| Deposit ID | 10025338 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | K001179 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Jefferson City Zinc Mine |
| Related records | 10226093 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -83.47878, 36.10009 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 421 |
| Relative position | 2000 FEET SOUTHEAST OF GRAVELLY HILL, ABOUT 1.1 MILE SOUTH OF JEFFERSON CITY |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Jefferson(county)
Tennessee(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Jefferson City(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Tennessee | Jefferson |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Stone, Crushed/Broken | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Dolomite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Result | SPHALERITE GRADE - 3% TO 4% CONCENTRATES - 63-64% ZN |
|---|
| Model code | 228 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 32b |
| Deposit model name | Mississippi Valley, Appalachian Zn |
| Mark3 model number | 42 |
| (1) | Copper Ridge Dolomite |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Collapse - Breccia Structures |
| General form | IRREGULAR TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 25 E |
| Dip | 10 SE |
| Thickness | 60.96M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1956 |
| Production years | 1956-1972 |
| District name | Mascot-Jefferson City Zinc District |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | New Jersey Zinc Co. |
| Home office | Jefferson City, Tn. |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1976 | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Area | 259HA |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | K001179 |
WEDOW, HELMUTH AND OTHERS, 1968, ZINC AND LEAD IN MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE APPALACHIAN REGION: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 580
TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY, 1969, PAPERS ON THE STRATIGRAPHY AND MINE GEOLOGY OF THE KINGSPORT AND MASCOT FORMATIONS (LOWER ORDOVICIAN) OF EAST TENNESSEE: TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY REPT. INV. 23, 90 P.
1924 RECON SECRIST, REPORT
1950 OTHER ODER AND HOOKS, REPORT
1950 RECON BROKAW, A., REPORT
1956 GEOLMAP BRIDGE, J., REPORT
1968 COMPILE WEDOW, H., REPORT
1972 COMPILE TENNESSEE DIV., GEOLOGY INVENTORY
MINING AND MINERAL PLANT INVENTORY, 1972, T.D.G., T.V.A., U.S.B.M., MANUSCRIPT
TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY 1972 MINE INVENTORY
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | EXTENSIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY - SEE U.S.G.S. PROF. PAPER 580 AND TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY REPT. INV. 23. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Deposit | AVERAGE DIMENSIONS OF MINERALIZATION (IN METERS): DEPTH 345, LENGTH 6000, WIDTH 1400, THICKNESS 60. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1973 | Fagan, James M. | Tennessee Valley Authority | |
| Updater | 01-OCT-1981 | Sutphin, David M. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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