Mine detail: West Ore Bank Manganese

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Location: Unicoi County, Tennessee, United States, North America
Lat / long: 36.14953, -82.51097
dep_id: 10102252
mrds_id: K000888
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Manganese, Iron
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Production occurred
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Limonite, Psilomelane, Pyrolusite
orebody_fm: IRREGULAR
work_type: Surface/Underground
conc_proc: Oxides Derived By Weathering Manganese And Iron Carbonates Dissiminated In Dolomite
ore_ctrl: Residual Clays Over Shady Dolomite
Reporter: Fagan, James M.
hrock_unit: Shady Dolomite, Dolomite With Minor Interbedded Limestone;Erwin Formation, Siltstone & Silty Quartzite
hrock_type: Dolomite
Structure: Syncline Northwest Of Thrust Fault Between Northwest And Southeast Blocks Of The Bald Mountain Thrust Sheet
yfp_ba: <
Year first produced: 1844
prod_yrs: PRE 1844; 1935; 1939-1943
References:
  • Deposit:: RODGERS, JOHN, 1948, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF BUMPASS COVE, UNICOI AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES, TENNESSEE: TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY BULL. 54, 82 P.
  • Deposit:: KING, P.B., FERGUSON, H.W., CRAIG, L.C., RODGERS, JOHN, 1944, GEOLOGY AND MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF NORTHEASTERN TENNESSEE: TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY BULL. 52, 275P.
  • Deposit:: 1948 GEOLMAP RODGERS, J
  • Production:: KING, P. B., 1944, TENN. DIV. GEOL. BULL. 52, P. 266
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