Mine detail: White Silica Sand Co. Pit

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Location: Campbell County, Tennessee, United States, North America
Lat / long: 36.3312, -84.23769
dep_id: 10025690
mrds_id: K001611
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Silica
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Producer
ore: Sandstone
orebody_fm: TABULAR
Reporter: Fagan, James M.
hrock_unit: Rockcastle Conglomerate, Sst & Cgl
hrock_type: Conglomerate
Year first produced: 1929
prod_yrs: 1929-1973
References:
  • Deposit:: HERSHEY, R.E., 1960, THE HIGH-SILICA RESOURCES OF TENNESSEE: TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY REPT. INV. NO. 10, 62 P
  • Deposit:: 1960 RECON TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY, REPORT
  • Deposit:: MINING AND MINERAL PLANT INVENTORY, 1972, TVA, TDG, USBM, MANUSCRIPT
  • Deposit:: 1972 COMPILE TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY, INVENTORY
  • Production:: TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY, 1972, MINE INVENTORY
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