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Blue Springs Manganese Mine

Past Producer in Carter county in Tennessee, United States with commodities Manganese, Iron, Cobalt
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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. Ore body information
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Ownership information
  14. Production statistics
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10102244
MRDS ID K000062
Record type Site
Current site name Blue Springs Manganese Mine
Related records 10226307

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -82.07151, 36.35564 (WGS84)
Elevation 664
Relative position 0.5 MILE SOUTH OF BLUE SPRING

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Carter(county)

Tennessee(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Watauga Dam(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Johnson City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Johnson City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Watauga, North Carolina, Tennessee(hydrologic unit)

French Broad-Holston(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Tennessee(hydrologic subregion)

Tennessee(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Cherokee National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Big Laurel Branch Wilderness(Wilderness)

Wilderness FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Tennessee Carter

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary
Iron Primary
Cobalt Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrolusite Ore

Analytical data

Result 42-47% MN
Result REPORTED TO CONTAIN LARGE AMOUNTS OF COBALT

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite
    Rock unit name Shady Dolomite;Helenmode Member-Erwin Formation, Sst & Shl
    Rock description Shady Dolomite;Helenmode Member-Erwin Formation, Sst & Shl
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cambrian

Nearby scientific data

(1) Erwin Formation
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Residual Clay Over Shady Dolomite

Comments on the geologic information

  • BEDS DIP 25 DEG. NORTHWEST

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1885
Production years 1899; PRE 1915-1918; 1927-1928

Mining district

District name Stony Creek District

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Hutchens For Manganese
    First year 1928

Production statistics

  • Year 1928
    Period 1899 - 1928
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^42 - 47 % Mn-More Than Half Produced Pre - 1915
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Manganese Manganese 45wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • 1889-IRON-KNOXVILLE CAR WHEEL CO; PRE 1915-MN-WALKER AND MCKENNA; 1915 OR 1916-MN-COL. J. N. ADAMS; 1917-MN-H. V. MAXWELL; 1918-MN-W. S. DOUGLAS; 1919-1926-NO PRODUCTION; 1927-1928-MN-O. D. HUTCHENS

Comments on the workings information

  • 4 LARGE CUTS-200 FEET X 80 FEET X 30 FEET DEEP, 3 SMALL CUTS LESS THAN 70 FEET X 40 FEET X 8 FEET DEEP; 13 SMALL PITS, 46 TEST HOLES, LESS THAN 80 FEET DEEP

Comments on development

  • NORTHWEST PART ON PROPERTY OF O. D. HUTCHENS;SOUTHEAST PART ON PROPERTY WITH MINERAL RIGHTS HELD BY VIRGINIA IRON COAL & COKE;PROSPECTING IN 1941-1942

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    KING, P.B., FERGUSON, H.W., CRAIG, L.C., RODGERS, JOHN, 1944, GEOLOGY AND MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF NORTHEASTERN TENNESSEE: TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY BULL. 52, 275P

  • Deposit

    1944 GEOLMAP KING ET A

  • Production

    KING P. B. AND OTHERS, 1944

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DURING WWI (1918) ORE CAME FROM SURFACE SOIL OVERLYING CLAY RESIDUUM.UNDERLYING CLAY MOSTLY BARREN. ALIGNMENT OF CUTS SUGGESTS CONCENTRATION NEAR SHADY-HELENMODE CONTACT ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Deposit First Production Year: 1880S AND 1890S FOR IRON

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1972 Fagan, James M. U.S. Geological Survey

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