McKinney Mine.

Past Producer in Fannin county in Georgia, United States with commodities Iron, Manganese
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Mineral rights holdings
  9. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10289151
MRDS ID W101843
MAS/MILS ID 0131110001
Record type Site
Current site name McKinney Mine.
Related records 10084485

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -84.33071, 34.86402 (WGS84)
Elevation 244

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Fannin(county)

Georgia(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Blue Ridge(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Dalton(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Rome(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Ocoee(hydrologic unit)

Middle Tennessee-Hiwassee(hydrologic accounting unit)

Middle Tennessee-Hiwassee(hydrologic subregion)

Tennessee(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Georgia Fannin

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Tertiary
Manganese Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -84.33071, 34.86402

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1812

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner J. B. Mckinney
    Interest 100
    Home office Tennessee
    Year 1974

Comments on the production information

  • 500 CARLOADS OF IRON ORE AND 100 CARLOADS OF MN ORE SHIPPED THIS MINE DURING ITS ACTIVE LIFE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GEOLOGIC SURVEY OF GEORGIA, BULL. NO. 35, PP. 203-204

  • Deposit

    U.S.B.M. REPORT NUMBER 14,069

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 03-NOV-1983 Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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