Cliff Harris

Past Producer in Maury county in Tennessee, United States with commodity Phosphorus-Phosphates
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10129286
MAS/MILS ID 0471190059
Record type Site
Current site name Cliff Harris

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -87.0783, 35.6668 (WGS84)
Elevation 195

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Maury(county)

Tennessee(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Godwin(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Hohenwald(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Columbia(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Duck(hydrologic unit)

Lower Tennessee(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Tennessee(hydrologic subregion)

Tennessee(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Tennessee Maury

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Collophane Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -87.0783, 35.6668

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 1.5M
    Length 700M
    Width 1400M
    Area 175HA
    Depth to top 0M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Shape of Orebody #2 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin RESIDUAL CONCENT
    Secondary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Secondary Ore Control BEDDING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 1.5
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 175
    Date of Last Modification 830510

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1856
Year of first production 1974

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Stauffer Chemical Co.
    Interest 100
    Home office Tennessee
    Year 1976

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION IS ONGOING

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 175HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method STRIP-HILLSIDE
    Swell Factor .91
    Percent Waste Rock 66
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 3.66
    Primary Material Cover QUICKSAND
    Percentage 100
    Hardness of Ore QUICKSAND
    Avg. Bench Height (meters) 5
    Max. Pit Slope (degrees) 90
    Capacity 1815
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Preprod. Stripping Vol. 3630
    Unit Production Cost 6
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 260
    Operating Shifts per Day 1
    Year of Information 1976

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SMITH, R. W. & WHITLATCH, G. I., 1940, THE PHOSPHATE RESOURC

  • Deposit

    TENNESSEE/ TENNESSEE DIVISION OF GEOLOGY BULLETIN 48, 444 P.

  • Deposit

    CHEMICAL MARKETING REPORTER 207 (12), 9 (MARCH 24, 1975).

  • Deposit

    LEWIS, R. W., 1970, PHOSPHORUS/ BUMINES BULLETIN 650, P. 114

  • Deposit

    RUHLMAN, E. R., 1958, PHOSPHATE ROCK, PT. 1/ BUMINES INFORMA

  • Deposit

    CIRCULAR 7814, PP. 10, 19, 22, 24.

  • Deposit

    EMIGH, G. D., 1975, PHOSPHATE ROCK CHAPTER IN INDUSTRIAL MIN

  • Deposit

    AND ROCKS, 4TH ED., PP. 935-962.

  • Deposit

    HIGNETT, T. P., 1967, CAN ELECTRIC FURNACE PHOSPHORIC ACID C

  • Deposit

    WITH WET-PROCESS ACID- THE IMPACT OF NEW TECHNOLOGY/ NATIONA

  • Deposit

    FERTILIZER DEVELOPMENT CENTER, TVA, PP. 61-65.

  • Deposit

    BASED ON PHOSPHATE CONTRACT NO. SO14132.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CONTRACT #GO144132 ENTERED 1976/REVISIONS BY T. Q. LYDAY 197 MATRIX RECORD 1/GRADES GIVEN WERE INDICATED BY THE COMPANY. MATRIX RECORD 1/RESOURCE QUANTITIES ARE BASED ON 1,000 SHORT ORE PER ACRE-FOOT. RECORD 130, COLUMNS 66-71/MINE CAPITAL COST IS PRORATED, BAS 1 MILLION STPY MINE USING NEW EQUIPMENT COSTING $1.5 MILLION 20 YEARS. RECORD 151, COLUMN 54/WASHING ALSO INCLUDES SOME SIZING. RECORD 151, COLUMNS 70-74, 75-80/UNIT PRODUCTION COST & CAPI COST WERE CHECKED WITH THE COMPANY. RECORD 152, COLUMNS 70-74/UNIT PRODUCTION COST BASED ON COST PROVIDED BY THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY, MUSCLE SHOALS, A RECORD 140/ORE IS TRANSPORTED FROM GODWIN, TENNESSEE, TO MT. PLEASANT, TENNESSEE, BY TRUCK & RAIL.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Georgia Tech. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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Operator history (post-MRDS)

MRDS records operators as of each record's last update (≤ 2019). Some of the operators listed here have since changed hands or dissolved:

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