Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formLINEAR
Ore controlParallel Quartz-Filled Fissure Veins
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Malachite
Geology
Host rockSiltstone · Wilhite Formation, Metasiltston
StructureReg.Trends: Ne, Structurally Disturbed Zone In Nonplunging Folds
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production yearsPRE 1914
Discovery year1914
Identification
Deposit ID10025105
MRDS IDK000057
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.33344, -84.20408
References
LAURENCE, R.A., 1963, SOME 'LOST' TENNESSEE MINERAL LOCALITIES: TENNESSEE ACAD. SCI. JOUR., V. 38, NO. 4, P. 156-158FAGAN, J.M., 1968, MINERALIZATION AT THE BUCK MILLER COPPER MINE, MONROE COUNTY, TENNESSEE: TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY UNPUBLISHED REPORT1963 COMPILE LAURENCE R.A.1968 OTHER FAGAN, TVA,ACADEMIC