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Mitchell

Prospect in Maury county in Tennessee, United States with commodity Phosphorus-Phosphates
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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. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10300059
MAS/MILS ID 0471190041
Record type Site
Current site name Mitchell

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -86.96329, 35.6279 (WGS84)
Elevation 223
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Maury(county)

Tennessee(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Carters Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Murfreesboro(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Columbia(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Duck(hydrologic unit)

Lower Tennessee(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Tennessee(hydrologic subregion)

Tennessee(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Tennessee Maury

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Collophane Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -86.96329, 35.6279
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 2M
    Length 200M
    Width 200M
    Area 3.6HA
    Depth to top 2M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Shape of Orebody #2 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin RESIDUAL CONCENT
    Secondary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 2
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 3.6
    Date of Last Modification 820616

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1906

Mining district

District name Bear Creek District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Private Lease
Type of mineral rights Fee Ownership

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Monsanto Industrial Chemical Co.
    Interest 100
    Home office Missouri
    Year 1976

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SMITH, R. W. & WHITLATCH, G. I., 1940, THE PHOSPHATE RESOURC

  • Deposit

    TENNESSEE/ TENNESSEE DIVISION OF GEOLOGY BULLETIN 48, 444 P.

  • Deposit

    BASED ON PHOSPHATE CONTRACT NO. SO14132.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CONTRACT NO. GO-144132 ENTERED 1976/ REVISIONS BY T Q LYDAY RECORD 040, COLUMNS 71-80/ MAP NAME IS CARTERS CREEK. RECORD 050, COLUMNS 18-21 & 34-37/ YEARS GIVEN ARE APPROXIMATE. MATRIX RECORD 1/ QUANTITIES GIVEN ARE BASED ON 1,000 SHORT T PER ACRE-FOOT.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-84 Georgia Tech. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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