Hartsville

Prospect in Trousdale county in Tennessee, United States with commodities Dolomite, Zinc
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10226852
MAS/MILS ID 0471690005
Record type Site
Current site name Hartsville
Alternate or previous names Shady Grove, Central Tennessee Project, Marathons Hartsville

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -86.11807, 36.38339 (WGS84)
Elevation 152
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Trousdale(county)

Tennessee(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Hillsdale(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Nashville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Nashville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Cumberland-Old Hickory Lake(hydrologic unit)

Lower Cumberland(hydrologic accounting unit)

Cumberland(hydrologic subregion)

Ohio(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Tennessee Trousdale

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Dolomite Tertiary
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Dolomite Unknown
Galena Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -86.11807, 36.38339

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 76M
    Area 200HA
    Depth to top 366M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 BRECCIA FILL
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Minimum Depth to Top 328
    Total Surface Area (HA) 200
    Date of Last Modification 830201

Comments on the geologic information

  • DEFORMATION IN THE ORE ZONE IS SOLUTION COLLAPSE BRECCIA.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Both
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1970
Mining method Combined Methods
Milling method Flotation

Mining district

District name Central Tennessee District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Private Lease

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the ownership information

  • OWNER-OPERATOR: MARATHON OIL CO., 73%. OPERATOR: J.F. LANDERS AND ASSOCIATES, 27%. OTHER NAMES: SHADY GROVE, CENTRAL TENNESSEE PROJECT, MARATHONS HARTSVILLE.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • DATA IS OLD AND IN NEED OF UPDATE.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 371M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method ROOM AND PILLAR 10-34
    Swell Factor .33
    Percent Recovery 90
    Hardness of Rock HARDROCK FISSURED WITH EXCESSIVE WATER
    Rock Characteristics MULTIPLE SYSTEMS OF WEAKNESS PLANES
    Rock Support Chars. SUPPORTING MAY BACK SLAB
    Mine Support Chars. POST, HEADBOARD, CAPS, ROOF BOLTS
    Number of Shafts 2
    Capacity 2500
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 7.33
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 250
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1980

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WHITE, LANE; MIDDLE TENNESSEE ZINC; E&MJ, V. 180, NO. 8,

  • Deposit

    AUGUST 1979.

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    WINSLOW, K.R. AND HILL, W.T.; THE ELMWOOD PROJECT;

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    MINING CONGRESS JOURNAL, V. 59, NO. 3, MARCH, 1973.

  • Deposit

    CALLAHAN, WILLIAM; THE HISTORY OF THE DISCOVERY OF THE ZINC

  • Deposit

    DEPOSIT AT ELMWOOD, TENNESSEE, CONCEPT AND CONSEQUENCE;

  • Deposit

    ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 72, NO. 7, NOVEMBER, 1977.

  • Deposit

    KYLE, J. RICHARD; BRECCIATION, ALTERATION, AND

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    MINERALIZATION IN THE CENTRAL TENNESSEE ZINC DISTRICT;

  • Deposit

    ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 71, NO. 5, AUGUST, 1976.

  • Deposit

    GILBERT, R.C. AND HOAGLAND, A.D.; PALEOKARST PHENOMENA AND

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    THE POST-KNOX UNCONFORMITY OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE;

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    G.S.A. ABSTRACTS, ANNUAL MEETING, CIRCULAR 2, 1970.

  • Deposit

    STAGG, A.K. AND FISCHER, F.T.; UPPER KNOX STRATIGRAPHY OF

  • Deposit

    MIDDLE TENNESSEE; G.S.A. ABSTRACTS, ANNUAL MEETING,

  • Deposit

    CIRCULAR 2, 1970.

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    FISCHER, F.T. AND HOAGLAND, A.D.; HYDROLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS

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    OF THE MIDDLE TENNESSEE ZINC DISTRICT; A.I.M.E. WORLD

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    LEAD-ZINC SYMPOSIUM, OCTOBER 1970, VOL. 1.

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    MUTMANSKY, J.M. HOISTING. UNPUBLISHED MANUSCRIPT, DEPT. OF

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    MINERAL ENGINEERING, PENN STATE UNIVERSITY, 1980.

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    RENFRO, H.B. AND D.E. FERAY. GEOLOGICAL HIGHWAY MAP OF THE

  • Deposit

    MID-ATLANTIC REGION. AAPG, 1970.

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    EVERETT, J.R., AND SCHARON, L.; SUCCESSFUL USE OF LANDSAT

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    IMAGERY FOR LEAD-ZINC EXPLORATION IN TENNESSEE AND

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    KENTUCKY; COPY OF G.S.A. POSTER SESSION PAPER,

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    ANNUAL MEETING, TORONTO, ONTARIO, 1978.

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    TENNESSEE DEPT. OF TRANSPORTATION. GENERAL HIGHWAY MAP,

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    TROUSDALE COUNTY, 1975.

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    NELSON, J.E. AND D.R. BAKER. CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF

  • Deposit

    A ZERO DISCHARGE ZINC CONCENTRATOR. MINING CONGRESS

  • Deposit

    JOURNAL VOL. 65, NO. 4, APRIL 1979, PP. 23-26.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit INFORMATION BASED ON DATA SUPPLIED BY UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI UNDER FEDERAL BUR. OF MINES CONTRACT NO. J0199158 WITH DAVID R. WILBURN AS TECHNICAL PROJECT OFFICER. AREAL DEPOSIT DIMENSIONS ARE UNKNOWN. THICKNESS OF 76 METERS IS ACTUALLY THE STRATIGRAPHIC INTERVAL IN WHICH THE FOUR ORE HORIZONS OCCUR.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-95 Mep-Jbh U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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