| Deposit ID | 10226505 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0470870020 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Roaring River |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -85.57915, 36.34039 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 280 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(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 |
|---|---|
| Dolomite | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Barite | Unknown |
| Calcite | Unknown |
| Dolomite | Unknown |
| Galena | Unknown |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Sphalerite | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | Fort Payne Formation and Chattanooga Shale |
|---|
| Thickness | 23M | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Area | 200HA | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 549M | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1972 |
| 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 | The New Jersey Zinc Co. |
| Interest | 50 |
| Home office | Tennessee |
| Year | 1980 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Amax Inc. |
| Interest | 50 |
| Home office | Connecticut |
| Year | 1980 |
| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall depth | 554M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0470870020 |
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, PENN 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 | Jbh-Maw | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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MRDS records operators as of each record's last update (≤ 2019). Some of the operators listed here have since changed hands or dissolved:
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