Mine detail: Asarco New Market Mine

Previously called 'New Market Mine'

Location:	Jefferson County, Tennessee, United States, North America
Lat / long:	36.07729, -83.56519
dep_id:	10129514
mas_id:	470890004
Commodity type:	metallic and nonmetallic
Major mineral:	Zinc
Trace mineral:	Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken
Operation type:	Underground
Development status:	Producer
other_matl:	Barite, Calcite, Dolomite, Fluorite, Galena, Hematite, Marcasite, Pyrite, Quartz, Sphalerite
work_type:	Underground
Reporter:	Wilburn, David R.
Year first produced:	1964
disc_yr:	1953
References:	Deposit:: 1933-1967: AM. INST. MINING, METALL., AND PETROLEUM ENGINEER 1, P. 243 AND 245 - 249. Deposit:: BOYLE, J. R., AND WILLIAMS, LLOYD, 1965, MINING METHODS AND PRACTICES AT THE YOUNG MINE, AMERICAN ZINC CO. OF TENNESSEE, JEF COUNTY, TENN.: U. S. BUR. MINES INF. CIRC. 8269, P. 3 AND 18 Deposit:: BRIDGE, JOSIAH, 1956, STRATIGRAPHY OF THE MASCOT-JEFFERSON CITY ZINC DISTRICT, TENNESSEE: U. S. GEOL. SURVEY PROF. PAPER 277 Deposit:: CLEMENT,G.K.,JR,L.AVERY,& P.A.SEIBERT, CAPITAL & OPERATING COST ESTIMATING HANDBOOK. NTIS:PB 277 348 /AS DEC.1977. 345PP. Deposit:: CRAWFORD, JOHNSON, AND HOAGLAND, A. D., 1968, THE MASCOT-JEF CITY ZINC DISTRICT, TENNESSEE IN ORE DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED Deposit:: EMJ. INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF MINING AND MINERAL PROCESSING OPERATIONS, ED. G.F.NIELSEN,1977,P. 219 Deposit:: GADWAY, R.L. HEALTH AND SAFETY REPORT. MESA, 1976. Deposit:: HARDEMAN, W. D., 1970, ZINC AND COPPER MINES IN TENNESSEE: US BUR. MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT P. 15. Deposit:: HARRIS, L. D., 1969, KINGSPORT FORMATION AND MASCOT DOLOMITE (ORDOVICIAN) OF EAST TENNESSEE IN PAPERS ON THE STRATIGRAPHY MINE GEOLOGY OF THE KINGSPORT AND MASCOT FORMATIONS (LOWER ORDOVICIAN) OF EAST TENNESSEE: TENN. DIV. GEOLOGY REPT. INVS P. 7 - 8. Deposit:: HATCHER, R. D., AND SWINGLE, G. D., 1973, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE NEW MARKET QUADRANGLE, TENNESSEE: TENN. DIV. GEOLOGY 155-SE, P. 4. Deposit:: HATHAWAY, D. J., 1969, MINE GEOLOGY OF THE NEW MARKET ZINC C MINE AT NEW MARKET IN PAPERS ON THE STRATIGRAPHY AND MINE GE OF THE KINGSPORT AND MASCOT FORMATIONS (LOWER ORDOVICIAN) OF TENNESSEE: TENN. DIV. GEOLOGY REPT. INVS. 23, P. 53 - 61. Deposit:: IN LEAD-ZINC UPDATE, ED. D.O. RAUSCH,F.M.STEPHENS,JR, AND MARISCHER. AIME,1977,P.21-28. Deposit:: LANGLEY, M.J., R.R. MEDLEY, AND J.H. POLHEMUS. AMERICAN ZINC OPERATIONS IN THE EAST TN ZINC DISTRICT, IN AIME V.1, 1970,PP.228-238. Deposit:: LAURENCE,R.A. EVOLUTION OF THOUGHT ON ORE CONTROLS IN E. TN IN ECON. GEOL., SOC. ECON. GEOL., V. 66, NO. 5, 1971, PP. 696-701. Deposit:: LEAMON, A. R., 1973, MINE INVENTORY: TENN. DIV. GEOLOGY OPEN REPORT. Deposit:: LI, T. M., 1976, THE NEW LOOK AT ASARC* TENNESSEE MINES IN ENGINEERING: SOC. MINING ENGINEERS, V. 28, NO. 5, P. 37, 44 Deposit:: MAHER, S. W., 1958, THE ZINC INDUSTRY OF TENNESSEE: TENN. DI GEOLOGY INF. CIRC. 6, P. 8. Deposit:: MAHER,S.W. AND R.P. ZINAWSKI, USBM GRANT G0166176,TENN. DIVISION OF GEOLOGY,1977. Deposit:: MILICI, R. C., 1973, THE STRATIGRAPHY OF KNOX COUNTY, TENNES GEOLOGY OF KNOX COUNTY, TENNESSEE: TENN. DIV. GEOLOGY BULL. 10 - 19. Deposit:: ODER, C. R. L., AND RICKETTS, J. E., 1961, GEOLOGY OF THE MA JEFFERSON CITY ZINC DISTRICT, TENNESSEE: TENN. DIV. GEOLOGY INVS. 12, P. 10. Deposit:: ODER,C.R.L. AMER. ZINC CO. OF TN. WEST NEW MARKET EXPL. PROJECT FINAL RPT. DMEA-2546,DEC.19,1956. Deposit:: ODER,C.R.L. HOW AMER. ZIN* TN DMEA PROGRAM PROVED 35000000 TONS ORE,IN MIN.WORLD,V20,NO.7,JUNE 1958,PP50-53. Deposit:: SHACKELTON,D.R., HEALTH AND SAFETY RPT. BUMINES, 1971. Deposit:: SKILLINGS MINING REVIEW. ASARCO CLOSES NEW MARKET UNIT IN TN ED. D.N. SKILLINGS,JR,V.66,NO.45,DEC.3,1977.