| Deposit ID | 10276231 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0471870021 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Amos |
| Alternate or previous names | Monsanto Phosphate Deposit No. 18 |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -86.84219, 35.9476 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 204 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Williamson(county)
Tennessee(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Franklin(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Murfreesboro(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Columbia(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Harpeth(hydrologic unit)
Lower Cumberland(hydrologic accounting unit)
Cumberland(hydrologic subregion)
Ohio(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Tennessee | Williamson |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Collophane | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -86.84219, 35.9476 |
|---|
| Thickness | 2M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length | 2600M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 1200M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 80HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 2M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1920 |
| Type of mineral rights | Minerals Only |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
| Type of mineral rights | Private Lease |
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Monsanto Industrial Chemical Co. |
| ID | 4001695 |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Missouri |
| Year | 1976 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0471870021 | |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 4001695 |
SMITH, R. W. & WHITLATCH, G. I., 1940, THE PHOSPHATE RESOURC
TENNESSEE/ TENNESSEE DIVISION OF GEOLOGY BULLETIN 48, 444 P.
BASED ON PHOSPHATE CONTRACT NO. SO14132.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-1984 | Georgia Tech. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 10/14/1986 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 4001695 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Amos |
| Current operator | Crandell Stone |
| Current controller (parent) | Farmer John G Jr |
| Mine type | Surface (Metal / non-metal) |
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