| Deposit ID | 10080285 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W031398 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Copperhill Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Eureka Mine, Isabella Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -84.36575, 35.03233 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 500 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Polk(county)
Tennessee(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Isabella(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Cleveland(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Chattanooga(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Ocoee(hydrologic unit)
Middle Tennessee-Hiwassee(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Tennessee-Hiwassee(hydrologic subregion)
Tennessee(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Tennessee | Polk |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Iron | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Sulfur | Secondary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Pyrrhotite | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Actinolite | Gangue |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Diopside | Gangue |
| Hedenbergite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Tremolite | Gangue |
| Result | GRADE ASSAY REVEALS 0.7 WT-PCT CU |
|---|---|
| Result | 1.2 WT-PCT ZN |
| Result | 20 WT-PCT FES2 |
| Model code | 91 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 24b |
| Deposit model name | Massive sulfide, Besshi (Japanese deposits) |
| Mark3 model number | 30 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | Great Smoky Group, including Anakeesta Formation, Thunderhead Sandstone, and Elkmont Sandstone |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 30 E |
| Dip | 45 E |
| Depth to top | 160M |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Dip | 45 E |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Dip | 45 E |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Cities Service Co. Copperhill Operations |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W031398 |
BEALL, J.W., 1973, COPPER IN THE U.S. -- A POSITION SURVEY IN MINING ENGINEERING: SOC. MINING ENGINEERS, V. 25, NO. 4, P. 38.
EMMONS, W.H., AND LANEY, F. B., 1926, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE DUCKTOWN MINING DISTRICT, TENNESSEE: U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 139, PP. 30-32 & 94-97.
HARDEMAN, W. D., 1970, ZINC AND COPPER MINES IN TENNESSEE: U. S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT, P. 25.
KERR, J. R., RAND, L. H., AND VALLEY, J. L., 1965, THE SULFUR AND SULFURIC ACID INDUSTRY OF EASTERN UNITED STATES: U. S. BUREAU OF MINES INF. CIRC. 8255, P. 74-75.
SAFFORD, J. M., 1869, GEOLOGY OF TENNESSEE: NASHVILLE, S. J. MERCER, P. 470-482.
TENNESSEE COPPER COMPANY DIVISION, 1966, THE TCC STORY: COPPERHILL, TENN., 3RD ED., PP. 6, 11 & 13.
U. S. BUREAU OF MINES. ANNUAL STATISTICS ON THE MINERAL INDUSTRY OF TENNESSEE. MINERAL INDUSTRY SURVEYS 1969-1976.
WORLD MINES REGISTER, 1979-1980, P. 203. MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY 81, P. 62.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | STRIKE AND DIP REFER TO THAT OF THE MINERALIZED ZONE. AVERAGE DIMENSIONS OF MINERALIZATION IN METERS: LENGTH 221 M, WIDTH 151 M, THICKNESS 53 M. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1981 | Rowe, William D. | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.