| Deposit ID | 10129644 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0470550028 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Stauffer Phosphate Deposit No.6 |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -87.1286, 35.39011 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 305 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Giles(county)
Tennessee(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Sandy Hook(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Lawrenceburg(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Columbia(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Elk(hydrologic unit)
Middle Tennessee-Elk(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Tennessee-Elk(hydrologic subregion)
Tennessee(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Tennessee | Giles |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Primary |
| Ore Body (1) | -87.1286, 35.39011 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Stauffer Chemical Co. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Connecticut |
| Year | 1978 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0470550028 |
BOM-OFR-13-79, SEPTEMBER 1978, CONTRACT NO. J0377000,
"EVALUATION OF THE PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS OF TENNESSEE",
ZELLARS-WILLIAMS, INC., P. 31.
# 1 OF APPROXIMATELY 78 MILS DEPOSITS INCLUDED IN MAS REPORT
# SEQ. NO. 0471190084.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 25-NOV-83 | Z&W Inc | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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