Mine detail: Moore County Highway Department Quarry

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Location: Moore County, Tennessee, United States, North America
Lat / long: 35.27789, -86.39081
dep_id: 10025469
mrds_id: K001344
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Producer
ore: Limestone
orebody_fm: TABULAR
Reporter: Fagan, James M.
hrock_unit: Bigby-Cannon Limestone, Limestone
hrock_type: Limestone
References:
  • Deposit:: HERSHEY, R. E. AND MAHER, S. W., 1963, LIMESTONE AND DOLOMITE RESOURCES OF TENNESSEE: TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY BULL. 65, 231 P
  • Deposit:: 1963 COMPILE TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY, REPORT
  • Deposit:: 1972 COMPILE TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY, INVENTORY
  • Deposit:: MINING AND MINERAL PLANT INVENTORY, 1972, TVA, TDG, USBM, MANUSCRIPT
  • Production:: TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY, 1972, MINE INVENTORY
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