Patton Manganese Mine

Past Producer in Carter county in Tennessee, United States with commodity Manganese
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Geologic structures
  9. Ore body information
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10025138
MRDS ID K000103
Record type Site
Current site name Patton Manganese Mine
Related records 10251430

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -82.25791, 36.26787 (WGS84)
Elevation 640
Relative position 4 1/4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF VALLEY FORGE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Carter(county)

Tennessee(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Johnson City(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Tennessee Carter

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • ABOUT 10 ACRES IN VICINITY MAY CONTAIN MN BUT NOT COMPLETELY PROSPECTED

Analytical data

Result MN 42.27%
Result FE 6.16%
Result SIO2 13.34%

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite
    Rock unit name Shady Dolomite;Erwin Formation, Quartzite;Rome Formation, Siltstone
    Rock description Shady Dolomite;Erwin Formation, Quartzite;Rome Formation, Siltstone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cambrian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -82.25791, 36.26787

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Transverse Faults ; Reg.Trends: Northeast
Type of structure Local
Structure description Overturned Beds Dip 60 Southeast

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Residual Clay

Comments on the geologic information

  • MINE IN UPPER PART OF SHADY DOLOMITE. APPARENTLY SOME GOOD ORE WAS ENCOUNTERED AS THE DUMP SHOWS MANY NODULES AND PELLETS OF MANGANESE OXIDES. ; REG.COM: DIP INCREASES SOUTHWESTWARD

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1908

Mining district

District name Hampton District

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Maxwell Manganese Mining Co

Comments on the production information

  • 1908 S. JOBERG SHIPPED "A LITTLE ORE". 1917 MAXWELL MINING SHIPPED 30 LONGTONS, IDLE SINCE 1917

Comments on the workings information

  • MAIN PIT BADLY SLUMPED & OVERGROWN - SHAFT IN RESIDUAL CLAY 20 FEET DEEP

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    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

  • Deposit

    1944 GEOLMAP KING, P.B. AND OTHERS

  • Deposit

    1944 RECON KING AND OTHERS ENCOURAGING

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit First Production Year: 1908 BY S. JOBERG

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1972 Fagan, James M. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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