| Deposit ID | 10274997 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0470790001 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Holly Springs Ball Clay |
| Alternate or previous names | Holly Springs Fm of Henry-Carroll, Kentucky-Tennessee Clay Co., Inc., Wade Pit |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -88.38474, 36.26199 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 152 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Henry(county)
Tennessee(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Osage(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
McKenzie(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Dyersburg(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
South Fork Obion(hydrologic unit)
Hatchie-Obion(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Mississippi-Hatchie(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Mississippi(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Tennessee | Henry |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Aluminum Critical | Tertiary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Silica | Tertiary |
| Titanium Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Kaolinite | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -88.38474, 36.26199 |
|---|
| Dip | 99W | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thickness | 1.8M | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 21591M | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 21591M | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 46620HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Holly Springs |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Minerals Only |
| Type of mineral rights | Private Lease |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0470790001 |
STAFF BUREAU OF MINES BUMINES I C 8335 1967
WHITLATCH GEO I TENNESSEE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL 49 1940
PETERS FRANK A AND PAUL W JOHNSON BUMINES I C 8648 1974
PETERS FRANK A ET AL BUMINES R I 6927 1967
NOT ON MSHA, RCF OR CMS LISTS 1981; MAY BE INACTIVE.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | RECORD 010/DEPOSIT IS IN AN ACTIVE MINING AREA MINING BENEF N AND TRANSPORTATION RECORDS ARE NOT INCLUDED ONLY A LOCATI RIPTION WITH A MATRIX IS INCLUDED PER REQUEST OF FIELD COORD FOR ALUMINA STUDY ENDING MARCH 15 1975 RECORD 030/REFERENCE POINT IS APPROXIMATE GEOGRAPHIC CENTER RECORD 030/DEPOSIT OCCURS IN 2 COUNTIES 70 PERCENT OF THE D IS FOUND IN HENRY CO AND 30 PERCENT IN CARROLL CO RECORD 040/THE DEPOSIT OCCURS IN ALL OR PARTS OF THE FOLLOWI MINUTE QUADRANGES-COTTAGE GROOVE-PURYEAR-BUCHANAN-OSAGE-PARI SANDY DIKE-HENRY-MANSFIELD-HUNTINGDON-AND VALE RECORD 040/THE AREA OCCURS IN THE FOLLOWING MINOR DRAINAGE A -K AND 18-U SEE USGS CATALOG OF INFORMATION ON WATER DATA-M SHOWING LOCATION OF WATER QUALITY STATIONS. MATRIX I/RESERVES AS OF 1940 AS GIVEN IN BUMINES IC 8335 196 PRODUCTION 1940 TO 1972 |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-1984 | Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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