Mine detail: Helenmode Pyrite Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

36.43064, -82.05623

Resource(M)

Primary:	Sulfur-Pyrite
Ore:	Pyrite

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Yes
Development status:	Past Producer
First production started:	1900

Geology

Host rock:	Helenmode Member-Erwin Formation, Sst
Host type:	Sandstone
Structure:	Fault Zone Brecciation
Alteration processes:	Silicification & Recrystallization

References

MRDS	K000063
DEP	10025109
Reference	{Deposit:: KING, P.B., FERGUSON, H.W., CRAIG, L.C., RODGERS, JOHN, 1944, GEOLOGY AND MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF NORTHEASTERN TENNESSEE: TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY BULL. 52, 275P}{Deposit:: 1944 GEOL MAP KING AND OTHER}
Reporter	Fagan, James M.