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Chattanooga Tenn. Bauxite

Past Producer in Hamilton county in Tennessee, United States with commodity Aluminum
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10068425
MRDS ID W001481
Record type Site
Current site name Chattanooga Tenn. Bauxite
Alternate or previous names Missionary Ridge & Summit Knobs

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -85.16661, 35.16678 (WGS84)
Relative position CHATTAWOOGA TENN.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hamilton(county)

Tennessee(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Daisy(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Chattanooga(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Chattanooga(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Tennessee-Chickamauga(hydrologic unit)

Middle Tennessee-Hiwassee(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Tennessee-Hiwassee(hydrologic subregion)

Tennessee(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Tennessee Hamilton

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bauxite Ore
Gibbsite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -85.16661, 35.16678
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form SINKHOLE FILL
    Thickness 57.91M
    Length 91.44M
    Depth to bottom 57.91M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1904
Year of first production 1907

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DUNLAP, J. C., BERGQUIST, H. R., CRAIG, L. C., AND OVERSTREET, E. F., 1965, BAUXITE DEPOSITS OF TENNESSEE: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 1199-L, P. 37

  • Deposit

    MCINTOSH, F. K., 1949, INVESTIGATIONS OF HAMILTON COUNTY BAUXITE DISTRICT TENNESSEE: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPT. INV. 4550, P. 31

  • Deposit

    DUNLAP, J.C., BERGQUIST, H.R, CRAIG, L.C., AND OVERSTREET, E.F., 1965, BAUXITE DEPOSITS OF TENNESSEE: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1199-L, P. L1-L37.

  • Deposit

    1942 DIREXPL USBM

  • Deposit

    1942 GEOLMAP DUNLAP AND CRAIG

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1973 Patterson, Sam H. U.S. Geological Survey

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