Mine detail: London Mine

Previously called 'Mcpherson Mine'

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Location: Polk County, Tennessee, United States, North America
Lat / long: 35.03761, -84.37298
dep_id: 10076001
mrds_id: W022862
Commodity type: metallic and nonmetallic
Major mineral: Copper, Iron, Sulfur
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Chalcopyrite, Magnetite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite
gangue: Calcite, Quartz
orebody_fm: LENTICULAR, TABULAR
Reporter: U.S. Bureau Of Mines, Geraci, Philip J.
Structure: Nw Limb Of The Burra Anticline
References:
  • Deposit:: MAGEE, MAURICE, 1968, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE DUCKTOWN DISTRICT, TENNESSEE: IN RIDGE, J.D., ED., ORE DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED STATES, 1933-1967 (GRATON-SALES VOLUME), V. 1, AM. INST. MINING, METALL., AND PETROLEUM ENGINEERS, P. 207-241
  • Deposit:: 1968 DIREXPL MAGEE, IN GRATON-SALES VOLUM
  • Production:: MAGEE, 1968, P. 231 .
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