Mine detail: Patton Manganese Mine

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Location: Carter County, Tennessee, United States, North America
Lat / long: 36.26787, -82.25791
dep_id: 10025138
mrds_id: K000103
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Manganese
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Production occurred
Development status: Past Producer
orebody_fm: IRREGULAR
conc_proc: Residual Concentration
ore_ctrl: Residual Clay
Reporter: Fagan, James M.
hrock_unit: Shady Dolomite;Erwin Formation, Quartzite;Rome Formation, Siltstone
hrock_type: Dolomite
Structure: Transverse Faults ; Reg.Trends: Northeast, Overturned Beds Dip 60 Southeast
Year first produced: 1908
References:
  • 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 GEOLMAP KING, P.B. AND OTHERS
  • Deposit:: 1944 RECON KING AND OTHERS ENCOURAGING
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