| Deposit ID | 10226464 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0470870021 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Right Fork |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -85.51665, 36.32509 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 180 |
| Location accuracy | 5000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Jackson(county)
Tennessee(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Dodson Branch(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Cookeville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Corbin(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Cumberland-Cordell Hull Reservoir(hydrologic unit)
Upper Cumberland(hydrologic accounting unit)
Cumberland(hydrologic subregion)
Ohio(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Tennessee | Jackson |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Cadmium | Secondary |
| Dolomite | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Calcite | Unknown |
| Dolomite | Unknown |
| Galena | Unknown |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Sphalerite | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -85.51665, 36.32509 |
|---|
| Thickness | 5M | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Area | 200HA | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 470M | ||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1968 |
| Mining method | Open Stope - Room and Pillar |
| Milling method | Flotation |
| District name | Central Tennessee District |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Private Lease |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Asarco (American Smelting And Refining Co.) |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | New York |
| Year | 1980 |
| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall depth | 470M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0470870021 |
WHITE, LANE; MIDDLE TENNESSEE ZINC; E&MJ, V. 180, NO. 8,
AUGUST 1979.
WINSLOW, K.R. AND HILL, W.T.; THE ELMWOOD PROJECT;
MINING CONGRESS JOURNAL, V. 59, NO. 3, MARCH, 1973.
CALLAHAN, WILLIAM; THE HISTORY OF THE DISCOVERY OF THE ZINC
DEPOSIT AT ELMWOOD, TENNESSEE, CONCEPT AND CONSEQUENCE;
ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 72, NO. 7, NOVEMBER, 1977.
KYLE, J. RICHARD; BRECCIATION, ALTERATION, AND
MINERALIZATION IN THE CENTRAL TENNESSEE ZINC DISTRICT;
ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 71, NO. 5, AUGUST, 1976.
GILBERT, R.C. AND HOAGLAND, A.D.; PALEOKARST PHENOMENA AND
THE POST-KNOX UNCONFORMITY OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE;
G.S.A. ABSTRACTS, ANNUAL MEETING, CIRCULAR 2, 1970.
STAGG, A.K. AND FISCHER, F.T.; UPPER KNOX STRATIGRAPHY OF
MIDDLE TENNESSEE; G.S.A. ABSTRACTS, ANNUAL MEETING,
CIRCULAR 2, 1970.
FISHER, F.T. AND HOAGLAND, A.D.; HYDROLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS
OF THE MIDDLE TENNESSEE ZINC DISTRICT; A.I.M.E. WORLD
LEAD-ZINC SYMPOSIUM, OCTOBER 1970, VOL. 1.
MUTMANSKY, J.M. HOISTING. UNPUBLISHED MANUSCRIPT. DEPT. OF
MINERAL ENGINEERING, THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY,
1980.
RENFRO, H.B., AND D.E. FERAY. GEOLOGICAL HIGHWAY MAP OF THE
MID-ATLANTIC REGION, AAPG, 1970.
EVERETT, J.R., AND SCHARON, L.; SUCCESSFUL USE OF LANDSAT
IMAGERY FOR LEAD-ZINC EXPLORATION IN TENNESSEE AND
KENTUCKY; COPY OF G.S.A. POSTER SESSION PAPER,
ANNUAL MEETING, TORONTO, ONTARIO, 1978.
TENNESSEE DEPT. OF TRANSPORTATION. GENERAL HIGHWAY MAP,
JACKSON COUNTY, 1973.
NELSON, J.E. AND D.R. BAKER. CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF
A ZERO DISCHARGE ZINC CONCENTRATOR. MINING CONGRESS
JOURNAL VOL. 65, NO. 4, APRIL 1979, PP. 23-26.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | INFORMATION BASED ON DATA SUPPLIED BY UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI UNDER FEDERAL BUREAU OF MINES CONTRACT NO. J0199158 WITH DAVID R. WILBURN AS TECHNICAL PROJECT OFFICER. AREAL DIMENSIONS ARE UNKNOWN. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-95 | Pmt, Drs | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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