| Deposit ID | 10025134 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | K000099 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Valley Forge Manganese Mine |
| Related records | 10153916 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -82.17679, 36.30731 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 701 |
| Relative position | 1 MILE EAST OF VALLEY FORGE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Carter(county)
Tennessee(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Elizabethton(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Johnson City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Johnson City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Watauga, North Carolina, Tennessee(hydrologic unit)
French Broad-Holston(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Tennessee(hydrologic subregion)
Tennessee(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Cherokee National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Tennessee | Carter |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Manganese Critical | Primary |
| Iron | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Limonite | Ore |
| Pyrolusite | Ore |
| Result | MN-42-46% |
|---|---|
| Result | FE 4-8% |
| Result | SIO2 9-12% |
| Result | P-0.12% |
| Result | H2O 5.72% |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite | ||
| Rock unit name | Shady Dolomite;Erwin Formation, Upper Quartzite Member | ||
| Rock description | Shady Dolomite;Erwin Formation, Upper Quartzite Member | ||
| |||
| (1) | -82.17679, 36.30731 |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1917 |
| District name | Hampton District |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Tennessee Valley Manganese Corp. |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 33.53M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | K000099 |
KING, P.B., FERGUSON, H.W., CRAIG, L.C., RODGERS, JOHN, 1944, GEOLOGY AND MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF NORTHEASTERN TENNESSEE: TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY BULL. 52, 275P
1944 GEOLMAP KING P.B. AND OTHER
KING, P.B. AND OTHERS, 1944, TENN. DIV. GEOL. BULL. 52
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | WORKINGS ON FLAT TOPPED GRAVEL-CAPPED BENCH. EVIDENTLY REMINANTS OF OLD VALLEY FLOOR |
| Deposit | MOST OF ORE REMAINING IN MAIN CUT IS LOW GRADE. SPURS NORTHEAST OF MINE APPEAR TO BE FAVORABLE FOR ORE ACCUMULATION BUT NONE HAS BEEN REPORTED. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Deposit | First Production Year: PRE 1917 FOR IRON; POST 1918 FOR MANGANESE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1972 | Fagan, James M. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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