| Deposit ID | 10226472 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | K000105 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0470190028 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Cardens Bluff Mine |
| Related records | 10025140 |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -82.11154, 36.30569 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 683 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Carter(county)
Tennessee(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Watauga Dam(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)
Pond Mountain Wilderness(Wilderness)
Wilderness FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Tennessee | Carter |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Manganese Critical | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | -82.11154, 36.30569 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1917 |
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Private Lease |
| Type of mineral rights | Minerals Only |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Fess Smith (Part Of Surface Rights) |
| Home office | Tennessee |
| Year | 1974 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Tennessee Valley Authority (Part Of Surface Righs) |
| Home office | Tennessee |
| Year | 1974 |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Reynolds, A. D. (Part Of Mineral Rights) |
| Home office | Tennessee |
| Year | 1974 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | L. L. Mcqueen |
| Home office | Tennessee |
| Year | 1974 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0470190028 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | K000105 | MAS references MRDS |
ONEILL, J.F. ET AL, RECONN. OF EAST TENN. MN. DEPOSITS, UNPU
WAR MINERALS REPORT, 1954, PP. 143-144
TENNESSEE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 52, PLATE 1 AND PP. 228
USGS CRIB RECORD NO. K000105, 12/81.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 15-NOV-1983 | Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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