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National Metals Corp/ Shady Valley

Past Producer in Johnson county in Tennessee, United States with commodity Manganese
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  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. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Reserves and resources
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10178481
MAS/MILS ID 0470910081
Record type Site
Current site name National Metals Corp/ Shady Valley
Alternate or previous names Bentley Property, Blackburn Property, Y, Walker and Blevins Properties, Scott Property, Ham Greer Property, Lipford Property, Steagall Property, Gerd Shoun and Brookshire

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -81.92874, 36.51928 (WGS84)
Elevation 847

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Johnson(county)

Tennessee(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Shady Valley(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Wytheville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Winston-Salem(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

South Fork Holston(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Tennessee Johnson

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Hematite Unknown
Pyrolusite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Wad Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -81.92874, 36.51928
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 9M
    Length 8046M
    Width 90M
    Area 29.3HA
    Depth to top 0M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 MASSIVE
    Primary mode of Origin RESIDUAL CONCENT
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Strike And Dip N45E:
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 29.3
    Date of Last Modification 830420

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1883
Year of first production 1917

Mining district

District name Shady Valley

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership
Type of mineral rights Private Lease
Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner National Metals Corp.
    Home office Virginia
    Year 1976

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1944
    Total resources 39371mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Manganese Mn 8.3 wt-pct Manganese Trace 1944
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1944
    Inferred 35415mt ore
    Total resources 35415mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Manganese Mn 8.5 wt-pct Manganese Trace 1944
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1944
    Indicated 20652mt ore
    Demonstrated 20652mt ore
    Total resources 20652mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Manganese Mn 9.6 wt-pct Manganese Trace 1944
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1944
    Measured 13547mt ore
    Demonstrated 13547mt ore
    Total resources 13547mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Manganese Mn 10.3 wt-pct Manganese Trace 1944

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WAR MINERAL REPORT, SHADY VALLEY DISTRICT, JOHNSON COUNTY,

  • Deposit

    BUMINES PROJECT 357, UNPUBLISHED, 1944.

  • Deposit

    WAR MINERAL FILE T-MN-7, MANGANESE, JOHNSON CO, TENN, UNPU

  • Deposit

    , 1951.

  • Deposit

    MANGANESE PROPERTIES OF THE NATIONAL METALS CORP, STRATEGI

  • Deposit

    MINERAL EXAMINATION, NO. 3348, BUMINES, UNPUBLISHED, 1941.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EIGHT PROPERTIES ARE INCLUDED WITHIN THE NATIONAL METALS C HOLDINGS. THESE ARE GROUPED UNDER THIS NAME FOR PURPOSES OF ING RESERVES REC 020, OWNER/OPERATOR- DAMASCUS, VA AS OF 1944. REC 030, LOCATION- GIVEN FOR TOWN OF SHADY VALLEY. REC 040, GEOGRAPHICAL CHARACTERISTICS- ACTUAL DISTANCES FO ELECTRICITY AND WATER FOR EACH PROPERTY ASSUMED TO BE LESS T 10 KM.

Reporter information

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

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