Mine detail: Kingsport Mine - Short Hills

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Location: Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States, North America
Lat / long: 36.56091, -82.52403
dep_id: 10025334
mrds_id: K001173
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Stone, Crushed/Broken
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Sedimentary
Production size: Production occurred
Development status: Producer
ore: Shale
orebody_fm: TABULAR
Reporter: Fagan, James M.
hrock_unit: Sevier Formation, Shl
hrock_type: Shale
prod_yrs: 1972
References:
  • Deposit:: TENNESSEE DIVISION OF GEOLOGY, TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY, AND U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1972, MINING AND MINERAL PLANT INVENTORY: TENNESSEE DIVISION OF GEOLOGY, TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY, AND U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, JOINT COMPILATION
  • Deposit:: 1973 COMPILE TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY, INVENTOR
  • Production:: TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY, 1972 MINE INVENTORY
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