| Deposit ID | 10178754 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | K000098 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0470190010 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Middle Ridge Mine |
| Related records | 10102248 |
| Point of reference | Trench |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -82.09544, 36.42648 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 884 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Carter(county)
Tennessee(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Carter(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Johnson City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Johnson City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Watauga, North Carolina, Tennessee(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Tennessee | Carter |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Manganese Critical | Tertiary |
| Trench (1) | -82.09544, 36.42648 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1925 |
| Year of first production | 1925 |
| District name | Stony Creek |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Minerals Only |
| Type of mineral rights | Federal Lease |
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | U.S. Forest Service (Surface Rights) |
| Year | 1974 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Va. Iron, Coal, And Coke Co. (Mineral Rights). |
| Home office | Virginia |
| Year | 1974 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Tennessee Valley Mn. Corp. |
| Home office | Tennessee |
| Year | 1974 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0470190010 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | K000098 | MAS references MRDS |
ONEILL, J.F. ET AL, RECONN. OF EAST TENN. MN. DEPOSITS, UNPU
WAR MINERALS REPORT, 1954, PP. 127-128
TENNESSEE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 52, PLATE 1, PP. 199 AN
USGS CRIB RECORD NO. K000098.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 15-NOV-1983 | Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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