Mine detail: Nonaburg Iron Mine

Previously called 'Hills Bank Safford1869'

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Location: McMinn County, Tennessee, United States, North America
Lat / long: 35.39705, -84.47825
dep_id: 10025902
mrds_id: K001878
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Iron
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Production occurred
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Hematite
orebody_fm: LINEAR
work_type: Surface
ore_ctrl: Bedding
Reporter: Hale, Robin C.
hrock_unit: Athens Shale, Limestone With Interbedded Shale
hrock_type: Limestone
Structure: Northeast-Trending Strike Belts
Year first produced: 1959
disc_yr: 1959
prod_yrs: 1959
References:
  • Deposit:: MAHER, S.W., 1964, IRON, ZINC, AND BARITE DEPOSITS BETWEEN MORRISTOWN AND ETOWAH, TENNESSEE: TENNESSEE ACAD. SCI. JOUR., V. 39, NO. 3, P. 103-106; REPR. AS TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY INF. CIRC. 12
  • Deposit:: 1964 COMPILE MAHER, S.W., TENN. DIV. GEOL. INF. CIR. 1
  • Production:: MAHER, S.W., 1964, TENN. DIV. GEOL., INF. CIR. NO. 12
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