| Deposit ID | 10202276 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0470670020 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Big War Creek |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -83.22488, 36.43198 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 488 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Hancock(county)
Tennessee(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Lee Valley(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Morristown(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Johnson City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Clinch, Tennessee, Virginia(hydrologic unit)
Upper Tennessee(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Tennessee(hydrologic subregion)
Tennessee(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Tennessee | Hancock |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Ore Body (1) | -83.22488, 36.43198 |
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| Strike | N60E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dip | 37E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thickness | 64M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 8000M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 640M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 170HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 220M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1950 |
| Mining method | Open Stope - Room and Pillar |
| Milling method | Flotation |
| District name | Copper Ridge District |
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| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | New Jersey Zinc Co., Div. Of Gulf And Western |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Tennessee |
| Year | 1980 |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1979 | ||||||||||||||
| Indicated | 2136000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 2136000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 2136000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Overall depth | 440M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0470670020 |
BAKER, D. R., AND J. E. NELSON. CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION
OF A ZERO DISCHARGE ZINC CONCENTRATOR. MINING CONGRESS
JOURNAL, APRIL 1979, P. 2326.
DAYTON, STANLEY H., ED. REVOLUTIONARY THICKENER DESIGN
TACKLES HEAVY FLOW OF ZINC MINE TAILINGS. ENGINEERING
AND MINING JOURNAL, APRIL 1978, PP. 78-79.
GULF AND WESTERN INDUSTRIES, INC. FORM 10-K. JULY 1979,
P. 32, JULY 1978, P. 27, JULY 1977, P. 7.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 10-OCT-96 | D R S | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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