| Deposit ID | 60000902 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | K003378 |
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | Ducktown District |
| Alternate or previous names | Copperhill Operation |
| Geographic coordinates: | -83.036, 35.036 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 10(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Jackson(county)
North Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Cashiers(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Fontana Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Knoxville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Seneca(hydrologic unit)
Savannah(hydrologic accounting unit)
Ogeechee-Savannah(hydrologic subregion)
South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Nantahala National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
Croatan National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
National Forests in North Carolina(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Tennessee | Polk |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Iron | Primary |
| Sulfur | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Nickel Critical | Tertiary |
| Cobalt Critical | Tertiary |
| Model code | 208 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 31a |
| Deposit model name | Sedimentary exhalative Zn-Pb |
| Mark3 model number | 13 |
| Model code | 92 |
| USGS model code | 24b.1 |
| Deposit model name | Massive sulfide, Besshi |
| Mark3 model number | 98 |
| (1) | -83.036, 35.036 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | SMALLER FOLDS, MANY OF WHICH PLUNGE TO THE SW, ARE SUPERIMPOSED ON THE MAJOR FOLDS. SMALL DOMES AND BASINS 100 TO 1000 FEET LONG OCCUPY THE CENTRAL AREA OF THE BURRA ANTICLINE. |
| Type of structure | Regional |
| Structure description | NW PLUNGING BURRA ANTICLINE AND COLETOWN SYNCLINE, BEDDING AND SCHISTOSITY STRIKE ABOUT N 35 DEG E, AND DIP 45 T0 80 DEG SE |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Discovery year | 1843 |
| Discoverer | Prospector, Mr. Lemmons |
| Year of first production | 1847 |
| District name | DUCKTOWN DISTRICT |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | CITIES SERVICE COMPANY |
| Home office | COPPERHILL, TENN |
MAGEE, MAURICE, 1968, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE DUCKTOWN DISTRICT, TENNESSEE: IN RIDGE, J.D., ED., ORE DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED STATES, 1933-1967 (GRATON-SALES VOLUME), V. 1, AM. INST. MINING, METALL., AND PETROLEUM ENGINEERS, P. 207-241.
EMMONS, W.N., 1933, THE DUCKTOWN MINING DISTRICT, TENNESSEE, IN MINING DISTRICTS OF THE EASTERN STATES: 16TH INT. GEOL. CONG., GUIDEBOOK 2, P. 140-151.
KINKEL, A.A., AND OTHERS, 1968, COPPER AND SULFUR, IN MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE APPALACHIAN REGION: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 820, P. 148-150.
VHAY, J.S., BROBST, D.A., AND HEYL, A.V., 1973, COBALT: IN UNITED STATES MINERAL RESOURCES, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 820, P. 148-150.
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