(Facility) Clarksville Smelter

Plant in Montgomery county in Tennessee, United States with commodities Cobalt, Sulfur, Sulfuric Acid, Zinc, Refiner
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Land status
  9. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10202498
MAS/MILS ID 0471259901
Record type Site
Current site name (Facility) Clarksville Smelter

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: -87.34831, 36.52678 (WGS84)
Elevation 122
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Montgomery(county)

Tennessee(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Clarksville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Hopkinsville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Nashville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Cumberland(hydrologic unit)

Lower Cumberland(hydrologic accounting unit)

Cumberland(hydrologic subregion)

Ohio(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Tennessee Montgomery

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Cobalt Critical Tertiary
Sulfur, Sulfuric Acid Secondary
Zinc, Refiner Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) -87.34831, 36.52678

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Plant
Commodity type Both
Significant Yes
Plant type Smelter

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Savage Zinc Inc.
    ID 4001627
    Interest 100
    Home office Australia
    Year 1994
    First year 1995
  • Type Unknown
    Owner Jersey Miniere Zinc Co.
    Last year 1995

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    1979 E & M J DIRECTORY PAGE 212

  • Deposit

    # INCLUDES REFINERY FOR ZINC.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 10-OCT-96 Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 04/14/2006
MSHA mine ID4001627
Mine name (MSHA)Clinch Valley Mine
Current operatorMossy Creek Mining, LLC.
Current controller (parent)Hugh J Moser III
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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