Mine detail: West Meyer Barite Mine

Location:	Cocke County, Tennessee, United States, North America
Lat / long:	35.93342, -83.08098
dep_id:	10025891
mrds_id:	K001865
Commodity type:	metallic and nonmetallic
Major mineral:	Barium-Barite
Trace mineral:	Iron
Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Production occurred
Development status:	Past Producer
ore:	Barite, Limonite
orebody_fm:	PINCH AND SWELL
work_type:	Surface/Underground
conc_proc:	Weathering And Residual Accumulation
ore_ctrl:	Bedding Plane Fault, Sheared Zone, According To Ferguson & Jewell (1951)
Reporter:	Hale, Robin C.
hrock_unit:	Cochran Conglomerate, Chilhowee Group, Conglomerate & Quartzite;Clay Residuum
hrock_type:	Clay, Mud,Quartzite
Structure:	Northeast-Striking Great Smoky Fault On The Southeast
tectonic:	Folded Blue Ridge
Year first produced:	1885
prod_yrs:	188* TO 1907
References:	Deposit:: GORDON, C.H., 1920, BARITE DEPOSITS IN UPPER EAST TENNESSEE: TENNESSEE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, BULL. 23, P. 65-70. Deposit:: FERGUSON, H.W., AND JEWELL, W.B., 1951, GEOLOGY AND BARITE DEPOSITS OF THE DEL RIO DISTRICT, COCKE COUNTY, TENNESSEE: TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY BULL. 57, 235 P. Deposit:: MAHER, S.W., 1970, BARITE RESOURCES OF TENNESSEE: TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY, REPT. INV. 28, 40 P. Deposit:: 1920 OTHER GORDON, C.H., TENN. GEOL. SUR. BULL. 23 Deposit:: 1951 OTHER FERGUSON & JEWELL, TENN. DIV. GEOL. BULL. 57 Deposit:: 1970 COMPILE MAHER, S.W., TENN. DIV. GEOL. RPT. INV. 28 Production:: FERGUSON & JEWELL, 1951, TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY BULL. 57