| Deposit ID | 10305657 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0471590027 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Sulfur Creek |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -86.09997, 36.25009 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 150 |
| Location accuracy | 10000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Smith(county)
Tennessee(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Dixon Springs(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Nashville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Nashville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Cumberland-Old Hickory Lake(hydrologic unit)
Lower Cumberland(hydrologic accounting unit)
Cumberland(hydrologic subregion)
Ohio(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Tennessee | Smith |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Ore Body (1) | -86.09997, 36.25009 |
|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Private Lease |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | The New Jersey Zinc Co. |
| Interest | 33 |
| Home office | Tennessee |
| Year | 1980 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Amax Inc. |
| Interest | 33 |
| Home office | Connecticut |
| Year | 1980 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Houston Oil And Minerals Corp. |
| Interest | 33 |
| Home office | Texas |
| Year | 1980 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0471590027 |
WHITE, LANE; MIDDLE TENNESSEE ZINC; E&MJ, V. 180, NO. 8,
AUGUST 1979.
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MINING CONGRESS JOURNAL, V. 59, NO. 3, MARCH, 1973.
CALLAHAN, WILLIAM; THE HISTORY OF THE DISCOVERY OF THE ZINC
DEPOSIT AT ELMWOOD, TENNESSEE, CONCEPT AND CONSEQUENCE;
ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 72, NO. 7, NOVEMBER, 1977.
KYLE, J. RICHARD; BRECCIATION, ALTERATION, AND
MINERALIZATION IN THE CENTRAL TENNESSEE ZINC DISTRICT;
ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 71, NO. 5, AUGUST, 1976.
GILBERT, R.C. AND HOAGLAND, A.D.; PALEOKARST PHENOMENA AND
THE POST-KNOX UNCONFORMITY OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE;
G.S.A. ABSTRACTS, ANNUAL MEETING, CIRCULAR 2, 1970.
STAGG, A.K. AND FISCHER, F.T.; UPPER KNOX STRATIGRAPHY OF
MIDDLE TENNESSEE; G.S.A. ABSTRACTS, ANNUAL MEETING,
CIRCULAR 2, 1970.
FISCHER, F.T. AND HOAGLAND, A.D.; HYDROLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS
OF THE MIDDLE TENNESSEE ZINC DISTRICT; A.I.M.E. WORLD
LEAD-ZINC SYMPOSIUM, OCTTOBER 1970, V. 1.
U.S. BORAX, LOCAL NEWS ANNOUNCEMENT, JULY 1, 1975.
U.S. BORAX, NEWS RELEASE, JULY 26, 1978.
ZIMMERMAN, R.; 1980; FLUID INCLUSION STUDY OF MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY-TYPE MINERALIZATION FROM THE SWEETWATER
DISTRICT, TENNESSEE: AN EXAMPLE OF FLUID MIXING;
UNPUBLISHED M.S. THESIS, UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN.
EVERETT, J.R., AND SCHARON, L.; SUCCESSFUL USE OF LANDSAT
IMAGERY FOR LEAD-ZINC EXPLORATION IN TENNESSEE AND
KENTUCKY; COPY OF G.S.A. POSTER SESSION PAPER,
ANNUAL MEETING, TORONTO, ONTARIO, 1978.
NEESHAM, R.; EXXON EMERGING AS A MAJOR MINING FIRM; E&MJ,
V. 179, NO. 7, JULY, 1978.
--FIRST ZINC INGOTS POURED AT NJZ'S NEW CLARKSVILLE
REFINERY; E&MJ, V. 180, NO. 1, JANUARY, 1979.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 15-NOV-83 | University Of Missouri | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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