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Cumberland Mine

Producer in Smith county in Tennessee, United States with commodities Cadmium, Dolomite, Zinc
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  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. Ownership information
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10300051
MAS/MILS ID 0471590025
Record type Site
Current site name Cumberland Mine
Alternate or previous names Carthage, Cumberland Property, St. Joes Cumberland

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -85.93326, 36.25839 (WGS84)
Elevation 165
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Smith(county)

Tennessee(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Carthage(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Tennessee Smith

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Cadmium Secondary
Dolomite Tertiary
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

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

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -85.93326, 36.25839
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 5M
    Area 200HA
    Depth to top 360M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 BRECCIA FILL
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Secondary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Minimum Depth to Top 334
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 25
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 200
    Date of Last Modification 830510

Comments on the geologic information

  • ALTHOUGH THE OVERALL AVERAGE GRAIN SIZE IS 1 - 5 MM. (MEDIUM GRAIN), THE ORE OCCURS IN SEVERAL ZONES WHICH RANGE IN GRAIN SIZE FROM APHANITIC TO COARSE.
  • DEFORMATION IN THE ORE ZONE IS SOLUTION COLLAPSE BRECCIA.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1965
Mining method Open Stope - Room and Pillar
Milling method Flotation

Mining district

District name Central Tennessee District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Private Lease

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Carthage Zinc Co.
    ID 4002213
    Interest 100
    Home office Tennessee
    Year 1979

Comments on the ownership information

  • OWNERS: ST. JOE MINERALS CO., 70% AND FREEPORT MINERALS CO., 30%. OPEWRATOR: CARTHAGE ZINC, 00%. OTHER NAMES: CARTHAGE, ST. JOES CUMBERLAND. DEPOSIT LIES WITHIN CITY LIMITS OF CARTHAGE.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • DATA IS OLD AND IN NEED OF UPDATE.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 372M
    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 MODERATE 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

Comments on the workings information

  • THIS DEPOSIT LIES WITHIN THE CARTHAGE, TENNESSEE CITY LIMITS, THEREFORE ANY ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT MIGHT BE OF GREATER SIGNIFICANCE, AND LOCAL RESTRICTIONS OR REGULATIONS MAY BE IMPOSED. TOTAL LAND HOLDING IS 1036 HECTARES.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    AUGUST 1979.

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    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

  • Deposit

    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

  • Deposit

    THE POST-KNOX UNCONFORMITY OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE;

  • Deposit

    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.

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    MINERAL ENGINEERING, PENN STATE UNIVERSITY, 1980.

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    MID-ATLANTIC REGION. AAPG.

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    IMAGERY FOR LEAD-ZINC EXPLORATION IN TENNESSEE AND

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    ANNUAL MEETING, TORONTO, ONTARIO, 1978.

  • Deposit

    TENNESSEE DEPT. OF TRANSPORTATION. GENERAL HIGHWAY MAP,

  • Deposit

    SMITH COUNTY, 1973.

  • Deposit

    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.

  • Deposit

    1981 MSHA LIST

  • Deposit

    RCF LIST 10/81

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit INFORMATION BASED ON DATA PROVIDED 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.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1995 D R S U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 08/03/2021
MSHA mine ID4002213
Mine name (MSHA)Cumberland Mine
Current operatorNyrstar Gordonsville, LLC
Current controller (parent)Nyrstar NV
Mine typeUnderground (Metal / non-metal)

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