| Deposit ID | 10129139 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | K000097 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0470190019 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Ritts Ridge Prospect |
| Related records | 10025133 |
| Point of reference | Trench |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -82.10764, 36.42088 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 792 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Carter(county)
Tennessee(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Carter(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Tennessee | Carter |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Manganese Critical | Tertiary |
| Trench (1) | -82.10764, 36.42088 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1951 |
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Minerals Only |
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | U.S. Forest Service - Cherokee National Forest |
| Year | 1974 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Virginia Iron,Coal, And Coke Co. (Mineral Rights) |
| Home office | Virginia |
| Year | 1974 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0470190019 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | K000097 | MAS references MRDS |
ONEILL, J.F. ET AL, RECONN. OF EAST TENN. MN. DEPOSITS, UNPU
WAR MINERALS REPORT, 1954, P. 135
TENNESSEE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 52, PLATE 1 AND PAGE 20
USGS CRIB RECORD NO. K000097, 12/81.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 15-NOV-83 | Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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