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Robert Welch Prospect

Occurrence in Claiborne county in Tennessee, United States with commodities Lead, Zinc, Iron
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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. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Ownership information
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10025554
MRDS ID K001451
Record type Site
Current site name Robert Welch Prospect
Related records 10129676

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -83.74683, 36.45119 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Claiborne(county)

Tennessee(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

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Morristown(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Johnson City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Powell(hydrologic unit)

Upper Tennessee(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Tennessee(hydrologic subregion)

Tennessee(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Tennessee Claiborne

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary
Iron Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • BROKAW (1966) STATES THAT MINERALIZATION WAS CONFINED TO A SINGLE POCKET.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Limonite Ore
Smithsonite Ore

Analytical data

Result ESTIMATED 2% LEAD IN BEST SAMPLES

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite
    Rock unit name Copper Ridge Dolomite, White, Crystalline Dolomite
    Rock description Copper Ridge Dolomite, White, Crystalline Dolomite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -83.74683, 36.45119
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Northeast-Trending Powell River Anticline

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Bedding, According To Brokaw.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discoverer Mr. Erwin Of New Tazewell

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Robert Welch

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Overall length 6.1M

Comments on the workings information

  • FACE OF CUT 12 FT. HIGH

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BROKAW, A. L., RODGERS, JOHN, KENT, D. F., LAURENCE, R. A., AND BEHRE, C. H. JR., 1966, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE POWELL RIVER AREA, CLAIBORNE AND UNION COUNTIES, TENNESSEE: USGS BULL. 1222-C, 55 P

  • Deposit

    1966 GEOLMAP BROKAW, A. L., ET AL; REPOR

  • Production

    BROKAW, A. L., ET AL, 1966, USGS BULL. 1222-C

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 160 FT. BELOW BASE OF CHEPULTEPEC DOLOMITE. CRACKS IN BRECCIA ARE INCOMPLETELY FILLED WITH GALENA AND DOLOMITE; LIMONITE AND SMITHSONITE OCCUR IN WEATHERED MATERIAL. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1973 Hale, Robin C. U.S. Geological Survey

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