Mine detail: Ducktown District

Previously called 'Copperhill Operation'

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Location

Lat / long:

35.03341, -84.38322

Resource(B)

Primary:	Lead, Sulfur, Iron, Copper
Secondary:	Silver, Gold, Zinc
Tertiary:	Nickel, Cobalt
Discovery year:	1843

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	MASSIVE SULFIDE, STRATIFORM
Production size:	Yes
Development status:	Producer
First production started:	1847

Geology

Structure:

SMALLER FOLDS, MANY OF WHICH PLUNGE TO THE SW, ARE SUPERIMPOSED ON THE MAJOR FOLDS. SMALL DOMES AND BASINS 100 TO 1000 FEET LONG OCCUPY THE CENTRAL AREA OF THE BURRA ANTICLINE., NW PLUNGING BURRA ANTICLINE AND COLETOWN SYNCLINE, BEDDING AND SCHISTOSITY STRIKE ABOUT N 35 DEG E, AND DIP 45 T0 80 DEG SE

References

MRDS	K003378
DEP	60000902
Reference	{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:: EMMONS, W.N., 1933, THE DUCKTOWN MINING DISTRICT, TENNESSEE, IN MINING DISTRICTS OF THE EASTERN STATES: 16TH INT. GEOL. CONG., GUIDEBOOK 2, P. 140-151.}{Deposit:: ROSS, C.S., 1935, ORIGIN OF THE COPPER DEPOSITS OF THE DUCKTOWN TYPE IN THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION: USGS PROF. PAPER 179, 165 P.}{Deposit:: KINKEL, A.A., AND OTHERS, 1968, COPPER AND SULFUR, IN MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE APPALACHIAN REGION: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 820, P. 148-150.}{Deposit:: VHAY, J.S., BROBST, D.A., AND HEYL, A.V., 1973, COBALT: IN UNITED STATES MINERAL RESOURCES, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 820, P. 148-150.}