Mine detail: Little Mountain Barite-Zinc Prospect

Previously called 'Fairgarden Prospect'

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Location

Lat / long:

35.88093, -83.40016

Resource(B)

Tertiary:	Barium-Barite, Iron, Zinc
Ore:	Barite, Pyrite, Sphalerite
Gangue:	Chert, Dolomite
Discovery year:	1922

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	None
Development status:	Occurrence

Geology

Host rock:	Upper Part Of Knox Group, Fine-Grained, Black Dol
Host type:	Dolomite

References

MRDS	K001705
DEP	10025765
Reference	{Deposit:: SECRIST, M.H., 1924, ZINC DEPOSITS OF EAST TENNESSEE: TENN. DIV. GEOL., BULL. 31, 165 P.}{Deposit:: MAHER, S.W., 1958, THE ZINC INDUSTRY OF TENNESSEE: TENN. DIV. GEOL., INF. CIR. NO. 6, 28 P.}{Deposit:: MAHER, S.W., 1970, BARITE RESOURCES OF TENNESSEE: TENN. DIV. GEOL., REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS NO. 28, 40 P.}{Deposit:: 1924 GEOLMAP SECRIST, M.H., TENN. DIV. GEOL., REPORT}{Deposit:: 1958 COMPILE MAHER, S.W., TENN. DIV. GEOL., REPORT}{Deposit:: 1970 COMPILE MAHER, S.W., TENN. DIV. GEOL., REPORT}
Reporter	Hale, Robin C.