| Deposit ID | 10102269 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | K001629 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Straight Creek Mine |
| Related records | 10154376 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -83.64295, 36.38898 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 0.6 MI. SW OF PHELPS CEMETERY |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Claiborne(county)
Tennessee(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Clouds(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Morristown(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Johnson City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Clinch, Tennessee, Virginia(hydrologic unit)
Upper Tennessee(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Tennessee(hydrologic subregion)
Tennessee(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Tennessee | Claiborne |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Limonite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Smithsonite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Maynardville Limestone & Copper Ridge Dolomite | ||||
| Rock description | Maynardville Limestone & Copper Ridge Dolomite | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -83.64295, 36.38898 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Northeast-Trending Powell River Anticline On The Northwest. |
| Strike | N 60 DEG E |
|---|---|
| Dip | 70 DEG S |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1880 |
| Year of first production | 1880 |
| Production years | 1880-1908 |
| District name | Straight Creek District |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | N. J. Zinc Co. |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 396.24M |
| Overall depth | 51.82M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | K001629 |
SECRIST, M.H., 1924, ZINC DEPOSITS OF EAST TENNESSEE: TENN. DIV. GEOL., BULL. 31, 165 P.
MAHER, S.W., 1958, THE ZINC INDUSTRY OF TENNESSEE: TENN. DIV. GEOL., INF. CIR. NO. 6, 28 P.
TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY, 1933, STRAIGHT CREEK MINE REPORT: TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1933.
1924 GEOLMAP SECRIST, M.H., TENN. DIV. GEOL., REPORT
1958 COMPILE MAHER, S.W., TENN. DIV. GEOL., REPORT
BARKSDALE, 1933, TVA INTERNAL REPORT
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SECRIST NOTES THAT THE ROCK IS "CONSIDERABLY CRUSHED AND BROKEN AND IT IS IN THIS ZONE, AVERAGING ABOUT 40 FEET IN WIDTH, THAT THE ORE IS FOUND." THE ORE CONSISTS OF SPHALERITE WITH MINOR GALENA AND PYRITE. THE SPHALERITE "OCCURS IN ALL GRADATIONS FROM SMALL VEINLETS FILLING FRACTURES UP TO LARGE MASSES ALMOST ENTIRELY REPLACING THE COUNTRY ROCK." PRODUCTION OF OXIDE ORES WAS FROM OPEN PITS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1973 | Hale, Robin C. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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