| Deposit ID | 10129286 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0471190059 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Cliff Harris |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -87.0783, 35.6668 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 195 |
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Tennessee | Maury |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Collophane | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -87.0783, 35.6668 |
|---|
| Thickness | 1.5M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length | 700M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 1400M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 175HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 0M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1856 |
| Year of first production | 1974 |
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Stauffer Chemical Co. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Tennessee |
| Year | 1976 |
| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Area | 175HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0471190059 |
SMITH, R. W. & WHITLATCH, G. I., 1940, THE PHOSPHATE RESOURC
TENNESSEE/ TENNESSEE DIVISION OF GEOLOGY BULLETIN 48, 444 P.
CHEMICAL MARKETING REPORTER 207 (12), 9 (MARCH 24, 1975).
LEWIS, R. W., 1970, PHOSPHORUS/ BUMINES BULLETIN 650, P. 114
RUHLMAN, E. R., 1958, PHOSPHATE ROCK, PT. 1/ BUMINES INFORMA
CIRCULAR 7814, PP. 10, 19, 22, 24.
EMIGH, G. D., 1975, PHOSPHATE ROCK CHAPTER IN INDUSTRIAL MIN
AND ROCKS, 4TH ED., PP. 935-962.
HIGNETT, T. P., 1967, CAN ELECTRIC FURNACE PHOSPHORIC ACID C
WITH WET-PROCESS ACID- THE IMPACT OF NEW TECHNOLOGY/ NATIONA
FERTILIZER DEVELOPMENT CENTER, TVA, PP. 61-65.
BASED ON PHOSPHATE CONTRACT NO. SO14132.
| 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. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-1984 | Georgia Tech. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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