| Deposit ID | 10080280 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W031394 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Zinc Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Davis-Bible, Zinc Mines Works |
| Related records | 10281307 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -83.49572, 36.10981 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 360 |
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 | Secondary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Fluorite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Chert | Gangue |
| Dolomite | Gangue |
| Jasper | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Calcite | Unknown |
| Model code | 228 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 32b |
| Deposit model name | Mississippi Valley, Appalachian Zn |
| Mark3 model number | 42 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Kingsport | ||||
| Rock description | Kingsport | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -83.49572, 36.10981 |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR: TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 25 E |
| Dip | 10 E |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | U.S. Steel Corp. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W031394 |
BOYLE, J.R., AND WILLIAMS, LLOYD, 1965, MINING METHODS AND PRACTICES AT THE YOUNG MINE, AMERICAN ZINC CO. OF TENNESSEE, JEFFERSON COUNTY, TENN.: U. S. BUREAU OF MINES INF. CIRC. 8269, P. 18.
ZINC DISTRICT, TENNESSEE, U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 277, P. 7 AND 61.
CRAWFORD, JOHNSON, AND HOAGLAND, A.D., 1968, THE MASCOT-JEFFERSON CITY ZINC DISTRICT, TENNESSEE IN ORE DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED STATES, 1933-1967: AM. INST. MINING, METALL., AND PETROLEUM ENGINEERS, V. 1, P. 243-249.
CRAWFORD, JOHNSON, FULWEILER, R.E., AND MILLER, H.W., 1969, MINE GEOLOGY OF THE NEW JERSEY ZINC COMPANY'S JEFFERSON CITY MINE IN PAPERS ON THE STRATIGRAPHY AND MINE GEOLOGY OF THE KINGSPORT AND MASCOT FORMATIONS (LOWER ORDOVICIAN) OF EAST TENNESSEE: TENN. DIV. GEOLOGY REPT. INVS. 23, P. 69-71.
HATCHER, R. D., JR., 1973, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE JEFFERSON CITY QUADRANGLE: TENN. DIV. GEOLOGY GM 163-SW.
LEAMON, A. R., 1973, MINE INVENTORY: TENN. DIV. GEOLOGY OPEN-FILE REPORT.
LI, T. M., 1976, THE NEW LOOK AT ASARCO'S TENNESSEE MINES IN MINING ENGINEERING: SOC. MINING ENGINEERS, V. 28, NO. 5, P. 45.
MAHER, S. W., 1958, THE ZINC INDUSTRY OF TENNESSEE: TENN. DIV. GEOLOGY INF. CIRC. 6, P. 4 AND 8.
11) MILICI, R.C., 1973, THE STRATIGRAPHY OF KNOX COUNTY, TENNESSEE IN GEOLOGY OF KNOX COUNTY, TENNESSEE: TENN. DIV. GEOLOGY BULL. 70, P. 10-19.
12) JEFFERSON CITY ZINC DISTRICT, TENNESSEE: TENN. DIV. GEOLOGY REPT. INVS. 12, P. 7-8 AND 10, AND PLATE 1
13) SWINGLE, G. D., 1973, MINERAL RESOURCES SUMMARY OF THE JEFFERSON CITY QUADRANGLE: TENN. DIV. GEOLOGY MRS 163-SW, P. 3.
14) ELLIS, E.E.; UNIVERSAL EXPLORATION COMPANIES OPERATIONS IN EAST TENNESSEE. THE MINING CONGRESS JOURNAL, JUNE, 1931, PP. 305-310.
16) MSHA UPDATE 1978 KEISER, H.D.; CRUSHED STONE AND ORE DRESSING PLANT - A PROFITABLE COMBINATION. E&MJ, V. 132, NO. 6, 1931 PP. 4-7.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | AVERAGE DEPTH OF MINERALIZATION (IN METERS) LENGTH 4938 WIDTH 1646 THICKNESS 2.4 DEPTH 274 |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1981 | Sutphin, David M. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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