Surface Area (HA) 20
    Date of Last Modification 800925

Comments on the geologic information

  • ORE ALSO FOUND IN LONGVIEW DOLOMITE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No
Discovery year 1950
Mining method Open Stope - Room and Pillar
Milling method Flotation

Mining district

District name Mascot District

Mineral rights holdings

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

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Inspiration Resources Corp.
    ID 4001751
    Interest 100
    Home office 250 Park Ave, Ny, Ny 10177
    Year 1987

Comments on the ownership information

  • ORE ALSO FOUND IN LONGVIEW DOLOMITE. NEW JERSEY ZINC (SUB. OF GULF & WESTERN) SOLD PROPERTY TO INSPIRATION RESOURCES IN 1983 FOR AN UNDISCLOSED AMOUNT

Production statistics

  • Year 1982
    Material ORE
    Ore mined 565000mt
    Description 12,825 Mt Zn In Concentrate 565000 Mt Ore Milled
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Zinc Zinc 12825mt
  • Year 1983
    Material ORE
    Ore mined 38000mt
    Description 935 Mt Zn In Concentrate 38000 Mt Ore Milled
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Zinc Zinc 935mt
  • Year 1984
    Material ORE
    Ore mined 424000mt
    Description 10,465 Mt Zn In Concentrate 424000 Mt Ore Milled
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Zinc Zinc 10465mt
  • Year 1985
    Material ORE
    Ore mined 435000mt
    Description 9,977 Mt Zn In Concentrate 435000 Mt Ore Milled
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Zinc Zinc 9977mt

Comments on the production information

  • 4.66 IS A BLENDED GRADE FOR BEAVER CREEK, LOST CREEK (047-089-0025), AND JEFFERSON CITY (047-089-0002). PRODUCTION 1982-1985 FROM BOOK HUNT & ASS., LTD. WESTERN WESTERN WORLD PB & ZN COST STUDY 1986 EDITION. V. 5, P. 18 MINE PERMANENTLY CLOSED IN NOV 1985 (INSP. 1985 A.R, P. 9)

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1979
    Measured 4502000mt ore
    Demonstrated 4502000mt ore
    Total resources 4502000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 3.1 wt-pct Zinc Major 1979
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1984
    Measured 462000mt ore
    Demonstrated 462000mt ore
    Total resources 462000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 2.7 wt-pct Zinc Major 1984
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1984
    Indicated 1500000mt ore
    Demonstrated 1500000mt ore
    Total resources 1500000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 2.8999 wt-pct Zinc Major 1984

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • 86 BROOK-HUNT & ILZSG DATA OPERATION SUSPENDED AND BROUGHT UP IN 1984.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 3000M
    Overall depth 300M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method ROOM AND PILLAR 10-34
    Percent Waste Rock 0
    Percent Recovery 85
    Hardness of Rock SOFT NONPLASTIC FISSURED MODERATE WATER
    Rock Characteristics ONE SYSTEM OF WEAKNESS PLANES
    Rock Support Chars. SUPPORTING MAY BACK SLAB
    Mine Support Chars. POST, HEADBOARD, CAPS, ROOF BOLTS
    Number of Shafts 2
    Length of Inclines (m) 0
    Slope of Inclines 0
    Avg. Length of Adits (m) 0
    1st Condition of Workings OPEN
    Capacity 2177
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 7.39
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 250
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1980

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    GULF AND WESTERN INDUSTRIES, INC. FORM 10-K, JULY 31, 1979,

  • Reserve-Resource

    P. 32, JULY 31, 1978, P. 27, JULY 31, 1977, P. 7,

  • Reserve-Resource

    JULY 31, 1976, P. 7.

  • Reserve-Resource

    INSPIRATION RESOURCES CORP 1983 SEC FORM 10-K. P. 9.

  • Deposit

    CRAWFORD, J., R. E. FULWIELER, AND H. W. MILLER. MINE

  • Deposit

    GEOLOGY OF THE NEW JERSEY ZINC COMPANY'S JEFFERSON CITY

  • Deposit

    MINE. CH. IN PAPERS ON THE STRATIGRAPHY AND MINE

  • Deposit

    GEOLOGY OF THE KINGSPORT AND MASCOT FORMATIONS (LOWER

  • Deposit

    ORDOVICIAN) OF EAST TENNESSEE, TENNESSEE DIVISION OF

  • Deposit

    GEOLOGY REPORT OF INVESTIGATION NO.23, 1969, PP. 64-75.

  • Deposit

    HAYES, A. L., AND R. E. DAUGHERTY. THE JEFFERSON CITY

  • Deposit

    FLOTATION MILL. CH. IN MILLING METHODS IN THE AMERICAS,

  • Deposit

    EDITED BY N. ARBITAR. GORDON AND BREACH SCIENCE PUB-

  • Deposit

    LISHERS, 1964, PP. 415-447.

  • Deposit

    FERAY, D. E., AND RENFRO H. B. (COMPILATION). GEOLOGICAL

  • Deposit

    HIGHWAY MAP OF THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION, AMERICAN

  • Deposit

    ASSOCIATION OF PETROLEUM GEOLOGISTS.

  • Deposit

    SWINGLE, G.D. 1973. MINERAL RESOURCES SUMMARY OF THE JEFFER-

  • Deposit

    SON CITY QUAD., TENNESSEE. TENN. DIV. OF GEOL., 10 PP.

  • Deposit

    1981 MSHA LIST

  • Deposit

    RCF AND CMS LISTS 10/81

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CONTRACT NO. G0166176 ENTERED 1977. RECORD 040 / MINING DISTRICT IS MASCOT-JEFFERSON CITY. MAP N JEFFERSON CITY. RECORD 060 / COL. 42 - THE THIRD MOST IMPORTANT DEFORMATION SOLUTION-COLLAPSE. PROPERTY UPDATED SEP 1987

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 09-AUG-93 D R S 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 04/12/1988
MSHA mine ID4001751
Mine name (MSHA)Beaver Creek Mine
Current operatorTennessee Zinc Div/Inspiration Development Co
Current controller (parent)Terra Industries Inc
Mine typeUnderground (Metal / non-metal)

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