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Fowler Iron-Zinc Mine

Past Producer in Unicoi county in Tennessee, United States with commodities Iron, Zinc, Lead
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10025201
MRDS ID K000887
Record type Site
Current site name Fowler Iron-Zinc Mine
Related records 10154494

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -82.48653, 36.15203 (WGS84)
Elevation 549
Relative position ON SOUTHEAST SIDE OF COVE ON FOWLER BRANCH

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Unicoi(county)

Tennessee(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Erwin(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Johnson City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Johnson City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Nolichucky(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 Unicoi

Comments on the location information

  • SEE PLATE 1, TENN. DIV. GEOLOGY BULL. 54.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Lead Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Hemimorphite Ore
Limonite Ore

Analytical data

Result SEE RODGERS, 1948, FOR CHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF CHANNEL SAMPLES

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite
    Rock unit name Shady Dolomite, Dolomite With Minor Interbedded Limestone
    Rock description Shady Dolomite, Dolomite With Minor Interbedded Lst
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cambrian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cambrian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -82.48653, 36.15203
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Syncline Northwest Of Thrust Fault Between Northwest And Southeast Blocks Of Bald Mountain Thrust Sheet

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR
    Strike NE
    Dip NW

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Residual Clays Over Shady Dolomite

Comments on the geologic information

  • SPHALERITE AND PYRITE OCCUR IN MODERATE CONCENTRATIONS IN SEVERAL PARTS OF WEST HALF OF MINE IN BEDS OF BRECCIATED DARK DOLOMITE. SMALL AMOUNT OF GALENA OBSERVED.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Large
Significant No
Production years 1899-1909, 1913-1926, 1932-1948

Mining district

District name Bumpass Cove (Embreeville) District

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Area 7.285HA

Comments on the workings information

  • MINE ELONGATE PARALLEL TO STRIKE AND COVERS ABOUT 18 ACRES. ZINC AND LEAD MINED IN OPEN CUTS, TUNNELS AND SHAFTS.

Comments on development

  • LARGEST OF HYDRAULIC IRON MINES - WAS PROBABLY FIRST ZINC MINE IN COVE. OPERATED CONTINUOUSLY FROM 1913-1924, NOT WORKED BETWEEN 1926-1931, SPASMODIC OPERATION - 1931-1948

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RODGERS, JOHN, 1948, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF BUMPASS COVE, UNICOI AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES, TENNESSEE: TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY BULL. 54, 82 P

  • Deposit

    1948 GEOLMAP RODGERS, J

  • Production

    RODGERS, JOHN, 1948, TENN. DIV. GEOL. BULL 54

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEINLETS AND POCKETS OF OXIDIZED ZINC OCCUR RANDOMLY. IF MINABLE SPHALERITE IS FOUND NEAR JACKSON MINE, AREA NORTHWEST OF FOWLER MINE WOULD WARRENT PROSPECTING. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1973 Fagan, James M. U.S. Geological Survey

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