Mine detail: Bledsoe County Highway Dept. Quarry

Previously called 'Pit No. 402'

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Location: Bledsoe County, Tennessee, United States, North America
Lat / long: 35.61816, -85.14327
dep_id: 10106797
mrds_id: K001152
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Producer
orebody_fm: TABULAR
Reporter: Hale, Robin C.
hrock_unit: Catheys Limestone, Fossiliferous, Cryptocrystalline
hrock_type: Limestone
prod_yrs: 1971 - 1972
References:
  • Deposit:: MILICI, R. C., 1967, GEOLOGIC MAP AND MINERAL RESOURCES SUMMARY OF THE PIKEVILLE QUADRANGLE, TENNESSEE: TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY, GM 110-SW AND MRS 110-SW
  • Deposit:: 1967 COMPILE TENN. DIV. GEOL., REPORT
  • Deposit:: 1972 COMPILE TENN. DIV. GEOLOGY, INVENTORY
  • Deposit:: MINING AND MINERAL PLANT INVENTORY, 1972, TVA, TDG, USBM MANUSCRIPT.
  • Production:: TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY, 1972, MINE INVENTORY
  • Reserve-Resource:: TENNESSEE DIVISION OF GEOLOGY, 1972, MINE INVENTORY
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