Mine detail: Madcap Manganese Mine

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Location: Unicoi County, Tennessee, United States, North America
Lat / long: 36.14731, -82.51125
dep_id: 10025202
mrds_id: K000889
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Manganese
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
orebody_fm: IRREGULAR
work_type: Surface
conc_proc: Oxides Derived By Weathering Manganese And Iron Carbonates Dissiminated In Dolomite
ore_ctrl: Residual Clays Over Shady Dolomite
Reporter: Fagan, James M.
hrock_unit: Shady Dolomite, Dolomite With Minor Interbedded Limestone;Erwin Formation, Siltstone & Silty Quartzite
hrock_type: Dolomite
Structure: Syncline Northwest Of Thrust Fault Between Northwest And Southeast Blocks Of The Bald Mountain Thrust Sheet
Year first produced: 1940
disc_yr: 1939
prod_yrs: 1940-1941
discr: Embree Iron Company
References:
  • Deposit:: RODGERS, JOHN, 1948, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF BUMPASS COVE, UNICOI AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES, TENNESSEE: TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY BULL. 54, 82 P
  • Deposit:: 1948 GEOLMAP RODGERS, J
  • Production:: RODGERS, JOHN, TENN. DIV. GEOL. BULL. 54.
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