| Deposit ID | 10084768 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W102210 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Big Flag Springs Or Mint Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Mint Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -84.0499, 35.63899 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Blount(county)
Tennessee(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Binfield(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Watts Bar Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Chattanooga(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Little Tennessee(hydrologic unit)
Upper Tennessee(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Tennessee(hydrologic subregion)
Tennessee(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Tennessee | Blount |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| (1) | -84.0499, 35.63899 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1957 |
| Year of last production | 1962 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W102210 |
CRIB K001715, K001720
MAKER, S.W., 1964, THE BROWN IRON ORES OF EAST TENNESSEE: TENN. DEPT. OF CONSERVATION (GEOL), REPT OF INV. 19.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1985 | Calkins, James A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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