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W.L. Baugh Barite Mines

Past Producer in McMinn county in Tennessee, United States with commodity Barium-Barite
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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. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10025881
MRDS ID K001854
Record type Site
Current site name W.L. Baugh Barite Mines
Related records 10129587, 10178870, 10250934

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -84.76243, 35.47177 (WGS84)
Relative position 0.7 MILE NE OF MCCORKLE SPRING

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

McMinn(county)

Tennessee(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Goodfield(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Cleveland(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Chattanooga(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Hiwassee(hydrologic unit)

Middle Tennessee-Hiwassee(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Tennessee-Hiwassee(hydrologic subregion)

Tennessee(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Tennessee McMinn

Comments on the location information

  • THREE OTHER BAUGH BARITE MINES OCCUR WITHIN A SHORT DISTANCE OF THE MAIN PIT, WHICH IS SHOWN ON TVA FILE MAPS AS THE LOCATION OF THE J.P. DILLINGER BARITE COMPANY.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Barium-Barite Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite
    Rock unit name Kingsport Formation, Dolomite & Limestone;Mascot Dolomite, Dolomite & Limestone;Clay Residuum
    Rock description Kingsport Formation, Dolomite & Limestone;Mascot Dolomite, Dolomite & Limestone;Clay Residuum

Nearby scientific data

(1) -84.76243, 35.47177
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Northeast-Trending Strike Belts

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Bedding And Breccia Zones In Bedrock; Clay Residuum For Minable Deposits

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Production years 1969-1970

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner W. L. Baugh

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION WAS SMALL, ACCORDING TO MAHER.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MAHER, S.W., 1970, BARITE RESOURCES OF TENNESSEE: TENN. DIVISION OF GEOLOGY, REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS NO. 28, 40 P

  • Deposit

    1970 COMPILE MAHER, S.W., TENN. DIV. GEOL., RPT. INV

  • Production

    MAHER, S.W., 1970, TENN. DIV. GEOL., R.I. NO. 28.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ECONOMICALLY MINABLE BARITE DEPOSITS OCCUR IN THE CLAY RESIDUUM OVERLYING THE KNOX GROUP. MINERALIZED BRECCIATED ZONES IN THE UNDERLYING BEDROCK HAVE NOT BEEN MINED FOR BARITE BECAUSE OF INSUFFICIENT GRADE OF MATERIAL. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1974 Hale, Robin C. U.S. Geological Survey

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