| Deposit ID | 10178252 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W022867 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0471390014 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | East Tennessee |
| Alternate or previous names | Ducktown Sulphur, Copper & Iron Co. |
| Related records | 10110609 |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -84.35911, 35.04481 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 549 |
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Polk(county)
Tennessee(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Isabella(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Cleveland(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Chattanooga(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Ocoee(hydrologic unit)
Middle Tennessee-Hiwassee(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Tennessee-Hiwassee(hydrologic subregion)
Tennessee(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Tennessee | Polk |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Sulfur | Tertiary |
| Main Entrance (1) | -84.35911, 35.04481 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Ducktown District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Unknown |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0471390014 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W022867 | MAS references MRDS |
EMMONS, W. H., AND LANEY, F. B., 1926, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOS
THE DUCKTOWN MINING DISTRICT, TENNESSEE: U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
PAPER 139, P. 90.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | CONTRACT NO. G0166176 ENTERED 1977. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-84 | Tennessee Division Of Geology | Tennessee Division of Geology |
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