Mine detail: Carthage Stone Co. Quarry

Previously called 'Carthage Stone Company Quarry'

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Location: Smith County, Tennessee, United States, North America
Lat / long: 36.27369, -85.97716
dep_id: 10178437
mrds_id: K001375
mas_id: 471590002
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General
Operation type: Surface
Development status: Producer
ore: Limestone
orebody_fm: TABULAR
Reporter: Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC), Fagan, James M., Illo, Diane R.
hrock_unit: Catheys-Leipers Formation, Limestone;Bigby-Cannon Limestone, Limestone
hrock_type: Limestone
References:
  • Deposit:: CRIB MINERAL RESOURCES FILE, RECORD NUMBER K001375. PROPERTY IS OWNED BY A A.V. AND LOUISE MAGGART. OPERATION INCLUDES A MILL LIMESTONE IS QUARRIED FROM THE ORDOVICIAN CATHEYS-LEIPERS FORMATION AND THE ORDOVICIAN BIGBY-CANNON LIMESTONE.
  • Deposit:: HERSHEY, R. E. AND MAHER, S. W., 1963, LIMESTONE AND DOLOMITE RESOURCES OF TENNESSEE: TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY BULL. 65, 231 P
  • Deposit:: 1963 COMPILE TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY, REPORT
  • Deposit:: 1972 COMPILE TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY, INVENTORY
  • Deposit:: MINING AND MINERAL PLANT INVENTORY, 1972, TVA, TDG, USBM, MANUSCRIPT
  • Production:: TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY, 1972, MINE INVENTORY
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